Sidewalk Film Festival
sidewalk film festival annual film festival taking place last weekend august theatre district birmingham alabama since festival typically screen seven venue located within downtown birmingham featuring restored alabama theatre seat movie palace built paramount multiple screening room alabama school fine art sidewalk moving picture festival recognized writerdirector john sayles producer maggie renzi two decade collaboration independent film includes acclaimed indie classic brother another planet passion fish lone star sidewalk opening night film silver city sidewalk honored actor john c reilly inaugural spirit sidewalk award sidewalk incorporated alabama moving image association founder kelli mccall franklin wayne franklin erik jambor festival debuted sidewalk moving picture festival theatre district birmingham alabama taking place first weekend may first festival venue included alabama theatre repurposed bank building outdoor screen outdoor tent people attended weekend sidewalk three executive director since erik jambor cofounder festival served executive director festival season catherine pfitzer promoted operation manager executive director chloe cook hired executive director time sidewalk accumulated many program run throughout year education outreach effort include youth board creates short film judge teenmade movie submitted festival screentalks program involves screening independent film panel discussion monthly salon local filmmaker give panel discussion lecture craft shout lgbtq film festival founded jeremy erdreich david r garrett catherine pfitzer larry slater sidewalk officially changed name sidewalk film festival sidewalk shout merged festival weekend sidewalk first garnered critical praise outside alabama time magazine listed festival article top film festival rest u sidewalk film festival executive director chloe cook announced plan open permanent independent cinema birmingham basement restored pizitz building august sidewalk opened sidewalk film center cinema pizitz building cinema includes two seat theater classroom sidewalk kicked th annual film festival film given award jury audience choice year category added eliminated sponsor varied also several special award given annually alan hunter best alabama film award clint howard character actor award kathryn tucker windham storyteller award official site shout film festival