ON YOUR MARK, GET SET, SHOOT! 48 Hour Film Scramble in Birmingham begins April 13

Local filmmakers will have the chance to create their own masterpiece as the Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival hosts their Spring Sidewalk Scramble April 13-15, 2012. The premise of the competition is simple. From concept to completion, the short films must be completely written, rehearsed, shot and edited in only one weekend. Filmmaking teams meet at the Kick-Off Event Friday, April 13th and find out their specific “inspiration items”, elements that the completed films must include to ensure that their script was not written ahead of time. The teams are then given 48 hours to create a short film. With three prizes totaling over $1,000, as well as an opportunity to be in the Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival 2012 line-up, local filmmakers will be running fast to get their masterpiece completed in time. All films are due Sunday April 15 between 5:00 pm and 7:00 pm. Registration is open now and is limited to 24 teams. Interested individuals can find out more information and download complete registration materials online at http://almovingimage.org/sidewalk-scramble.html

The Scramble Screening/Awards Ceremony is open to the public, and will be held on Tuesday, April 24 at 7 pm at The Edge 12. Tickets for the screening are $5and available in advance at almovingimage.org or at the door the night of the screening. About Sidewalk The Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival is a project of the Alabama Moving Image Association, Inc., a publicly supported 501(c)(3) non-profit organization created to inspire, encourage and support films and filmmaking in Alabama. For additional information, please visit www.sidewalkfest.com or call 205.324.0888.