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Sidewalk Film Festival

18 August - 25 August 2025


Contact: Joi Tribble

E-mail: joi@sidewalkfest.com

Phone: 205-324-0888

Address: 1821 2nd Ave. N
Birmingham
AL
35203
USA

Festival website

  • About
  • Submission Info

Sidewalk Film Festival has perfected its own personal trifecta of hospitality, networking, and pure fun. Encouraging attendees to break out of their shells and get to know one another, Sidewalk likes to mix filmmakers and their audiences in an unusual town with unusual activities. The atmosphere at Sidewalk is electric with creativity and collaboration as filmmakers and film-lovers socialize between screenings and participate in panel discussions. Low-priced passes and a condensed footprint encourage filmmakers and attendees alike to connect during this weeklong celebration of film with true southern hospitality.

Year established: 1999

Is this festival exclusively animation?: No - this is a film festival but with a specific animation category

Is there a marketplace at this festival?: No


Submission deadline:
30 April 2025

Entry fee:
(US Dollar) $30-50

Categories:

  • Best Animated Short

Submission methods:

  • FilmFreeway

Requirements:
Short films up to 39 minutes accepted in student, documentary, animated, music, episodic, and narrative categories. Feature length films (40 minute or longer) in student, narrative, documentary, and animated categories.


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