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Introducing our 2024 Audience Choice Award winners! These films captivated the hearts and minds of audiences at Indy Shorts. 💕💙 Congratulations for making a splash this year, winners!

Stream the winners until Aug. 4 👉 https://rb.gy/2lw8gl

Press Release 👉 https://rb.gy/fg2lr2

These moments are what make Indy Shorts what it is. 💙 Relive the best memories and photos from the Awards Presentation and more festival events!

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Poolside perfection awaits at this FINAL DAY of Indy Shorts. 🎉 We’ve had a blast hanging with you all and the fun isn’t over yet!

Tickets are still available 👉 https://tickets.indyshorts.org/welcome

Missed your chance to catch award-winning films at Indy Shorts? No sweat! 💧

Starting today, you can stream all 13 winning shorts in the Indy Shorts Award Winners Program, alongside every short film that showcased during the festival! This virtual program has an extended view period making them available to stream through Sunday, August 4!

Stream Now 👉 https://watch.eventive.org/indyshorts

🏆AWARD WINNERS 🏆 Congratulations to all of the 7th Indy Shorts International Film Festival award recipients! These filmmakers collectively received more than $30,000 in cash prizes, and the Documentary, Narrative and Animated Short Grand Prize-winning films are now officially Academy Award® qualified.

Congratulations to all of these deserving filmmakers, it’s been an honor to showcase your stories. 💙

PRESS RELEASE 👉 https://rb.gy/cmszhm

Hang out with all the "pool kids" during the Indy Shorts Awards Presentation! Light breakfast snacks and a cash bar will be available!

Doors Open: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Awards Presentation: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

📍Tinker House Events
1101 E 16th St, Indianapolis, IN 46202

Dive into another day at Indy Shorts! 🦩 We’ve got a packed schedule filled with award winners, outdoor screenings and splashy programs! 🌊

Tickets 👉 https://tickets.indyshorts.org/schedule

Time to seize another sunny day! ☀️ We’re more than halfway through Indy Shorts, and have yet another full slate of excellent, award-winning programs for you! Tickets are still available at our link in bio!

Iggy Tip for Newfields 👉 Bring a chair & blanket! Make sure you have a comfortable evening by bringing your lawn chair or blanket. You’ll be outside, so don’t forget sunscreen and bug spray!

Tickets 👉 https://tickets.indyshorts.org/welcome

Soak up the fun during another day poolside that comes with a side of splashy shorts!🍹Tickets are still available for Day 3 of Indy Shorts, and don’t forget to swing by our Kick-Off party going down at High Alpha later tonight! 🌊

Tickets 👉 https://tickets.indyshorts.org/schedule

Short films are making waves at our pool party extravaganza!

It’s Day 2 of Indy Shorts and we want to know: WATER you going to watch first? 🍿

Tickets 👉 https://tickets.indyshorts.org/schedule

It’s finally time to dive into the ultimate pool party! 🌊 This is your lineup for Day 1 of Indy Shorts International Film Festival, powered by the Indiana Economic Development Corporation! From Newfields to Living Room Theaters, we’ve got incredible short films that are perfect to enjoy on a summer day! ☀️

Many programs for today are SOLD OUT, but tickets for other festival programs are still available.

Tickets 👉 https://tickets.indyshorts.org/schedule

Join us for a night of intrigue, surprises and revelations!

Experience the thrill of anticipation in THE UNEXPECTED short film program, happening at Living Room Theaters on Saturday, July 27!

Tickets 👉 https://tickets.indyshorts.org/schedule/6658ad527ed83d004f74699e

There are few things we love more than a good world premiere! ⭐️ Don’t miss the debut of these films, only at Indy Shorts starting tomorrow!

Raw emotion, life-affirming journeys.

Witness the beauty of diverse viewpoints across artistic and deeply personal stories with the TELLING OUR STORIES slate of films, available to watch at Living Room Theaters on Saturday, July 27 at 7:45 p.m.

Tickets 👉 https://tickets.indyshorts.org/schedule/6658867c4b5d81006d806fbf

Some mer-mazing short films are on the horizon! 🧜🏻‍♀️

The 7th Annual Indy Shorts International Film Festival, powered by Indiana Economic Development Corporation kicks off TOMORROW!

