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October 10th, 2011

2011 Heartland Film Festival Campaign

We’re excited to share some of our design, branding, and advertising work for the 2011 Heartland Film Festival.

We were hired to brand this year’s festival look, language, and advertising vehicles across the entire campaign. Below are a few examples of our design work including television commercials, t-shirts, postcards, and a really great souvenir letterpress poster.

The brand voice and identity were based on the line, “The films you watch can change the way you see.”

Television Commercials
All of the photography and video used in the campaign are shots of “unseen” places in Indianapolis. We sought to find beauty in locations that you might not think of at first glance as “beautiful.”

Heartland Film Festival Postcard Design

Postcards
The postcards are being distributed by all of the event sponsors and partners. You can find these sets of four designs at most Marsh locations, and other participating sponsors.

Heartland Film Festival T-shirts
T-shirt Design
The gray and blue shirts will be offered for sale during the festival.

Heartland Film Festival Poster
Letterpress Poster
This 18×24″ letterpress poster was first imprinted with the four-color logo on a traditional press, then the large “blind” 20th seal and headline were printed via letterpress. These will be autographed by the filmmakers and presented to the sponsors and partners. 110# Pearl White Crane Lettra. Mmmm… letterpress.

Heartland Letterpress Poster - detail
Letterpress Poster (detail)
Check out just how much texture these have up close. The blind emboss of the 20th seal was done on the letterpress as well, minus the ink.

Stay tuned for more Heartland Film Festival Samples…

July 14th, 2011

Heartland Partners with Miles Design for the 2011 Heartland Film Festival

Heartland Truly Moving Pictures announced a new partnership with Indianapolis-based branding firm Miles Design today. As Heartland’s branding agency, Miles Design will lead efforts to increase awareness of Heartland events, as well as its overall mission.

Heartland Truly Moving Pictures

Founded in 1991, Heartland is a non-profit arts organization that honors and promotes films that inspire, educate and engage. The organization also works to bring recognition to the filmmakers behind these films.

“We are looking forward to having Miles Design as a part of our team,” said Jeffrey L. Sparks, President and CEO of Heartland. “Our new relationship with them is the next natural step as we continue to expand our image and develop our audience.”

Josh Miles, founder and principal of Miles Design, was excited about the relationship, as well. “It’s always very rewarding for us to work with people who understand the importance of developing a clear, consistent message. But as this is an organization whose purpose is close to our hearts, the opportunity is particularly special.”

Miles Design and Heartland are currently developing a branding and advertising campaign for the 2011 Heartland Film Festival, which takes place this year from October 13-22 in selected Indianapolis theatres.

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Heartland Truly Moving Pictures, a non-profit organization, seeks to recognize and honor filmmakers whose work explores the human journey by expressing hope and emphasizing the best of the human spirit. Its flagship event, the Heartland Film Festival®, launched in 1991 and runs each October in Indianapolis, screening independent films from around the world. Each year, the Festival awards more than $150,000 in cash prizes and presents its Crystal Heart Awards to the top-judged submissions. Heartland has awarded more than $2.3 million to support filmmakers during the last 19 years. The organization’s Truly Moving Picture Award was created to honor films released theatrically that align with Heartland’s mission. By bestowing this award seal to honored films, the award allows studios and distributors to inform audiences of a film’s transformative power and appeal. Heartland is also dedicated to cultivating youth, and thus created the Heartland Institute to provide innovative educational and outreach programs that enrich the minds and lives of youth and aspiring filmmakers. For more information, visit TrulyMovingPictures.org.

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