The Heartland International Film Festival (HIFF) is a high academy qualifying film festival held each October in Indianapolis, Indiana, hosted by the nonprofit organization Heartland Film, Inc.[1][2] The festival was first held in 1992, with the goal to "inspire filmmakers and audiences through the transformative power of film".[3] HIFF accepts entries of feature-length films at least 40 minutes long, including student submissions.[4] Shorter films are accepted through Heartland Films' spinoff "Indy Shorts International Film Festival", also an Academy Award qualifying festival.[5][6][7]
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