Heartland Film Festival
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The Heartland Film Festival is a film festival
held each October in Indianapolis, Indiana
. First held in 1992, its goal is to "recognize and honor filmmakers whose work explores the human journey by artistically expressing hope
and respect
for the positive values of life
."
In May 2007, Heartland Truly Moving Pictures was created as the parent company for the Heartland Film Festival. The Heartland Film Festival is one of three programs sponsored by Heartland Truly Moving Pictures. The other two are the Truly Moving Picture Award program and the Heartland Institute which encourages young filmmakers and film as an education tool.
Memorial Crystal Heart Award, for student filmmakers. Films winning either award (several of each are awarded each year) are screened during the festival, in addition to other films. The festival began awarding a Grand Prize for Best Dramatic Feature in 1999. In 2005, the festival instituted Audience Choice Awards: one each for dramatic feature, documentary feature, and short. Heartland also introduced the Vision Award for best short film that year. In 2006, the festival introduced "official selection" films in addition to the Crystal Heart Award winners. These films were considered, but did not win a Crystal Heart Award. They are considered worthy of screening at the festival and are eligible for the Audience Choice awards. An award for Best Documentary Feature was also introduced in 2006.
Heartland Truly Moving Pictures (the parent company of the Heartland Film Festival) also recognizes theatrically released films throughout the year through the Truly Moving Picture Award. program. This program is separate from the Heartland Film Festival and only considers films that receive a wide theatrical release in the United States. Truly Moving Picture award winners are often previewed at the Heartland Film Festival as a sidebar if they are available.
Film festival
A film festival is an organised, extended presentation of films in one or more movie theaters or screening venues, usually in a single locality. More and more often film festivals show part of their films to the public by adding outdoor movie screenings...
held each October in Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
. First held in 1992, its goal is to "recognize and honor filmmakers whose work explores the human journey by artistically expressing hope
Hope
Hope is the emotional state which promotes the belief in a positive outcome related to events and circumstances in one's life. It is the "feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best" or the act of "look[ing] forward to with desire and reasonable confidence" or...
and respect
Respect
Respect denotes both a positive feeling of esteem for a person or other entity , and also specific actions and conduct representative of that esteem. Respect can be a specific feeling of regard for the actual qualities of the one respected...
for the positive values of life
Life
Life is a characteristic that distinguishes objects that have signaling and self-sustaining processes from those that do not, either because such functions have ceased , or else because they lack such functions and are classified as inanimate...
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In May 2007, Heartland Truly Moving Pictures was created as the parent company for the Heartland Film Festival. The Heartland Film Festival is one of three programs sponsored by Heartland Truly Moving Pictures. The other two are the Truly Moving Picture Award program and the Heartland Institute which encourages young filmmakers and film as an education tool.
Awards
Its awards include the Crystal Heart Award, for independent filmmakers, and the James StewartJames Stewart (actor)
James Maitland Stewart was an American film and stage actor, known for his distinctive voice and his everyman persona. Over the course of his career, he starred in many films widely considered classics and was nominated for five Academy Awards, winning one in competition and receiving one Lifetime...
Memorial Crystal Heart Award, for student filmmakers. Films winning either award (several of each are awarded each year) are screened during the festival, in addition to other films. The festival began awarding a Grand Prize for Best Dramatic Feature in 1999. In 2005, the festival instituted Audience Choice Awards: one each for dramatic feature, documentary feature, and short. Heartland also introduced the Vision Award for best short film that year. In 2006, the festival introduced "official selection" films in addition to the Crystal Heart Award winners. These films were considered, but did not win a Crystal Heart Award. They are considered worthy of screening at the festival and are eligible for the Audience Choice awards. An award for Best Documentary Feature was also introduced in 2006.
Heartland Truly Moving Pictures (the parent company of the Heartland Film Festival) also recognizes theatrically released films throughout the year through the Truly Moving Picture Award. program. This program is separate from the Heartland Film Festival and only considers films that receive a wide theatrical release in the United States. Truly Moving Picture award winners are often previewed at the Heartland Film Festival as a sidebar if they are available.
