SIDEWALK 2006 WINNERS

Another successful Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival concluded on September 24 in Birmingham, Alabama with a ceremony presenting awards to the following films:

FEATURE FILMS

Best Feature ($1,000 cash award) ^ LOL – directed by Joseph Swanberg

DOCUMENTARY FILMS

Best Documentary ($1,000 cash award) ^ THE TRIALS OF DARRYL HUNT – directed by Ricki Stern & Annie Sundberg

Best Short Documentary ^ GEOCACHING – directed by Jeff Orlowski & Tessa Banks

Best Student Documentary ^ YARD SALE – directed by Brad Barber

Best Alabama Documentary ^ SHE’S A LADY – directed by Alan Franks

Special Jury Awards ^ TIME & TIDE – directed by Julie Bayer & Josh Salzman ^ DANIELSON – directed by JL Aronson

Special Jury Award for Documentary Cinematography ^ LIVE BURN – directed by Christopher Hilleke

SHORT FILMS

Best Short ($1,000 cash award) ^ VACATIONLAND – directed by by Lance Edmands

Best Animated Film ($500 cash award) ^ COPENHAGEN CYCLES – directed by Eric Dyer

Best Student Film ^ OUR MAN IN NIRVANA – directed by Jan Koester

Best Alabama Film ^ GOUASH – directed by Michael Gordon

Kathryn Tucker Windham Storytelling Award ^ BINTA AND THE GREAT IDEA – directed by Javier Fesser

Film That Matters ^ THE COUNTER – directed by Lauren Wagner

AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARDS

Feature ^ HEAVENS FALL – directed by Terry Green

Documentary ^ THE TRIALS OF DARRYL HUNT – directed by by Ricki Stern & Annie Sundberg

Short ^ THORNTON DIAL – directed by Celia Carey

Alabama Short ^ PIECE OF CAKE – directed by Jennifer West

SIDEWRITE 2006

Grand Prize ^ WHEN STANDISH MET STANDOFFISH – by Daniel Ryan O’Donnell

Production Prize ^ PINEVILLE – by David A. Smith

CRAZY 8 FILMMAKING CHALLENGE

Winner ^ UNION JOB – by Sam Frazier, Jr.

TEEN FILMMAKING CHALLENGE

Winner ^ TUBED – by Spencer Lenzie & Ben Westhoven

Stay tuned for festival coverage!

For more info, visit the Sidewalk website.

Posted on September 29, 2006 in Festivals by Film Threat Staff

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