David Lindquist

david.lindquist@indystar.com

The 25th annual Heartland Film Festival recognized its award-winning films and filmmakers Saturday in the Premiere Pavilion at AMC Castleton Square 14.

"Home Care," the story of challenges faced by a devoted home-care nurse, took the $45,000 grand prize for best narrative feature. Set in the Czech Republic, "Home Care" was written and directed by Slovek Horak and premiered at the 2015 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. “Home Care” is the Czech Republic’s official foreign-language entry for the Academy Awards.

"Night School," which follows three Indianapolis adults as they pursue high school diplomas, collected the $45,000 grand prize for best documentary feature. “Night School” director Andrew Cohn previously made “Medora,” a documentary about a struggling high school basketball team in Medora, Ind. Adam Rubenstein, who played guitar in Indianapolis rock band Chamberlain, composed the score for “Night School.” Goodwill Industries oversees the Excel Center, which is spotlighted in the film. "Night School" also collected Saturday's audience choice award for documentary feature.

In short film categories, "The Ravens" won the $5,000 prize for best narrative; "Mining Poems or Odes" won the $5,000 prize for best documentary; and "Borrowed Time" won the $5,000 prize for best animated short.

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With its win, "The Ravens" automatically qualifies for consideration in the short films category of the Academy Awards.

Director Tim Taylor won his second consecutive $5,000 Indiana Spotlight prize. This year's "Go Get Your Horn" follows Taylor's 2015 film, "Citizen Teklit."

The silver-anniversary Heartland Film Festival closes tonight with a screening of "Josephine," directed by Rory Feek.

For more information about festival, visit HeartlandFilm.org.

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Call Star reporter David Lindquist at (317) 444-6404. Follow him on Twitter: @317Lindquist.