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Hilltop Film Festival

 

Birmingham-Southern’s week-long film festival, hosted by our Media and Film Studies department, works to bring a diverse range of filmmakers and viewers together to present, watch, and discuss their work and the work of others. The festival will celebrate the perspectives, cultures, and genres underrepresented in the mainstream film industry, including the work of LGBTQ+, racial and ethnic minority, and female directors and producers.

Particularly since BSC is located in Birmingham – a city marked by racial violence and a center of the Civil Rights Movement – the festival aims to include and honor all narratives and those that are often diminished.

The event will screen submissions from around the world and will bring panels, special guest appearances, and an opening night feature film to campus. The after party will award prizes including the Audience Award, Best Narrative Short, Best Documentary Short, and Best Animated Short.

Officially Sponsored by Sidewalk Film Center + Cinema

This year’s festival will be held April 7-13, 2022. Submit your film today at: https://filmfreeway.com/HilltopFilmFestivalofDiversityandInclusion

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    Festival Schedule

    2022 Hilltop Film Festival of Diversity and Inclusion

    Thursday, April 7

    2-4 p.m. Opening Panel on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Film and Television. Food truck will be present. Opening party at fountain with DJ to follow panel.


    Friday, April 8

    4-6 p.m.  Short film screenings in The Geodome


    Saturday, April 9

    11 a.m.-1 p.m. Select Southern Event - Short film screenings in The Geodome


    Tuesday, April 12

     4:30-7 p.m. - Short film screenings in The Geodome


    Wednesday, April 13 

    5-6:30 p.m. Closing Ceremony: Jazz Band Concert and Awards at the fountain

2020 Hilltop Film Festival of Diversity and Inclusion Winners

  • Best Documentary Short Winner: 257 Down by David Porteous
  • Best Animated Short Winner: Butterflies in Berlin by Monica Manganelli
  • Audience Award Winner: Paper God by Daniyal Mahmoudmia