At the Heartland Film Festival Awards Party, we recognize the best independent filmmakers from all over the world and bestow the Festival’s top prizes, which include the following:

» $45,000 Grand Prize for Best Narrative Feature

» $45,000 Grand Prize for Best Documentary Feature

» $5,000 Grand Prize for Best Narrative Short*
Underwritten by Heartland Film Endowment’s Sparks Vision Award

» $5,000 Grand Prize for Best Documentary Short
Underwritten by Heartland Film Endowment’s Sparks Vision Award

» $5,000 Grand Prize for Best Animated Short

» $5,000 Prizes for Best U.S./World Premieres, Narrative & Doc. Features

» $5,000 Prize for Best Indiana Spotlight Film

» $5,000 Prize for the Jimmy Stewart Legacy Award

» $2,000 Summer White Lynch Grand Prize Winner of the
High School Film Competition
Underwritten by Gary D. & Marlene Cohen

» Audience Choice Award Winners