Have a ’90s Holiday at Sidewalk Cinema
'Twas the 1990s' and all through the decade we liked our malls facing inward and our holiday movies moody and enigmatic. So this holiday season we're celebrating the decade that...
Sidewalk’s Annual Black Friday Sale
Want to shop local this Black Friday? Want to give experiences instead of stuff? Looking for gifts for those hard to shop for people in your life? Want to save...
Intern with Sidewalk!
Sidewalk Film is now accepting applications for Spring (January-May) and Summer (June-August) 2022 interns. The following internship positions will be available Festival Film Traffic and Programming Intern (Summer term...
2021 Sidewalk Film Festival Award Winners
2021 Volunteer of the Year: Amanda Veach-Cook Recipient of the Black Lens Filmmaker Grant sponsored by the Law Firm of Stacey A. Davis: Somica Spratley Sidewrite Awards: Best Alabama...
Vaccination and COVID-19 Testing Update for the 2021 Sidewalk Film Festival
Attention Sidewalk Family! Due to a continued increase in case counts, shrinking hospital beds across our state and a general interest in public health, we will be requiring that...
The 2021 Sidewalk Film Festival Line-up is Here!
We're excited to announce our opening and closing night selections, special presentations and features for the 23rd edition of the popular and nationally-acclaimed Birmingham-based film festival which will take place August 23-29....
Announcing our 2021 Sidewrite Screenplay Competition Finalists and Winners
Announcing the 2021 Sidewrite Screenplay competition finalists and winners! [caption id="attachment_7840" align="alignleft" width="300"] Kimberly Soliman, Alabama Screenplay Contest Winner[/caption] Best Alabama Screenplay Winner: "Perfect By Christmas" by Kimberly Soliman...
TEEN VIDEO CHALLENGE WINNERS FOR 2021
The pandemic has been tough on us all - even for those who didn’t personally contract COVID-19 or have to care for someone with COVID-19, the disruption of life and...
Black Lens Filmmaker Grant Now Open
The Black Lens Filmmaker Grant has been increased to $1,500 for 2021. This grant was established last year with the goal to support Black voices in film. The Black Lens...
Announcing the 23rd Annual Sidewalk Film Festival Presented by Regions Bank
We are thrilled to announce our annual film festival's return to Birmingham’s Historic Theatre District August 23-29, 2021. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we hosted our 2020 Festival at...