Planning for the 2022 edition of the Iris Prize LGBTQ film festival is under way – the list of short films competing for this year’s prize has been announced.

Thirty-six entries are competing for the prize of Best International Short Film – the winner will receive £30K.

Iris Prize has 25 partner festivals who nominated 21 of the shortlisted films, with the remainder chosen by a pre-selection jury. The shortlisted films are presented in nine separate programmes, with stories ranging from coming-of-age teenage tales, to horror comedies, through a journey encompassing designer babies, and the moving stories of people looking for love and companionship in the autumn of their lives.

“We are pleased to unveil our fantastic shortlist of the best of the best in LGBTQ+ filmmaking…” said Berwyn Rowlands, director of the film festival. “We have filmmakers from 18 countries, representing full diversity, actively engaging across the LGBTQ+ community. The uniting factor in all 36 films is an exhilarating celebration of lives of LGBTQ+ people across the world.”

Iris Prize takes place 11-16 October

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