The 28th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival is this month! You have a little bit longer to get Passes before they reach their final price on August 24 (the first day of the Festival), so get yours today here.
Parties
Fest Weekend starts here!
Join us on Friday, August 28 before and after the Opening Night Film screening of THE HISTORY OF CONCRETE, sponsored by Gilead Sciences, for our Opening Night Pre and After Parties!
This year we’re moving our traditional opening night parties to 2nd Ave N. for a special announcement and unveiling you won’t want to miss! Plus, we’ll have food trucks, bars, live music, and more!
Gather with filmmakers, festival fans, and the Birmingham community as we kick off an unforgettable weekend of cinema, creativity, and connection.
Free Panels
As always, we have a weekend full of FREE educational panels giving you the opportunity to learn from filmmakers and industry professionals from all over the country!
Including:
- Sidewrite Table Read
- A cast of local actors bring the winning scripts of the 2026 Sidewrite screenplay competition to life.
- Film Festival Strategy with Bart Weiss
- Bart Weiss, co-host of Frankly Festivals podcast and founder of Dallas Video Festival, will use his decades of experience as an award-winning independent film and video producer, director, editor, author, and educator to reveal best practices and tips for getting your film into festivals.
- The Essential Basics of Shooting Film presented by Kodak Film Lab Atlanta and Otto Nemenz International – Atlanta
- Learn hands-on about 16mm and Super 8mm motion picture cameras from Kodak Film Lab Atlanta and Otto Nemenz International – Atlanta. Cameras will include the 16mm Arri 416 Camera (the same camera used on festival selection Glorious Summer).
- Art of the Pitch with Seed&Spark
- Art of the Pitch connects what you’re pitching for today to the big goal you’re working towards in 2, 3, 5, 10 years.
- Plus more!
See the full lineup at sidewalkfest.com/sched. Premium Single Tickets + Day, Weekend, and VIP Passes are all available at sidewalkfest.com/tix.
The 28th Annual Sidewalk Film Festival takes place August 24 – 30, 2026, in Downtown Birmingham’s Historic Theatre District.