More than $30,000 in cash prizes will be awarded to filmmakers and the three Grand Prize-winning films will receive their Oscar® Qualification in their respective categories!

We’ll catch you poolside!

Happy Spotlight Sunday! Today we’re highlighting an amazing program that combines real world stories and some of the best of Indy Shorts.

Experience the latest slate of short films from The New Yorker, known for showcasing short docs that offer uncommon perspectives on global issues that matter. The award-winning series features a diverse array of emerging and established filmmakers, whose work exemplifies the powerful intersections of art and journalism.

See the films on Saturday, July 27 at 5:30 p.m, at the Living Room Theaters.

Tickets 👉 https://shorturl.at/AxWsy

Witness the incredible resilience and unwavering spirit of children as they overcome challenges and find strength in unexpected places.

Living Room Theaters hosts the Spotlight on Children’s Resilience with the Shine Global program, happening Saturday, July 27 at 3:30 p.m.

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Celebrating their 10-year anniversary, Festival Formula helps filmmakers navigate the worldwide festival circuit through trusted insight and strategy. This selection of client films features an impressive range of genres and stories, and also includes a special filmmaker Q&A! Congratulations on an outstanding decade!

📍Saturday, July 27 at 5 p.m.| Living Room Theaters

Tickets 👉 https://tickets.indyshorts.org/schedule/66588c47eed3fc00b1c49f23

The summer steal is here! For the next 24-hours, six film programs are only $6 each!

That includes the programs Changemakers, Spotlight: Indiana Humanities Unearthed Cohort, Spotlight: Children’s Resilience with Shine Global, Love & Romance, Perspectives and Indiana Spotlight 2 Program! Heartland Film members get an additional 20% off these tickets.

This deal ends at 12 PM EDT on Friday, July 19, so buy your tickets today before it floats away!

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Slam dunk! From the track, court, pool and beyond, this summer proved no one does sports quite like the Circle City. 🏀 Celebrate the world of sports in a city that loves them, through these powerful documentaries that showcase Wednesday, July 24 at 7:30 p.m. at Living Room Theaters.

Tickets 👉 https://tickets.indyshorts.org/schedule/6658842915d22000a05d327d

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Nothing screams self-care like sinking into a cozy theater seat and enjoying films that center on self discovery, well-being and moving forward! 🧖‍♀️ Take time for SELF-CARE on Sunday, July 28 at 12:30 p.m., showcasing at Living Room Theaters.

Tickets 👉 https://rb.gy/ex5v91

Dive into captivating domains and extraterrestrial worlds with these mind-bending narratives, dystopian futures and alternative realities at Indy Shorts! 👽

Your ticket to another dimension awaits 👉 https://rb.gy/54srgr

Help us stay afloat, sign up to volunteer!🛟

Heartland Film volunteers get access to exclusive perks and benefits during festivals. In-person volunteers at Indy Shorts are eligible to earn up to 10 FREE tickets, and there's even more fun to come once HIFF rolls around in the fall!

Love film? Apply: https://www.heartlandfilm.org/getinvolved

We’re only ONE WEEK away from the 7th Academy Award®-Qualifying Indy Shorts International Film Festival, powered by IEDC! ☀️ It’s nearly time for the best “pool party” in town. Don’t miss your chance to see genre-busting short films perfect for your summer days!

Dive in 👉 https://rb.gy/p8zw6o

Witness eclectic, wild and surprising live-action short films at Living Room Theaters! The QUIRKY TALES program takes you through journeys of a filmmaker using supernatural ways to navigate the U.S. immigration system, a toilet seat drifting through La Seine, a magical typewriter and more!⚡️

Tickets 👉 https://rb.gy/mf6dve

The talent of this 80s icon can soon be enjoyed on-screen at Indy Shorts! Molly Ringwald will make an appearance in the SOLD OUT COMEDY program, starring in the film ‘Catherine & Michael’.

This short film sees Ringwald playing one half of a discontented, married couple whose weekend visit to see friends sparks an unusual method of reigniting their love. 💗