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HEARTLAND FILM FESTIVAL
October
8-18
2027 submissions open
Indy Shorts Film Festival
July
20-25
tickets on sale this fall
Cinemania
Founded in 1991
Heartland Film is a nonprofit arts organization that runs the Heartland Film Festival in October, the Academy Award®-Qualifying Indy Shorts Film Festival in July and other year-round programs.
Based in Indianapolis, Indiana, Heartland Film was founded in 1991 with the mission to curate, promote and celebrate thoughtful and engaging films. The films we select and exhibit all have one thing in common: they are films that do more than entertain.
#1 best film festival
Heartland Film Festival
The Heartland Film Festival is the #1 Best Film Festival by the 2026 USA TODAY 10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards! Thank you for your support over the last 35 years. We can’t wait to celebrate with you this October 8-18 at the 35th Heartland Film Festival!
#1 best film festival
Heartland Film Festival
The Heartland Film Festival is the #1 Best Film Festival by the 2026 USA TODAY 10BEST Readers’ Choice Awards! Thank you for your support over the last 35 years. We can’t wait to celebrate with you this October 8-18 at the 35th Heartland Film Festival!
Upcoming Events
08
OCT 2026
Heartland Film Festival
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, Indy Art Center, Kan-Kan Cinema, Living Room Theaters, Newfields & The Scottish Rite Cathedral.
12
OCT 2026
Easterseals Disability Film Challenge
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema
14
OCT 2026
HFF35 Centerpiece Screening: Wild Horse Nine
The Tobias Theater at Newfields
Event Highlights
Indy Shorts Film Festival
July 2026
Heartland Film Festival
October 2025
Cinemania
April 2026