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The Film Festival Doctor PodcastInside Heartland FilmIn this episode, Rebekah speaks with the Heartland International Film Festival & the Oscar & BAFTA & Goya qualifying Indy Shorts Film Festival’s Artistic Director Greg Sorvig. They discuss how these 2 festivals have rapidly evolved and their programming techniques.
2026-01-211h 08
North Indy PodcastGreg SorvigGreg Sorvig is the Artistic Director for Heartland Film and its Academy Award-qualifying Indy Shorts International Film Festival and Heartland International Film Festival (HIFF) events in Indianapolis. He also serves as the organization’s liaison with major studios, industry, and filmmakers. In addition to his lead role at Heartland, Greg is also Senior Associate Programmer on the Tribeca Festival shorts team.
2025-04-031h 24
North Indy PodcastGreg SorvigGreg Sorvig is the Artistic Director for Heartland Film and its Academy Award-qualifying Indy Shorts International Film Festival and Heartland International Film Festival (HIFF) events in Indianapolis. He also serves as the organization’s liaison with major studios, industry, and filmmakers. In addition to his lead role at Heartland, Greg is also Senior Associate Programmer on the Tribeca Festival shorts team.
2025-04-031h 24
Film SoceyologyHeartland International Film FestivalMatthew Socey has a chat with Heartland Films Artistic Director Greg Sorvig, previewing the upcoming festival. Plus tributes to Kris Kristofferson and John Amos.
2024-10-0448 minFilm SoceyologyThe BatmanMatthew Socey and fellow film critic Emily Wheeler discuss The Batman. He then chats with Heartland Film's Greg Sorvig about the film legacy of producer Alan Ladd, Jr.
2022-03-0400 min
All INThe 30th Anniversary Heartland International Film FestivalThe 30th Anniversary of the Heartland International Film Festival started last week and continues until this Sunday, with movies screening at theaters around Indianapolis.
Today we talk to Heartland’s artistic director about how they put it together this year, and to three filmmakers with movies featured at the festival about their projects, and what it’s like working on movies during a pandemic.
Produced by Drew Daudelin.
Guests:
Bob Massie
Executive Producer, “Letter’s Home”
Rocky Walls
Co-Director, “IMBPREZ”; Co-Founder, 12 Stars Media
Andrew Paul Davis
Director, “Pompano Boy”; Creative Director and Founder, One County Film Company
Greg Sorvig
Artistic Director, Heartlan
2021-10-1100 min
MovieMakerGreg Sorvig (Heartland International Film Festival)The Heartland International Film Festival, like every film festival, weathered a very hard 2020 for the entire film world. But this year, it comes roaring back with one of the greatest lineups you'll find anywhere in the world.We talk with Greg Sorvig about how he and the Heartland team brought films like Spencer, King Richard, Belfast and The French Dispatch home to Indianapolis — and explains a little bit about the festival's history with the great Jimmy Stewart. And we talk about the festival's emphasis on a human touch. If you want to reach out to him di...
2021-10-0543 min
Medium Cool: A Movie Podcast51. Greg Sorvig / Dear Evan Hansen (2021) / Under the Radar Marathon: Bad Education (2004) & The Beast of War (1988)For our 51st episode, Austin and Invited Greg Sorvig from the Heartland Film Festival on to discuss some major titles coming out at the end of this year, as well as the upcoming festival program! But first, Austin reviews the new film Dear Even Hansen, and kicks off the short marathon he is calling the Under the Radar Marathon, aka the Nick Paticchio Appreciation Marathon, where he discusses Pedro Almodovar's Bad Education (2004) and The Beast of War (1988). All that and more here on Medium Cool: A Movie Podcast. Enjoy!0:00 - Introduction5:35 - Bad Education (2004)
2021-09-282h 13
Who Gets What?The Heartland International Film FestivalArtistic director Greg Sorvig returns to tell us about this year's festival.
2021-09-2328 minFilm SoceyologyArtistic Director for Heartland Film Greg SorvigMatthew Socey has a chat with Greg Sorvig (Artistic Director of Heartland Film) about the Indy Shorts film festival running July 20-25.
2021-07-1700 min
All INThe Oscars and Movie Culture in IndianaThe 93rd annual Academy Awards aired over the weekend, giving out awards to movies released in 2020. But what movies came out last year? And do people still care about the Oscars?
Today we talk to local film critics and film enthusiasts to get their thoughts on this year’s winners and losers. And we talk to someone from Heartland Film about movie festivals, theaters, and film production in Indiana.
Produced by Drew Daudelin.
Guests:
Matthew Socey
Host, Film Soceyology at WFYI
Chris Lloyd
Film Critic, The Film Yap
Greg Sorvig
Artistic Director, Heartland Film
2021-04-2700 min
All INThe Heartland International Film Festival Goes OnlineThe Heartland International Film Festival is mostly virtual this year due to the pandemic, with a hybrid of online and in-person screenings, including drive-ins. Part of the appeal of a film festival is being around other fans, but the convenience of watching from home could bring in a new audience.
We talk to someone leading the festival about how they plan on making it work. And we talk to a group of filmmakers about what it's like to make and release a movie during a pandemic.
Produced by Drew Daudelin.
Guests:
Greg Sorvig
Artistic Director, Heartland Film
Nick Nummerdor and...
2020-10-0700 minWho Gets What?Heartland International Film Festival 2020Artistic Director Greg Sorvig and Senior Programmer Julia Ricci explain what is ahead starting October 8.
2020-10-0228 minWho Gets What?Programming The Heartland International Film FestivalGreg Sorvig leads film programming and artistic vision for this 28-year-old festival in Indianapolis. Greg and staff, with help from dozens of volunteers, view more than 3,000 films a year for both feature-film and shorts festivals. His original motivations appear to have come from several professional and volunteer positions, but what he remembers most--with obvious sentiment and nostalgia--is his time with Disneyland.
2020-01-2530 min
All INHeartland International Film FestivalThe 28th Heartland International Film Festival, an 11-day celebration of independent film, begins this week in Indianapolis. Over 200 films from around the world are showcased at the festival, including some from Indiana.
Making an independent film is hard work. From the equipment to the cast and crew, it’s also really expensive. Indiana is one of a handful of states that do not offer tax incentives for filmmakers. If there are so many places with more resources than Indiana, why would anyone want to shoot a movie here? What's it like to do it?
Today on All IN we talk wi...
2019-10-0900 minFilm SoceyologyHeartland Film Festival PreviewIt's a preview of the Heartland Film Festival as Matthew speaks with HFF's Greg Sorvig and Julia Ricci.
2019-10-0700 minFilm SoceyologyFilm Soceyology - October 6, 2018A preview of the Heartland International Film Festival with Greg Sorvig plus a chat with director Steven Lewis Simpson (Neither Wolf Nor Dog).
2018-10-0600 minFilm SoceyologyFilm Soceyology - July 21, 2018Matthew Socey chats with Heartland Film's Greg Sorvig about the international short film festival and a slew of other cinema topics.
2018-07-2100 minFilm SoceyologyFilm Soceyology - February 17, 2018Matthew Socey reviews Black Panther, FS Correspondent Makenna Mays interviews Heartland's Greg Sorvig, plus a dip into the interview archives.
2018-02-1700 minFilm SoceyologyFilm Soceyology - September 30, 2017Matthew Socey and Greg Sorvig of the Heartland Film Festival preview...The Heartland Film Festival.
2017-09-3000 min