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A Truly Moving Event
The Heartland Film Festival celebrates movies that inspire—and Hollywood is catching the vision. Meet this year's award winners, and the man who launched it all.
By Mark Moring | posted 10/20/2006

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Hollywood's elite are raving about Heartland.

Disney Chairman Dick Cook: "Heartland Film Festival and Walt Disney have proven the naysayers wrong by celebrating and developing films that not only do good box office business, but also send positive messages, take hold of the imagination, and offer a great all around movie experience for everyone."

Award-winning director Steven Spielberg on winning a Truly Moving Picture award for Saving Private Ryan: "This is one of the best and greatest awards. I also accept this as a challenge to continue to do work that can meet your standard of excellence. Every year you set the bar very high. Keep it high and filmmakers will strive—I promise you—to sail over it and enjoy landing right smack in the 'Heartland' of America."

Award-winning actress Ellen Burstyn: "I am filled with gratitude to all of you people who have this absolutely divine idea of spreading out across the country from the Heartland positive, good, life-affirming energy."

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