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Hoodox Is Betting Hoosiers Will “Buy Local” For Streaming

Hoodox, a new Indiana-centric documentary streaming service, hits the internet this week.

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The Pandemic Can’t Stop The 29th Heartland Film Festival

A look at this year’s offerings from the socially-distanced showcase.

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Five Must-See Films At Indy Shorts International Film Festival

The short list.

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Short Films Get Their Own Festival At Heartland

“The winning short films for Best Documentary and Best Narrative will automatically qualify for the Academy Awards.”

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The Heartland Film Festival Returns To Its Sentimental Days

“I was never in full agreement with decisions that were made by the staff after I left, and there were some bumps in the road,” says the Heartland founder.

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Speed Read: Hooray For Bollywood!

First, that name. Bollywood. It may seem like a no-brainer mashup—Bombay and Hollywood—to those of us of, um, a certain age. But for a younger generation that knows India’s biggest city as Mumbai, the portmanteau might not be as obvious. We’re putting the “Indian” in Indianapolis. The city is a target market for Bollywood films […]

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What We’re Really Doing This Weekend: Halloween Pre-Game, Heartland, and More

An Indiana-set Heartland movie, a bestselling author reading, and spooky music.

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Indianapolis Monthly Podcast: Film in Indy

Episode 5 of the Talking IN Circles podcast from Indianapolis Monthly features a conversation with Heartland Film Festival’s Greg Sorvig. Heartland is celebrating its 25th year with a record number of films and entries. We chat Hoosier filmmaking, Star Wars, and celebrity sightings with the Director of Programming and Marketing.

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Home Ties: Five Movies Filmed in Indiana

How many of these locally filmed movies have you seen?

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Unspoken Rules: Heartland Film Festival

Ask filmmakers what movies they want to see. Go watch those.

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Festival of Film: Indy Rediscovers the Joys of Going to the Movies

In the age of Netflix, Hulu, and HBONow, where a movie night usually means sitting on your couch with a remote in hand, film-going is a becoming a lost art. But thanks to a growing number of film festivals and a dedicated group of local cinephiles, Indianapolis has been finding its joys all over again.

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How to Do the Heartland Film Festival

Now an Academy Award–qualifying festival within the Short Film category, Heartland has had two Oscar-winning short films over the past five years—meaning you may meet tomorrow’s Oscar nominees and winners.

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New Jewish Film Festival Debuts May 3

About a year ago, Indy lawyer Bob Epstein looked around the country and realized there are about 60 Jewish film festivals—even one in South Bend—but that Indianapolis had never had one.

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The New Indy Must-Do List: Attend These Events

Eleven parties, festivals, and games you won’t want to miss in 2014.

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Mastering The Heartland Film Festival

Coming soon: Indy’s most prestigious movie festival and more than 100 films that probably won’t return to local theaters. Here’s a cheat sheet for taking it all in.

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