Indy Shorts International Film Festival Announces Academy Award®-Qualifying Winners

Indianapolis short film festival to feature 150 films and partner Spotlight programs featuring MTV Documentary Films, L.A. Times Short Docs, and the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge

The 94th Academy Awards® Nominations include three short films from Indy Shorts and six feature films from the Heartland Film Festival that received a total of 33 nominations! The 2022 Oscars® will air on Sunday, March 27, 2022. Below is a list of all the films that were...

The 94th Academy Awards® Shortlists includes nine short films from Indy Shorts and 11 feature films from the Heartland Film Festival. Voting for nominations will take place from January 27 through February 1. Below is a list of all the films that made the Shortlists from...

Vicki Bohlsen, Jennifer Darby, Michael Husain, Yung Nguyen, Ben Shine, and Vernon Williams join Heartland Film Board

"The Rescue" earns Documentary Special Presentation Audience Award and "Mass" wins trifecta of FIPRESCI, IFJA, and Audience Choice honors

"All These Sons” and “Americanish” win $20,000 Grand Prizes, “Mass” wins FIPRESCI Award, and “Procession” wins Richard D. Propes Documentary Social Impact Award 

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“Mass” Actress Ann Dowd to receive Pioneering Spirit: Lifetime Achievement Award and “C’mon C’mon” Actor Woody Norman to receive Pioneering Spirit: Rising Star Award 

“Julia” Opening Night, “The Humans” Centerpiece, “The Electrical Life of Louis Wain” Closing Night, “Mass” Showcase Event, “Bergman Island” Spotlight Event, “Jagged" Music Event, and “Flee” World Event titles