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| The '''Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival''' is an annual film festival, started in [[1999]] by [[Erik Jambor]], [[Kelly Franklin]] and [[Wayne Franklin]]. Jambor stepped down as executive director in December, [[2006]], citing disagreement with the board of directors, which is headed by [[Alan Hunter]]. | | [[File:Sidewalk logo.jpg|right|175px]] |
| | [[Image:Sidewalk trophy.jpg|right|thumb|135px|Sidewalk trophy]] |
| | The '''Sidewalk Film Festival''' (formerly called the '''Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival''') is an annual competitive film festival held since [[1999]] in [[downtown Birmingham]]. It is produced by the [[Sidewalk Film Center and Cinema]], a non-profit educational organization with offices in [[The Pizitz]]. The festival's executive director is [[Chloe Collins]]. [[Josh Vasa]] served as festival manager from [[2012]] to [[2016]]. |
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| ==2006==
| | The organization was incorporated in [[1998]] as the [[Sidewalk Film Center and Cinema|Alabama Moving Image Association]] by [[Erik Jambor]], [[Kelly Franklin]] and [[Wayne Franklin]]. Since [[2010]] the Sidewalk festival has been held in conjunction with the "[[Birmingham Shout]]" gay and lesbian film festival. |
| The 8th Annual festival was held on September 22-24. Advance weekend passes were $25. The festival jury included Alison Dickey, Brian Gordon, Gabriel Wardell, Eric Campos, Skizz Cyzyk, Peter Gilbert, Alison Bagnall, Kent Osborne, and Steve Montal. There were 10 narrative features and 9 documentary features in competition: | |
| ===Narrative features===
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| * ''The Big Bad Swim'', Ishai Setton, director
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| * ''Chalk'', Mike Akel, director
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| * ''Firefly'', Pete Marcy, director
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| * ''The Guatemalan Handshake'', Todd Rohal, director
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| * ''In Memorium'', Amanda Gusack, director
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| * ''Just Like the Son'', Morgan J. Freeman, director
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| * ''LOL'', Joseph Swanberg, director
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| * ''Puzzlehead'', James Bai, director
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| * ''Somebodies'', Hadjii, director
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| * ''We Go Way Back'', Lynn Shelton, director
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| ===Documentary features===
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| * ''10 MPH'', Hunter Weeks, director
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| * ''Awake, My Soul: The Story of the Sacred Harp'', Matt & Erica Hinton, directors
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| * ''Class Act'', Sara Sackner, director
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| * ''Danielson: A Family Movie'', J. L. Aronson, director
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| * ''Darkon'', Andrew Neel & Luke Meyer, directors
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| * ''Jam'', Hunter Weeks, director
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| * ''Muskrat Lovely'', Amy Nicholson, director
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| * ''The Trials of Darryl Hunt'', Ricki Stern & Annie Sundberg, directors
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| * ''Time and Tide'', Julie Bayer & Josh Salzman, directors
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| ===Awards===
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| * Best Feature: ''LOL''
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| * Best Documentary, feature length: ''The Trials of Darryl Hunt''
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| * Best Short Documentary: ''Geocaching''
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| * Best Alabama Documentary: ''She's a Lady''
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| * Best Alabama Film: ''Gouash''
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| * Best Short: ''Vacationland''
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| * Best Student Film: ''Our Man in Nirvana''
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| * Best Student Documentary: ''Yard Sale''
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| * Best Animated Film: ''Copenhagen Cycles''
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| * [[Kathryn Tucker Windham]] Storytelling Award: ''Binta and the Great Idea''
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| * Audience Choice Award: ''Heavens Fall''
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| * Audience Choice Documentary: ''The Trials of Darryl Hunt''
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| * Audience Choice Short: ''Thornton Dial''
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| * Audience Choice Alabama Short: ''Piece of Cake''
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| ==2005== | | ==Festivals== |
| The 7th annual festival took place September 23-25.
