Heartland Film is a nonprofit arts organization that runs the 11-day Heartland International Film Festival in October, the Academy Award®-Qualifying Indy Shorts International Film Festival in July, the Truly Moving Picture Award 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 from diverse perspectives. The films Heartland selects and exhibits – whether they inspire conversation, ignite imagination, or shift perspectives – all have one thing in common: they are films that do more than entertain.
Heartland Film reviews thousands of film submissions for HIFF and Indy Shorts every year! The volunteer pre-screening committee's primary task of a committee member is to thoughtfully view and identify films of interest to the Heartland Film programming staff.
The Heartland Film programming staff carefully selects applicants based on their knowledge and interest in film and their strength in writing and film evaluation. All pre-screeners are required to go through an application process.
Please note, this committee is not for the casual movie watcher. Pre-screeners are required to view a minimum of six feature films biweekly (3 per week) or 28 shorts biweekly (14 per week).
