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Direct from the Heartland Film Festival

The Heartland Film Festival—nonprofit Heartland Film’s flagship event—is Indiana’s largest and longest-running celebration of independent film. With the mission to inspire filmmakers and audiences through the transformative power of film, the October Festival showcases the best in international film, spanning narrative and documentary subjects in both short and feature formats. The 2014 Festival featured 134 films from 45 countries, welcomed more than 130 filmmakers from all over the world and awarded more than $115,000 in cash prizes.