Award winning author on jury for Iris Prize

The Festivals Company is very excited to announce the support of award winning author Alan Hollinghurst and the director of the British Council Wales Rebecca Matthews as judges to decide the Iris Prize winner 2010! Alan won the Man Booker Prize in 2004 for his novel The Line of Beauty.

The Iris Prize Festival which runs from the 6 – 9 of October 2010 in Cardiff, Wales is the world’s largest gay and lesbian short film awards and offers a prize for the winner, which is generously sponsored by the UK post-production sector, to allow the winner to make their next short film in the UK.

"Our network of contacts increases year on year. The 2010 jury we have put together is very impressive and covers people at the top of their game in the fields of writing, acting and directing. We are delighted that Alan Hollinghurst and Rebecca Mathews will be part of the exclusive jury which will decide this year’s winner"- said Berwyn Rowlands

The Iris Prize Festival which includes contestants from Brazil, Hong Kong, London, San Francisco and Sydney to name but a few aims to unite and promote young film makers from around the world by giving people a chance to see and experience pure talent.

Alan Hollinghurst at the Iris Prize Festival 2010, pictured above.