2005 Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival

The 2005 Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival, held on September 23-25, was the 7th in the annual series.

The UAB Game Development Club partnered with TechBirmingham to create a large-scale virtual "Othello" game over a 25 square-block area of downtown Birmingham as part of a TechWalk event which coincided with the festival. Participating teams were provided with a T-Mobile Sidekick II personal digital assistant with which to register their moves.

During the festival, actor John C. Reilly was presented with the inaugural "Spirit of Sidewalk" award.

Awards

• Best Feature: The Puffy Chair
• Best Director, narrative feature: Andrew Bujalski (Mutual Appreciation)
• Special Mention: Four Eyed Monsters
• Best Ensemble Cast: Swimmers
• Best Cinematography: Americano
• Best Documentary, feature length: Lucha Libra: Life Behind the Mask
• Best Short Documentary: Charles Moore: I Fight With My Camera
• Special Jury Award for Cultural Significance: Music is My Life, Politics My Mistress
• Best Student Documentary: Miss Lil's Camp
• Best Short: SPAM-KU
• Best Student Film: Test Day
• Best Animated Film: Quest for the Orb
• Kathryn Tucker Windham Storytelling Award: Pee Shy
• Special Jury Prize for Short Films: Dare
• Audience Choice Award: Novem
• Audience Choice Documentary: Favela Rising
• Audience Choice Short: Pee Shy
• Audience Choice Alabama Short: A Modest Proposal
• Alabama Citation, Excellence in Imagery: Mindwalk
• Alabama Citation, Excellence in Cinematography: The Girlfriend/Who Killed Tangerine?
• Alabama Citation, Excellence in Casting: Air Band
• Alabama Citation, Excellence in Multimedia: Portrait of a Girl
• Alabama Citation, Excellence in Soundtrack: Mindwalk
• Alabama Citation, Excellence in Animation: The Fanciful Gentleman
• Alabama Citation, Excellence in Drama: Birthday Wish
• Alabama Citation, F***ing Funny Awards: The 3 R's, A Modest Proposal, Testosterino
• Alabama Citation, Excellence in Student Filmmaking: Straw Man Unyielding
• Alabama Citation, Excellence in Cinematic Innovation: Gratuitous
• Alabama Citation, Excellence in Acting: Austin McDonald (Straw Man Unyielding), George Milton (A Modest Proposal), Stephanie Schnorbus (The Girlfriend), Stephen Williams (Straw Man Unyielding)
• Sidewrite Grand Prize: Muckfuppet by Kenn McCracken
• Production Prize: Waiting by Mary Cathryn Wendt
• Alabama Student Filmmaking Grand Prize: The Force of Attraction
• Alabama Student Filmmaking Special Jury Prize: The Weight of Life
• Alabama Student Filmmaking Special Mention: Free Running
• "Spirit of Sidewalk" award: John C. Reilly.

References

• "UAB Students Designing Urban Othello Game for TechWalk at Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival." (September 20, 2005) UAB News

External links

• Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival website