SPECIAL EVENTS
Complete Schedule
In addition to Festival Screenings, Heartland is proud to present several Special Events for movie lovers of every age. Events include:
All Special Events, except for The Nativity Special Engagement, require event tickets purchased separately from screening tickets. Ticket prices vary and are listed below. Purchase all your tickets online, or call our Toll-Free ticket line at 866-HFF-1010.
OPENING NIGHT EVENTAmazing Grace (U.S. Premiere) |
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MATINEE SCREENING
Ticket Price | Adult $20
Student $15
Screening 4:30 p.m.
Includes refreshments and opening remarks from filmmakers
General Admission, Limited seating availableEVENING SCREENING
Ticket Price | Adult $30
Student $25
Screening 7:30 p.m. | Reception 9:30 p.m. at Eiteljorg Museum
General Admission, Limited seating available
OPENING NIGHT DINNER AT EITELJORG MUSEUM
Sponsored by Bright House Networks
Ticket Price | $125
Reception 5:00 p.m. |
Dinner 5:45 p.m.
Includes admission for the evening screening and reception
Heartland Film Festival will kick off its 2006 Festival with the U.S. premiere of Samuel Goldwyn Films/Roadside Attractions' and Bristol Bay Productions' Amazing Grace at the IMAX Theater. Get a glimpse of this film before it hits theaters this February. After the evening screening, there will be a reception and question and answer session with the filmmakers at the Eiteljorg Museum.
CRYSTAL HEART AWARDS CEREMONY
Conseco Fieldhouse | Saturday, October 21, 2006 |
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Heartland invites you to celebrate this year's Crystal Heart Award winners. Carlos Diaz (Extra Correspondent) will emcee this year’s awards ceremony as filmmakers and guests from around the world gather to honor the visionaries and films at the 2006 Festival. In addition, the Saab Pioneering Spirit Award will be presented to Producer Debra Martin Chase (Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream, The Princess Diaries, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants) for her creative spirit in filmmaking and supporting Heartland's mission. Heartland will also announce the $100,000 Grand Prize Winner for Best Dramatic Feature, $25,000 Best Documentary Feature and $10,000 Vision Award for Best Short Film.
After the awards program, mingle with filmmakers and stars during the Afterglow Party sponsored by Baker & Daniels LLP while enjoying hors d'oeuvres and live music by the Toy Factory.
Reservations for the Crystal Heart Awards Gala Dinner are available by calling 317-464-9405. Ticket price is $150. The Gala dinner is a black tie event and includes a cocktail reception sponsored by Katz, Sapper & Miller, LLP.
FILMMAKERS’ BRUNCH
Sponsored by The Indianapolis Foundation, a CICF affiliate and Nordstrom
Marriott Downtown | Sunday, October 22, 2006
Ticket Price | $35
Reception 10:30 a.m.|
Brunch 11:00 a.m.
General Admission,
Limited seating available
Join the 2006 Heartland award-winning filmmakers for an informal “meet and greet” reception at the Marriott Downtown. Enjoy a fabulous brunch while listening to music performed by the Bill Lancton Duo and the Key Strummers. Don't miss this wonderful opportunity to talk to your favorite filmmakers and hear what inspires them to work in the industry and create moving films.
KIDS’ MOVIE PARTY
Air Buddies (World Premiere) |
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Looks like Heartland Film Festival has gone to the puppies! The 2006 Kids’ Movie Party features Air Bud’s puppies (Rose-Bud, B-Dawg, Budderball, Buddha and Mud-Bud) in their own brand new movie Air Buddies. After the screening, there will be a party with refreshments and fun activities for all ages!
This film is preceded by The Little Matchgirl, a short animated film from Roger Allers.
SPECIAL PRESENTATION
Exclusive Footage and Filmmaker Commentary from The Nativity Story
Indiana History Center | Sunday, October 22, 2006
Presentation 7:00 p.m.
General admission tickets are valid for this special presentation
General Admission,
Limited seating available
Get an exclusive peek at an amazing collection of film clips from the upcoming and much-anticipated New Line Cinema film, The Nativity Story, before it hits theaters this December! Then, stick around for the insider's perspective as the filmmakers host a question and answer session about the film, allowing the Heartland audience a chance to hear firsthand about the making of this powerful film.
The Nativity Story chronicles the arduous journey of two people, Mary and Joseph, a miraculous pregnancy, and the history-defining birth of Jesus. This dramatic and compelling story comes to life in a major motion picture starring Keisha Castle-Hughes (Whale Rider) as Mary, Oscar Isaac (Guerrilla) as Joseph, and Academy Award® nominee Shoreh Aghdashloo (House of Sand and Fog) as Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist. The Nativity Story is directed by Catherine Hardwicke (Thirteen, Lords of Dogtown) from a screenplay by Mike Rich (The Rookie, Finding Forrester). This film is scheduled to open worldwide in December 2006.
EDUCATION SEMINAR
Sponsored by Duke Energy Foundation, Film Indiana – Indiana Economic Development Corporation and Omni Severin Hotel
Omni Severin Hotel | Monday, October 23, 2006
Ticket Price | Adults $25
Students & Teachers $15
Registration 8:30 a.m. |
Seminar 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
General Admission,
Limited seating available, Lunch is not provided
Film fans, students and filmmakers alike are welcome to participate in this all-day educational program. In the morning session, come hear “The Variety Code: Searching for Meaning at the Box Office,” as Steven Gaydos (executive editor/international managing director of Variety magazine) gives you the inside scoop on what Hollywood and the movie-making business are really like. Gaydos will also cover aspects of what it takes to “make it” as a filmmaker and what kind of influence publications like Variety can have on the entertainment industry.
Gaydos serves on the Board of the British Independent Film Awards and the Hartley-Merrill Screenwriting Awards and is a member of the Writers Guild of America, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts adn the European Film Academy. Gaydos is the author of The Variety Guide to Film Festivals (Perigee Books); co-author of Movietalk from the Frontlines (McFarland Press) and editor of Cannes: 50 Years of Sun, Sex and Celluloid (Miramax Books).
The afternoon session, “An Inside Look into the World of Film,” will feature a panel of award-winning filmmakers who will share their experiences in creating movies and working in the film industry. Join them for tips, discussion and a question and answer session.
CLOSING NIGHT EVENT
| The Queen Sponsored by BitWise Solutions, Inc. and Lacy Foundation Indiana History Center | Friday, October 27, 2006 Ticket Price | $20 Screening 7:00 p.m. | Reception 8:45 p.m. General Admission, Limited seating available |
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Heartland will close its Festival celebration with Miramax Films’ The Queen at the Indiana History Center. After the screening, there will be a reception and Heartland will announce this year’s Audience Choice Award winners.