{"id":50021,"date":"2021-02-12T15:43:29","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T15:43:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=50021"},"modified":"2021-02-12T15:43:31","modified_gmt":"2021-02-12T15:43:31","slug":"cardiff-lgbt-film-festival-launches-ambitious-wales-wide-community-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2021\/02\/12\/cardiff-lgbt-film-festival-launches-ambitious-wales-wide-community-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff LGBT+ film festival launches ambitious Wales-wide community project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Iris Prize received nearly \u00a3200k in National Lottery funding<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>CARDIFF\u2019s annual international LGBT+ film festival, the Iris Prize, has been awarded nearly \u00a3200k by the National Lottery Community Fund for their latest film project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The three-year project will see 10 community groups from across Wales create short films, focusing on issues faced by the LGBT+ community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is a fabulous opportunity to take stock and reflect on where we are today as LGBT+ people. Without this funding, we would not be able to run this project,&#8221; said Berwyn Rowlands, the festival\u2019s director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We have been inundated by community groups asking if we could work with them, today we can confirm, with a very big yes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Iris&#8217;s Outreach programme, based in Canton, received \u00a3195,330 from the fund to work with a diverse range of groups, not just those within the LGBT+ community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They will work with community groups to discuss the variety of issues still faced by LGBT+ people today and produce films in response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Members of these groups will take part in acting workshops, whilst obtaining skills in filmmaking and scriptwriting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This will build on their Iris in the Community project, which worked to promote equality and diversity alongside community cohesion and campaigning for change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Previously, they worked with groups including Ty Dewi Sant care home in Penarth, Birchgrove\u2019s Women\u2019s Institute and PRISM, the Welsh Government\u2019s LGBTI+ staff network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"&#039;It&#039;s Only Words&#039; by Cardiff &amp; Vale UHB\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JL1wC9g7aGk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"&#039;It&#039;s Only Words&#039; by Cardiff &amp; Vale UHB\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JL1wC9g7aGk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><figcaption><strong>Iris also worked with Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, covering homophobic comments at work.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Every week, National Lottery players raise about \u00a330m for good causes across the UK. 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