Heartland Film Festival 2008

Daniel Barnz’s Phoebe in Wonderland is the fantastical tale of Phoebe (ELLE FANNING), a young girl who longs to be in the school production of Alice in Wonderland. After her peculiar drama teacher Miss Dodger (PATRICIA CLARKSON) casts her, Phoebe struggles to control her behavior so her Principal (CAMPBELL SCOTT) will allow her to continue being in the play. As Phoebe’s stress mounts, her behavior grows worse, creating intense pressure on her parents Hillary and Peter (FELICITY HUFFMAN and BILL PULLMAN). Hillary, who already feels a failure in both her personal and professional life, desperately tries to understand and help her daughter. But this connection proves elusive as Phoebe begins retreating to an imaginary fantasy world peopled by characters from Alice in Wonderland, a world which grows increasingly disturbing and treacherous. As Alice observes to the Caterpillar, “It is very confusing being so many different sizes in a day,” and in the end both Hillary and Phoebe (under Miss Dodger’s tutelage) must try to navigate the strange, painful, exhilarating transformation from chrysalis to butterfly. Visit the Box Office to purchase your screening and special event tickets today!

Heartland invites you to celebrate this year's Crystal Heart Award winners. After the awards ceremony, mingle with filmmakers and special guests while enjoying hors d'oeuvres during the Afterglow Party sponsored by Baker & Daniels LLP. Reservations for the Crystal Heart Awards Gala are available by phone (317.464.9405). The Gala is a black tie event and includes a pre-gala reception sponsored by Katz, Sapper & Miller Certified Public Accountants, dinner, the awards ceremony and the Afterglow Party. This ticket is $175. Enjoy all the best of the Crystal Heart Awards Gala from the best seats in the house - Gallery Seating tickets are just $35 and include the entire ceremony and the Afterglow Party. Attire for the Gallery is black-tie optional. Visit the Box Office to purchase your screening and special event tickets today!

Experience the magic of Disney at the exclusive Festival premiere of Walt Disney Pictures' Tinker Bell . This landmark motion picture reveals the story of Tinker Bell's early life in the fantastic world of Pixie Hollow. Free Admission - special ticket is required for admission to the event. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis and not guaranteed. Doors Open: 12:30 p.m. Screening: 2:00 p.m. Party and activities immediately following the film; film runs 74 minutes. Visit the Box Office to purchase your screening and special event tickets today!

Join the 2008 Heartland Film Festival award-winning filmmakers for an informal "meet and greet" brunch. Don't miss this opportunity to talk to your favorite filmmakers and hear what inspires them to make the sort of movies that bring them to Heartland. Parking for brunch attendees will be available for $5 in the Capital Commons Garage immediately east of The Westin Indianapolis. This special rate does not include valet parking. Visit the Box Office to purchase your screening and special event tickets today!

Take an inside look at the world of independent filmmaking and hear from industry experts as they focus on the challenges and rewards unique to this segment of the film industry. Join students, filmmakers and industry professionals for a day of insight from those on the forefront of movie-making. Limited seating is available for this general admission event. 8:00 a.m. Registration 8:30 a.m. Opening Keynote 10:00 a.m. Breakout Sessions 1 11:10 a.m. Breakout Sessions 2 12:20 p.m. Networking Lunch 1:30 p.m. Closing Keynote, high school program | Breakout Sessions 3 2:40 p.m. High School program concludes | Filmmakers Panel 4:20 p.m. Closing Keynote 5:30 p.m. Seminar Concludes Break Out Sessions Directing & Producing an Independent Film Movie Media: How to Get and Give Good Press Theatrical & Video Distribution About the Presenters Ralph Winter - Keynote Ralph Winter has proven himself to be one of Hollywood's most profitable producers in motion picture and television. While producing movies for 20th Century Fox for the past 8 years, Winter has produced some of the studio's biggest box office successes including the X-Men Trilogy and Fantastic Four movies, which together have grossed nearly three billion dollars. Currently, he is in post-production on Wolverine , to be released Summer 2009. A graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, Ralph is married with two children, is active in community affairs and performing arts projects, speaks regularly around the country at universities and film festivals, and serves on several boards. Adam Abel Adam Abel began working at Paramount Pictures in the creative affairs office in 1994. It was then he decided to make a career of entertaining people. Upon graduating from Utah Valley State College and Brigham Young University, he started Go Films with Ryan Little. Go Films' first feature, Saints and Soldiers , drew attention and praise from critics and audiences alike, winning best picture at film festivals around the world. Their much-anticipated latest film, Forever Strong hit theaters September 26. In addition to his feature film endeavors, Adam produces television commercials and documentaries for clients around the world. Ryan Little In 1999, Ryan directed his first short film, The Last Good War , which received a Student Emmy for Best Dramatic Film at the 1999 Academy of Arts and Sciences College Awards. His feature film debut came in 2003 with Saints and Soldiers , which he took on the dual roles of Director and Cinematographer. Little's first sports film, the much-anticipated Forever Strong , hit theaters September 26. He also recently finished House of Fears , which he directed and acted as executive producer and cinematographer. Elliot V. Kotek Currently the Editor-in-Chief of Moving Pictures Magazine (the winner of back-to-back Maggie Awards), Elliot has conducted on-camera interviews at the Sundance, Cannes, Toronto and Tribeca film festivals; served on and moderated panels at the American Film Institute in Dallas, Palm Springs International, Hatch, Methodfest, Cinequest, Monaco's Forum of Cinema and Literature, Newport Beach, San Diego and other festivals; and has served on juries at film festivals world-wide. He continues to tape commentary and critique for the Reelz Channel in the US, has been a guest on CNN's "Situation Room" and is the US Entertainment Correspondent for ABC Radio. Elliot Kotek's reports air on over 60 radio stations across Australia. Bob Tollini Bob Tollini has 27 years of experience in the video distribution industry. He has been a consultant to the film and video industry for the past eight years. He worked for Fox as controller and head of long-range planning. He has also worked for two large video distribution companies in executive positions, including president, vice-president of Marketing and vice-president of Purchasing. Bob has an MBA from Columbia University. Ticket Price: $30, Student/Teachers $20 Lunch Provided This event is sponsored by: Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust Film Indiana, the State's Film Initiative Visit the Box Office to purchase your screening and special event tickets today!

Heartland Film Festival will kick off its 2008 Festival with the North American premiere of Miramax Films' The Boy in the Striped Pajamas . Meet the filmmakers and stars of this powerful film that shows a unique perspective on how prejudice, hatred and violence affect innocent people, particularly children, during wartime. Ticketing Options: Opening Night Dinner, Film, Q&A and Reception: $125 Film, Q&A and Reception: $25 Film and Q&A: $12 Tickets available at The Murat Center box office and all Ticketmaster outlets. Normal Ticketmaster fees apply. Appropriate attire for this event is casual to business casual. About the movie: Eight year-old Bruno is the sheltered son of a Nazi officer whose promotion takes the family from their comfortable home in Berlin to a desolate area where the lonely boy finds nothing to do and no-one to play with. Crushed by boredom and compelled by curiosity, Bruno ignores his mother’s repeated instructions not to explore the back garden and heads for the ‘farm’ he has seen in the near distance. There he meets Shmuel, a boy his own age who lives a parallel, alien existence on the other side of a barbed wire fence. Bruno's encounter with the boy in the striped pajamas leads him from innocence to a dawning awareness of the adult world around them as his meetings with Shmuel develop into a friendship with devastating consequences. Visit the Box Office to purchase your screening and special event tickets today!