The 26th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival presented by Regions Bank has finally wrapped! A huge thank you to every single person involved from our wonderful staff, volunteers, sponsors, and attendees.
For the moment you’ve all been waiting for, the 2024 Sidewalk Film Festival Award Winners!
Volunteer of the Year Award: Jessica Garrison, Daniel Walters
Black Lens Filmmaker Grant: Bettina Byrd Giles
David Brower Alabama Filmmaker Grant: Melanie Jeffcoat
SIDEWRITE AWARD WINNERS
- Best Alabama Feature Screenplay: The Wishlist by Matthew Curie Holmes, Twich Collins, Lisa Sims Harrison
- Best Feature Screenplay: Currents by Tim Molloy
- Best Alabama Short Screenplay: Company Man by Chase Haislip
- Best Short Screenplay: Pour Myself A Cup of Ambition by Willow Anderson
Reel South Short Film: I’m Still Here
Best Family Film: Unibrow
Best Student Film: Guiding Light
Best SHOUT Short Film: Game Rules
Best SHOUT Feature Film: The World According to Allee Willis
Best Black Lens Short Film: Mama’s Sundry
Best Black Lens Feature Film: Following Harry
Alan Hunter Best Alabama Film: The Torch: Stories of the Holocaust Shared by Alabama Families
Best Documentary Short Film: First Disappearances
Best Narrative Short Film: Our Males and Females
Best Animated Short Film: Burn Out
Best Life + Liberty Film: Public Defender
Best Documentary Feature Film: Happy Campers
Jambor-Franklin Founders Award for Best Narrative Feature Film: Exhibiting Forgiveness
AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS
- Best SHOUT Film: Los Frikis
- Best Black Lens Film: Fight Like A Girl
- Best Alabama Film: The Almost Lost Story of Tuxedo Junction
- Best Documentary Short Film: I’m Still Here
- Best Narrative Short Film: Luki & the Lights
- Best Documentary Feature: Secret Mall Apartment
- Best Narrative Feature: Lady Parts
Sidewalk Programmer’s Best Short Film: Solace of Sisterhood
Sidewalk Programmer’s Best Feature Film: Weeknights
We’ll see you next year for the 27th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival, August 18 – 24, 2025!
As always, HAPPY SIDEWALK! ??