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| | * [[1999 Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival]] |
| | * [[2000 Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival]] |
| | * [[2001 Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival]] |
| | * [[2002 Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival]] |
| | * [[2003 Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival]] |
| | * [[2004 Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival]] |
| | * [[2005 Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival]] |
| | * [[2006 Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival]] |
| | * [[2007 Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival]] |
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| | * [[2008 Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival]] |
| | * [[2009 Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival]] |
| | * [[2010 Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival]] |
| | * [[2011 Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival]] |
| | * [[2012 Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival]] |
| | * [[2013 Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival]] |
| | * [[2014 Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival]] |
| | * [[2015 Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival]] |
| | * [[2016 Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival]] |
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| | * [[2017 Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival]] |
| | * [[2018 Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival]] |
| | * [[2019 Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival]] |
| | * [[2020 Sidewalk Film Festival]] |
| | * [[2021 Sidewalk Film Festival]] |
| | * [[2023 Sidewalk Film Festival]] |
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| ===Awards=== | | ==References== |
| * Best Feature: ''The Puffy Chair'' | | * Carlton, Bob (December 1, 2006) "Sidewalk film festival founding director resigns." {{BN}} |
| * Best Director, narrative feature: Andrew Bujalski (''Mutual Appreciation'')
| | * Isom, Lanier Scott (September 2007) "Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival 2007: A Cinematic Celebration on the Streets of Birmingham." ''[[Portico]]''. |
| * Special Mention: ''Four Eyed Monsters'' | | * Colurso, Mary (August 30, 2020) "Sidewalk Film Festival 2020: A look at the drive-in event in Alabama." {{BN}} |
| * Best Ensemble Cast: ''Swimmers''
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| * Best Cinematography: ''Americano''
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| * Best Documentary, feature length: ''Lucha Libra: Life Behind the Mask''
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| * Best Short Documentary: ''Charles Moore: I Fight With My Camera''
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| * Special Jury Award for Cultural Significance: ''Music is My Life, Politics My Mistress''
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| * Best Student Documentary: ''Miss Lil's Camp''
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| * Best Short: ''SPAM-KU''
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| * Best Student Film: ''Test Day''
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| * Best Animated Film: ''Quest for the Orb''
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| * Kathryn Tucker Windham Storytelling Award: ''Pee Shy''
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| * Special Jury Prize for Short Films: ''Dare''
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| * Audience Choice Award: ''Novem''
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| * Audience Choice Documentary: ''Favela Rising''
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| * Audience Choice Short: ''Pee Shy''
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| * Audience Choice Alabama Short: ''A Modest Proposal''
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| * Alabama Citation, Excellence in Imagery: ''Mindwalk''
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| * Alabama Citation, Excellence in Cinematography: ''The Girlfriend''/''Who Killed Tangerine?''
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| * Alabama Citation, Excellence in Casting: ''Air Band''
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| * Alabama Citation, Excellence in Multimedia: ''Portrait of a Girl''
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| * Alabama Citation, Excellence in Soundtrack: ''Mindwalk''
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| * Alabama Citation, Excellence in Animation: ''The Fanciful Gentleman'' | |
| * Alabama Citation, Excellence in Drama: ''Birthday Wish''
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| * Alabama Citation, F***ing Funny Awards: ''The 3 R's'', ''A Modest Proposal'', ''Testosterino''
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| * Alabama Citation, Excellence in Student Filmmaking: ''Straw Man Unyielding''
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| * Alabama Citation, Excellence in Cinematic Innovation: ''Gratuitous''
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| * Alabama Citation, Excellence in Acting: Austin McDonald (''Straw Man Unyielding''), George Milton (''A Modest Proposal''), Stephanie Schnorbus (''The Girlfriend''), Stephen Williams (''Straw Man Unyielding'')
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| * Sidewrite Grand Prize: ''Muckfuppet'' by Kenn McCracken
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| * Production Prize: ''Waiting'' by Mary Cathryn Wendt
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| * Alabama Student Filmmaking Grand Prize: ''The Force of Attraction''
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| * Alabama Student Filmmaking Special Jury Prize: ''The Weight of Life''
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| * Alabama Student Filmmaking Special Mention: ''Free Running''
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| * "Spirit of Sidewalk" award: John C. Reilly.
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| ==2004==
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| The 6th annual festival took place September 23-26 in 7 venues. The jury included Eric Campos from ''Film Threat'' magazine, Gill Holland, Don Myrick, Peter Gilbert, Lucia Small, Gabe Wardell, Skizz Cyzyk, Steve Montal, [[Michael Grady]], and [[Daniel Wallace]].
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| ===Awards===
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| * Best Feature: ''[[Alice's Misadventures in Wonderland]]''
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| * Special Feature Jury Award: ''Piggie''
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| * Best Documentary: ''The Loss of Nameless Things''
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| * Best Short Documentary: ''Benching: The Art of Watching Trains''
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| * Special Documentary Jury Human Rights Award: ''A Stone's Throw Away''
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| * Special Documentary Jury Award: ''The Puppeteer''
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| * Best Short Film: ''Perils in Nude Modeling''
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| * Special Short Film Jury Award: ''The Climactic Death of Dark Ninja''
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| * Best Student Film: ''Why the Anderson Children Didn't Come to Dinner''
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| * Best Animated Film: ''The Balloon''
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| * Special Jury Award in Animation: ''Oedipus''
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| * Kathryn Tucker Windham Storytelling Award: ''Tacklebox''
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| * Audience Choice Feature: ''Woman Thou Art Loosed''
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| * Audience Choice Documentary: ''Kathryn: The Story of a Teller''
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| * Audience Choice Short: ''The Puppeteer''
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| * Audience Choice Alabama Spectrum: ''Who is Colin Cherry?''
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| ==External links== | | ==External links== |
| * [http://www.sidewalkfest.com/ Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival] website | | * [http://www.sidewalkfest.com/ Sidewalk Film Festival] website |
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| [[Category:Sidewalk Festival|*]] | | [[Category:Sidewalk Film Festival|*]] |
| [[Category:September events]] | | [[Category:1999 establishments]] |
