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Jan 27, 2025 | 
moviemarker.co.uk | Darryl Griffiths
The 39th edition of BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival (19th – 30th March) has today announced its Opening Night Gala will be the International Premiere of Andrew Ahn’s touching dramedy The Wedding Banquet. Andrew Ahn is expected to be in attendance on the opening night of the Festival, Wednesday 19th March, at BFI Southbank.
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Jan 20, 2025 | 
moviemarker.co.uk | Darryl Griffiths
Glasgow Film Festival 2025 (GFF25) has announced the full programme for its 21st edition. Across 12 packed days, Scotland’s largest annual celebration of cinema will showcase 91 World, UK and Scottish premieres from 39 countries. GFF25 will open on Wednesday 26 February with the Gala World premiere of tour-de-force survival thriller Tornado, the hotly-anticipated sophomore feature from Scottish director John Maclean (Slow West).
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
moviemarker.co.uk | Darryl Griffiths
The organisers of the prestigious LGBTQ+ film festival based in Cardiff are thrilled to announce today (13 January 2025) that submissions are open for the 19th edition of Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival – celebrating global stories and Cardiff charm, to be held Monday 13 October – Sunday 19 October 2025.
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Jan 5, 2025 | 
moviemarker.co.uk | Darryl Griffiths
Movie Marker Team members Rehna Azim, Latoya Austin, Chris Connor + Darryl Griffiths share their thoughts on the 2025 Awards season ahead of the 2025 Golden Globes. Recorded Sunday 5 January 2025.
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Dec 30, 2024 | 
moviemarker.co.uk | Darryl Griffiths
A few words from Chief Editor Darryl Griffiths:‘I can only start by saying a massive thank you to every person who has considered us a worthwhile read in their downtime, throughout 2024. Your continued support means a great deal to myself and the team. I would also personally like to shoutout fellow film-centric outlets such as Filmhounds, Loud And Clear Reviews, The People’s Movies and Take One for their terrific team efforts in this calendar year.
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Dec 12, 2024 | 
moviemarker.co.uk | Darryl Griffiths
Film organisation Midlands Movies has called for submissions for its annual film awards, which support the best filmmaking talent across the region. Now in its ninth year, the Midlands Movies Awards encourages independent filmmakers of all ages and backgrounds to submit creative film projects for viewing by industry experts. A jury panel of respected and experienced film professionals has the difficult task of choosing the nominations and winners.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
moviemarker.co.uk | Darryl Griffiths
In what has been another stellar year for homegrown filmmaking and talent. The brightest and best of British film turned out at iconic venue Roundhouse London, for the 2024 British Independent Film Awards, with Shaun Of The Dead star Peter Serafinowicz on hosting duties. Not content with taking the music world by storm with their distinctive, unapologetic brand of Northern Irish hip-hop.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
moviemarker.co.uk | Darryl Griffiths
On 2 December 2024, Iris Prize Outreach announced a £137,500 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to preserve and celebrate the heritage of Iris Prize, the organisation behind Cardiff’s LGBTQ+ film festival and the world’s largest short film prize. Established in 2006 the Iris Prize has proudly shared LGBTQ+ stories with audiences in Cardiff and across the UK.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
moviemarker.co.uk | Darryl Griffiths
The inaugural London International Fantastic Film Festival (LIFFF) concluded on 1st December 2024 at Genesis Cinema with a memorable screening of the closing film Zerophilia, followed by an engaging Q&A session with director Martin Curland and actress Marieh Delfino. The event concluded with the much-anticipated awards ceremony, celebrating the finest achievements in fantastic filmmaking across both shorts and feature-length categories.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
moviemarker.co.uk | Darryl Griffiths
Louisa Connolly-Burnham’s short film also won the 2024 Iris Prize Best British Short sponsored by Film4 and Pinewood Studios, and Best British Performance in a Female Role sponsored by Out & Proud Channel 4 will be streaming all 15 shortlisted Best British Shorts – including Sister Wives – for another 11 months “We are beyond thrilled and deeply grateful to have won the Iris Prize Co-op Audience Award for Sister Wives! Knowing that audiences connected with our characters and felt the impact...
