Heartland International Film Festival screenings continue, winners to be announced Friday
There’s currently 3 more days of the The Heartland Film Festival, and today Jessica chapman, marketing manager of Heartland Film, AJ Meijer, actor in “See You Next Christmas” and Seanne Winslow, director of “The Falconer,” joined us to discuss two of their upcoming screenings and the upcoming awards.
“See You Next Christmas” – Thursday at Newfields
Description: Annie and Tom Clark throw a holiday party every year, “Clarkmas.” Over the years, it’s become the go-to holiday event for their ragtag group of friends. When chronically single Natalie and Logan continue to run into each other at the party year after year, they begin to wonder if maybe they’re meant to be together…
“The Falconer” – Friday at Kan Kan Cinema
Description: Inspired by true events, two best friends, Tariq, an Omani boy, and Cai, a privileged Westerner, conspire to steal animals from the zoo and sell them on the black market to raise money for Tariq’s sister’s divorce from an abusive marriage. They are forced to wrestle with morally complex choices that reveal the vast distance between their worlds.
Festival Highlights:
- 30th Anniversary of the Heartland International Film Festival
- Running through Sunday with virtual and in-person screenings
- We have more than 95 filmmakers in town with us for Q&As following their screenings
- Award winners will be announced Friday, October 15
- You can buy tickets to our award-winners screenings now they are listed as TBA spots currently
- We’ll be giving more than $60K in cash prizes
- We have something for everyone: comedy, horror, romance, documentaries and more!
- Still plenty of time to see these incredible films!
THIS SEGMENT IS SPONSORED BY HEARTLAND FILM.