Grand Prize and Audience Choice Award Winning Films
| Year | Grand Prize for Best Dramatic Feature | Best Documentary Feature | Vision Award for Best Short Film | Audience Choice Award | ||
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| Dramatic Feature | Documentary Feature | Short Film | ||||
| 1999 | Wayward Son Wayward Son Wayward Son is an American film drama about justice and redemption in rural Georgia during the Great Depression, starring Harry Connick, Jr. and Pete Postlethwaite.-Plot:... |
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| 2000 | The Rising Place | – | ||||
| 2001 | The War Bride | – | ||||
| 2002 | To End All Wars To End All Wars To End All Wars is a 2001 war film starring Robert Carlyle, Kiefer Sutherland and Sakae Kimura and directed by David L. Cunningham.- Storyline :... |
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| 2003 | Saints and Soldiers Saints and Soldiers Saints and Soldiers is a 2003 drama-war film featuring Corbin Allred, Alexander Niver, Kirby Heyborne, Lawrence Bagby and Peter Holden.It is based loosely around events taking place shortly after the Malmedy massacre during the Battle of the Bulge where several US soldiers and a downed British... |
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| 2004 | Love's Brother Love's Brother Love's Brother is a 2004 film written and directed by Jan Sardi.-Main cast:*Giovanni Ribisi - Angelo Donnini*Adam Garcia - Gino Donnini*Joe Petruzzi - Zio Luigi*Amelia Warner - Rosetta*Silvia De Santis - Connie*Barry Otto - Father Alfredo-Plot:... |
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| 2005 | End of the Spear End of the Spear End of the Spear is a 2006 docudrama film that recounts the story of Operation Auca, in which five American Christian missionaries attempted to evangelize the Huaorani people of the jungle of Ecuador... |
– | A Kiss on the Nose A Kiss on the Nose A Kiss on the Nose is a short film first released in the USA on August 15, 2004 during the Rhode Island International Film Festival, written and directed by Laura Neri. It stars Azita Ghanizada, Gianfranco Russo, Elena Fabri, Maeva Cifuentes, Monica Cortes, Svilena Kidess, Pat Lach and Warren... |
Innocent Voices | Earthling | The Man Who Walked Between the Towers The Man Who Walked Between the Towers The Man Who Walked Between the Towers is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Mordicai Gerstein. Published in 2003, the book tells the true story of Philippe Petit, a man who walked between the twin towers of the World Trade Center on a tightrope... |
| 2006 | Shooting Dogs Shooting Dogs Shooting Dogs, released in the United States as Beyond the Gates, is a 2005 film, directed by Michael Caton-Jones and starring John Hurt, Hugh Dancy and Claire-Hope Ashitey. It is based on the experiences of BBC news producer David Belton, who worked in Rwanda during the Rwandan Genocide... |
The Hip Hop Project | Shade | Shooting Dogs Shooting Dogs Shooting Dogs, released in the United States as Beyond the Gates, is a 2005 film, directed by Michael Caton-Jones and starring John Hurt, Hugh Dancy and Claire-Hope Ashitey. It is based on the experiences of BBC news producer David Belton, who worked in Rwanda during the Rwandan Genocide... |
A Man Named Pearl | I Want to Be a Pilot I Want to Be a Pilot I Want to Be a Pilot, is a 2006 award winning Kenyan - Mexican short film documentary written and directed by Diego Quemada-Diez. The film won international seven awards including the Audience Award at the Los Angeles Film Festival... |
| 2007 | Bella Bella (film) Bella is a 2006 film directed by Alejandro Gomez Monteverde starring Eduardo Verastegui and Tammy Blanchard. Set in New York City, the film is about the events of one day and the impact on the characters' lives.-Plot:... |
Hear and Now Hear and Now Hear and Now is a 2007 documentary film by Irene Taylor Brodsky, winning awards in 2007 at the Sundance Film Festival and the Heartland Film Festival; and garnering a Peabody Award in 2008.-Synopsis:... |
Validation | Man in the Chair | Hear and Now Hear and Now Hear and Now is a 2007 documentary film by Irene Taylor Brodsky, winning awards in 2007 at the Sundance Film Festival and the Heartland Film Festival; and garnering a Peabody Award in 2008.-Synopsis:... |
Validation |
| 2008 | Captain Abu Raed Captain Abu Raed Captain Abu Raed is a 2007 Jordanian Film directed and written by Amin Matalqa. It was the first feature film produced in Jordan in more than 50 years. The Royal Film Commission of Jordan endorsed Captain Abu Raed to be submitted to the 81st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, the... |
Pray the Devil Back to Hell Pray the Devil Back to Hell Pray the Devil Back to Hell is a documentary film directed by Gini Reticker and produced by Abigail Disney. The film premiered at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Documentary. The film had its theatrical release in New York City on November 7, 2008.The film documents... |
Victoria | Captain Abu Raed Captain Abu Raed Captain Abu Raed is a 2007 Jordanian Film directed and written by Amin Matalqa. It was the first feature film produced in Jordan in more than 50 years. The Royal Film Commission of Jordan endorsed Captain Abu Raed to be submitted to the 81st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, the... |
Ripple of Hope | Go |
| 2009 | Welcome | P-Star Rising | Bicycle (Jitensha) | Like Dandelion Dust Like Dandelion Dust Like Dandelion Dust is a 2009 drama film based on the novel by the same name by Karen Kingsbury. The film won 26 awards at 23 film festivals.- Plot :... , A Shine of Rainbows (tie) |
After the Storm | Grande Drip |
| 2010 | The Space Between | Freedom Riders | The Butterfly Circus | Ways to Live Forever Ways to Live Forever (film) Ways to Live Forever is a drama film by director Gustavo Ron based on the award winning novel of the same name written by Sally Nicholls. The film stars Robbie Kay, Alex Etel, Ben Chaplin, Emilia Fox and Greta Scacchi. The film is produced by Life&Soul Productions, El Capitan Pictures and Formato... |
For Once In My Life | The Butterfly Circus |
| 2011 | Red Dog Red Dog (film) Red Dog is a 2011 Australian family film directed by Kriv Stenders. The film is based on a true story from the novel Red Dog. At the 2011 Inside Film Awards Red Dog was nominated in nine categories and won seven, including Best Feature Film.-Cast:... |
Crime After Crime Crime After Crime (film) Crime After Crime is a 2011 documentary film directed by Yoav Potash about the case of Deborah Peagler. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2011, and will be shown at the San Francisco International Film Festival in April 2011.... |
Thief | Red Dog Red Dog (film) Red Dog is a 2011 Australian family film directed by Kriv Stenders. The film is based on a true story from the novel Red Dog. At the 2011 Inside Film Awards Red Dog was nominated in nine categories and won seven, including Best Feature Film.-Cast:... |
Crime After Crime Crime After Crime (film) Crime After Crime is a 2011 documentary film directed by Yoav Potash about the case of Deborah Peagler. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2011, and will be shown at the San Francisco International Film Festival in April 2011.... |
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