The Overall Audience Choice Award at Indy Shorts went to “To My Father” directed by Sean Schiavolin, which depicts Deaf actor Troy Kotsur’s journey to winning an Oscar
Indy Shorts International Film Festival
NAME OF FESTIVAL: Indy Shorts International Film Festival
SINCE: 2018
WHERE: Indianapolis, IN
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
The Academy Award®-Qualifying Indy Shorts International Film Festival presented by Heartland Film is the largest shorts festival in the Midwest running in Indianapolis, Indiana, since 2018! Originally an expansion to the Heartland International Film Festival, Indy Shorts has become its own six day summer festival that celebrates the unique, creative and captivating art of short films in a wide range of categories including horror, comedy, documentary, narrative, animated, and more!
Indy Shorts Film Festival 2022 Winners – ‘Black Slide’, ‘Ousmane’, ‘Stranger at the Gate’ Win Grand Prizes
Colman Domingo was honored with the Pioneering Spirit Award at 2022 Indy Shorts and his short films, “New Moon” and “NORTH STAR”, won Audience Choice awards.
Indy Shorts Film Festival 2022 Announces Lineup + Pioneering Spirit Award for Colman Domingo
The 5th Indy Shorts Film Festival returns with a lineup of 150 short films and honors actor Colman Domingo with the Pioneering Spirit Award.
‘Homebird’ ‘Street Reporter’ among 2021 Indy Shorts Audience Award Winners
Ewa Smyk’s “Homebird” is Indy Shorts’ big winner with both the Academy Award®-qualifying Grand Prize and Audience Choice Awards in the Animated category.
Films by Female Filmmakers Win Top Academy Awards-qualifying Grand Prizes at 2021 Indy Shorts Film Fest
“Like the Ones I Used to Know” by Annie St. Pierre wins the Grand Prize for Narrative Short at the 2021 Indy Shorts International Film Festival.
Indy Shorts International Film Festival 2021 Unveils Lineup of 201 Short Films
Will Ferrell and William Jackson Harper (The Good Place) are featured in the film “David,” included in the “Well, This is Awkward” program.