HEARTLAND FILM ANNOUNCES ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE CINEMA AT THE SQUARE AS THE PRESENTING SPONSOR OF THE 2026, 2027 & 2028 HEARTLAND FILM FESTIVAL

Indy Shorts Film Festival's 2025 Oscar®-qualified Grand Prize Winner "The Singers" is among the record nine short films showcased at Heartland Film's 2025 festivals that received an Academy Award® nomination.

LYNDA GOEKE-KATZ AND DON KATZ ANNOUNCED AS CINEMANIA HONORARY CO-CHAIRS AND THE CINEMANIA COMMITTEE CHAIR IS KRISTI LEE

Heartland Film elects new Board Chair, David Wong. Marisol Gouveia and Caity Withers join Heartland Film Board of Directors.

MovieMaker Magazine announced the 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World for 2025, including both the Heartland International Film Festival and the Indy Shorts International Film Festival. 

Merry Movie Nights will take place at The Basile Event Center at the Heartland Film HQ and Fishers Art Center this December.

"Happy Birthday" and "Jimmy & The Demons" win $20,000 Grand Prizes. "Nuremberg" and "Best Day Ever" win Overall Audience Choice Awards. "The Tenderness Tour" wins the Hoodox Indiana Spotlight Award and Audience Award, while "Shakti" and "Tight & Nerdy" also win t...

"Happy Birthday" and "Jimmy & The Demons" win $20,000 Grand Prizes. "The Tenderness Tour" wins the Hoodox Indiana Spotlight Award. 

October 9-19, Heartland International Film Festival will showcase 100 independent films and award season contenders including Centerpiece Screening of "Train Dreams" and International Centerpiece Screening of "It Was Just An Accident."

The Academy Award®-Nominated filmmaker, Sam Davis, wins both the Oscar®-Qualifying Narrative Grand Prize and Narrative Audience Choice Awards for "The Singers." "The Last Observers" by Maja K Mikkelsen was named the Academy Award®-Qualifying Documentary Grand Prize winne...