Sidewalk Film Festival and Film Center Offers Year-Round Events

If you’ve lived in Birmingham for long or if you’re a fan of filmmaking, you’ve likely heard of the Sidewalk Film Festival. Every year in August since 1999, this week-long event brings over 350 films to the Magic City.

Held each year in the downtown Birmingham Theatre district, venues include the Alabama Theatre, the Lyric Theatre, Steiner Auditorium (Birmingham Museum of Art), the Dorothy Jemison Day Theatre (Alabama School of Fine Arts), Red Mountain Theatre Company Cabaret, the Rushton Theater (McWane Science Center), First Church Birmingham, the ASFA Black Box Theater and other lecture halls.

This award-winning festival is ranked as one of the Top 25 Festivals in the World by MovieMaker Magazine and offers low-priced passes for attendees, networking opportunities for industry professionals and students, and juried awards and recognition for the talented filmmakers showcased at the event.

This year, the twenty-second Sidewalk Film Festival is scheduled for August 23-29, 2021. For tickets or information on submitting, click HERE.

Movies Every Night

This year, Sidewalk Films adds their very own venue to the festival with the addition of The Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema, a brand-new 11,400 square foot facility with two theaters, two lounges, a multi-function room, and a large bar/concessions area.

Located in the lower level of The Pizitz Building, it brings Birmingham a variety of films seven days a week, (SEE TICKET PRICES/MOVIE SCHEDULE HERE), networking and educational opportunities for local and aspiring filmmakers (SEE EDUCATIONAL/NETWORKING EVENTS HERE), and other fun activities for film lovers everywhere!

Sidewalk Fun for FREE!

Don’t miss the upcoming FREE Bad Movie Night, a monthly event where you won’t know the film title until you arrive, but you know it’s gonna gloriously stink.

Check back often for series television shows aired once weekly. Games, drinks, and other cool stuff included! Make it a weekly event with friends. Past series shows include David Lynch’s Twin Peaks and the 90’s drama, Melrose Place.