INDIANAPOLIS — The 23rd annual Heartland Film Festival has announced its Grand Prize Award Winners at its Awards Ceremony at Old National Centre. The event was presented by The David and Betty Klapper Family Foundation.
Winners include:
$45,000 Grand Prize for Best Narrative Feature
“Siddharth,” directed by Richie Mehta (India, Canada)
$45,000 Grand Prize for Best Documentary Feature
“Happiness,” directed by Thomas Balmès
$5,000 Grand Prize for Best Narrative Short
Underwritten by Heartland Film Endowment’s Sparks Vision Award
“Record,” directed by David Lyons (Australia)
$5,000 Grand Prize for Best Documentary Short
Underwritten by Heartland Film Endowment’s Sparks Vision Award
“Showfolk,” directed by Ned McNeilage (USA)
$2,000 prizes for the Jimmy Stewart Memorial Crystal Heart Awards
“Grand Canal,” directed by Johnny Ma (China)
“Our Curse,” directed by Tomasz Śliwiński (Poland)
$2,500 Grand Prize Winner of the High School Film Competition
“Chris,” directed by Zachary Oschin (USA)
