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Highlights
#HIFF32 Award Winners
Narrative Feature Grand Prize
$20,000 Grand Prize
Documentary Feature Grand Prize
$20,000 Grand Prize
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​Indiana Spotlight Award
$2,000 cash prize
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Horror Award
$2,000 cash prize
Richard D. Propes Social Impact Awards
(Narrative, Documentary)
$2,000 cash prizes
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$5,000 cash prize
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​Humor & Humanity Award
$2,000 cash prize
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​Best Premiere Awards
(Narrative, Documentary)
$2,500 cash prizes
Indiana Film Journalists Association Best US Directorial Debut for USA Narrative Feature
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Indiana Film Journalists Association Best Directorial Debut for an International Narrative Feature
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​Audience Choice Winners
(Overall, Narrative Special Presentation, Documentary Special Presentation, Narrative Official Selection, Documentary Official Selection, Indiana Spotlight, Horror)
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Heartland Film has hosted the annual Heartland International Film Festival in Indianapolis, Indiana, since 1992. We strive to be the preeminent destination for connecting audiences and filmmakers to experience the transformative power of film. This festival has grown from a four-day event with fewer than 20 films to what is now an 11-day celebration that typically showcases 300+ feature film screenings and 100+ filmmakers.
Experience the transformative power of film.
MovieMaker Magazine named the Heartland International Film Festival as one of the 25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World for 2023 and is consistently on the 50 Best Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee, including 2023!
“The Midwestern hospitality never stops, and it's complemented by sublime taste. Infectiously enthusiastic artistic director Greg Sorvig is very
in-demand as a film festival juror and programmer (he's also a programmer at the Tribeca Festival) and Heartland Film president Michal Ault makes his very complex job look effortless, consistently keeping guests inspired and delighted.” – MovieMaker Magazine
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