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2026 Indy Shorts Film Festival Announces Academy Award®-Qualifying Winners

The Academy Award®-Qualifying Narrative Grand Prize went to "La barrière" by Christophe Deram. "Stalin Boys" by Bianca Giaever & Ora DeKornfeld was named the Academy Award®-Qualifying Documentary Grand Prize winner and "9 Million Colors" by Bára Anna Stejskalová rece...

2026 Indy Shorts Film Festival Announces Academy Award®-Qualifying Winners

The Academy Award®-Qualifying Narrative Grand Prize went to "La barrière" by Christophe Deram. "Stalin Boys" by Bianca Giaever and Ora DeKornfeld was named the Academy Award®-Qualifying Documentary Grand Prize winner and "9 Million Colors" by Bára Anna Stejskalová receiv...

Academy Award®-Qualifying Indy Shorts Announces 2026 Festival Lineup with Premieres featuring Andy Serkis, Cameron Monaghan, Djimon Hounsou and Janeane Garofalo

Indy Shorts Film Festival to honor Oscar® Winner Sam Davis ("The Singers") with Pioneering Spirit Award and feature 266 short films across 40 programs from July 21-26

Festival World Premiere of "JIMMY" to Open 35th Heartland Film Festival on October 8

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Heartland Film | Jessica Chapman, Director of Marketing jchapman@heartlandfilm.org | 317.750.3902

Heartland Film Celebrates Westerns at 3rd Annual Signature Fundraiser, Cinemania Presented by F.A. Wilhelm Construction Co.

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Heartland Film | Jessica Chapman, Director of Marketing jchapman@heartlandfilm.org | 317.750.3902

Five Films Honored by Heartland Film in 2025 Win Academy Awards®

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Heartland Film | Jessica Chapman, Director of Marketing jchapman@heartlandfilm.org | 317.750.3902

HEARTLAND FILM FESTIVAL RANKED #1 BEST FILM FESTIVAL BY USA TODAY 10BEST READERS' CHOICE AWARDS

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jchapman@heartlandfilm.org | 317.750.3902

HEARTLAND FILM ANNOUNCES BEST OF FEST LINEUP AT THE HISTORIC ARTCRAFT THEATRE

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

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20 Films Showcased by Heartland Film Receive 44 Oscar® Nominations

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.