PHOTO GALLERY
2006 Festival Screenings
October 20 - 26, 2006
Crowds gather outside AMC Clearwater Crossing to see the films
selected for the 15th Annual Heartland Film Festival.
Festival-goers are interviewed by a local news crew for their opinion on the Festival.
Volunteers explain to Festival attendees how to use their seating cards.
Festival fans wait for the next show to start.
Event the youngest audiences have something to look forward to at the Festival!
A couple decides which of the exciting films to catch at AMC Greenwood Park.
Ticket sellers help Festival-goers decide which film they can nab seats to.
Some films were so popular, the theaters filled up before anyone had even gotten a seat!
Festival volunteers count the ticket stubs after a film starts,
keeping track of how many people come to shows.
(Left to right) Filmmakers Kip Kroger, Willie Ebersol and Charlie Ebersol (Ithuteng)
pose in front of the marquee with their film listed at AMC Greenwood Park.
Heartland President Jeff Sparks cuts into a cake from
Festival Sponsor Marsh celebrating 15 years of Truly Moving Pictures.
Audiences watch Mother of Mine, a Crystal Heart Award winning film.
Filmmakers Andy and Jon Erwin (The Cross and the Towers)
answer questions after a screening of their film.
Audience members listen as filmmakers explain the work
it takes to make a Crystal Heart Award winning film.
(Left to right) Jeff Sparks, Diana "Princess" Lemon, Matt Ruskin (both of The Hip Hop Project)
and Varda Hardy (Window) take a minute after their films to thank the audience.
Filmmaker Cristine Spindler (Sirah) explains her motivation for making her short film.
Producer David George (far right), director Zach Gray (second from right)
and star Kevin Novotny talk to a packed house about making Secret of the Cave.
Jeff Sparks and Heartland COO David Slaughter pose proudly
by the marquee above AMC Clearwater Crossing.