The Five Points Theatre , formerly known as Sun-Ray Cinema , Riverside Theater and 5 Points Theatre , is a historic two-screen movie theater in Jacksonville, Florida . The first theater in Florida equipped to show talking pictures , it opened in March 1927 in the Five Points district of the Riverside and Avondale neighborhood. In January 2025 the theatre will be reopened as a music venue called FIVE.
18-571: Riverside Theater may refer to: Riverside Theater (Jacksonville) , a former cinema, now the Five Points Theater Riverside Theater (Milwaukee) See also [ edit ] Riverside Theatre (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Riverside Theater . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
36-418: A short film containing those elements. The competition has been active since 2001. In the weeks after the 48 hours of filmmaking are complete, screenings are held in each city and a winner is chosen to represent that city at Filmapalooza —a festival that features "best of" screenings of the winners from each city. Filmapalooza is hosted by a different city each year. The most recent Filmapalooza, in 2024,
54-418: A destination for entertainment while preserving the theater’s historic fabric.” 30°18′52″N 81°40′50″W / 30.31444°N 81.68056°W / 30.31444; -81.68056 48 Hour Film Project The 48 Hour Film Project is an annual film competition in which teams of filmmakers are assigned a genre , a character , a prop , and a line of dialogue , and have 48 hours to create
72-420: A disagreement between 48 Hour Film Project and co-producers Francesco Vitali and Christos Siametis. 48 Go Green soon became 48FILM Project . All cities listed below have participated every year since their introduction, unless otherwise noted. The competition organizers maintain records online that indicate which cities have participated in past years. In each participating city, one participant
90-425: A second auditorium in 2014. In 2016, PETA ranked Sun-Ray Cinema as the number one theater for people who do not eat animal products, since the menu includes multiple vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options. In 2024, the building was sold to Atlanta developer Union South Partners for $ 7 million, who refused to renew the lease of theater owners Tim and Shana Massett. Union South claims they plan to "improve it as
108-472: Is sometimes voted on as well, by the audience of the screenings in each city. The film that wins 1st place goes on to represent their city at Filmapalooza —a festival that features "best of" screenings of the winners from each city. Filmapalooza is hosted by a different city each year. The most recent Filmapalooza, in 2023, was held in Los Angeles, United States of America . In 2003, the creators of
126-488: The Five Points area was emerging as a commercial center for Riverside and Avondale . It was the first in the state, and third in the country, equipped to show talking pictures . The architect was Roy Benjamin , whose architectural firm eventually became KBJ Architects . The theater is part of a much larger Italian Renaissance revival building. Benjamin went on to design more than 200 theaters throughout Florida and
144-430: The "Doc Challenge") in which participating filmmakers produce a documentary in under five days. In 2011, 48 Go Green split off from 48 Hour Film Project to become a separate, independent organization. 48 Go Green had a similar style of competition. The primary differences were an ecological theme, and an entirely online competition to allow worldwide participation. 48 Go Green and 48 Hour Film Project parted ways following
162-481: The 48 Hour Film Project created the National Film Challenge, which is an annual three-day film competition with roughly the same structure as the 48 Hour Film Project, except that the films are mailed in when completed and then screened on-line, rather than being shown in movie theater in the local city. In 2008, this competition was opened to filmmakers from around the world and although the name
180-525: The Jacksonville edition of the 48 Hour Film Project . During 2011, co-owners Tim Massett and his wife Shana David-Massett raised funds to take over and refresh the venue. Massett, a Jacksonville native who managed a movie theater in Minnesota, raised $ 102,450 via online crowdsourcing and private loans. Their improvements include a larger screen, sound dampening, and tiered theater seats. The venue
198-491: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Riverside_Theater&oldid=933089511 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Riverside Theater (Jacksonville) The Riverside Theater opened in March 1927, when
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#1732771880829216-525: The marquee was not original, it was also restored because it is considered a historic component. In 2010 the Theatre shifted to an "art house" format, with foreign, independent and classic films, late night movies, and special events and concerts. The Theatre was a venue for the 2009 and 2010 Jacksonville Film Festivals , the 2009 and 2010 Citrus Cel Animation Festival, and has hosted its own Horror Film Festival as well. In 2014, it served as screening home for
234-406: The property. Midway through the renovations, the facility was opened for private events like reunions and wedding receptions, but work was not completed until 2008. The renamed 5 Points Theatre and Historic Event Facility now offers 14 loft condominiums on the third and fourth floors, commercial/office space on the second level and retail space on the ground floor, in addition to the theater. Although
252-509: The southeastern United States, including Downtown Jacksonville 's Florida Theatre . The first "talkie" shown in the theater was Don Juan , starring John Barrymore and Mary Astor . Admission was $ 1.10, an expensive ticket considering the prevailing wage was less than a quarter per hour. The building was remodeled in 1949 and renamed the Five Points Theater when the marquee was added, which remains to this day. In 1977
270-444: The theater closed for several years and an attempt was made to "modernize" the building in 1978 with the application of stucco. In the early 1980s the movie theater shut down, and the acting group River City Playhouse moved into the space in 1984. In 1991 the building was remodeled into a nightclub , Club 5, which closed in 2004. A four-year, $ 4.5 million historic restoration was begun in 2004 after local car dealer Mike Shad purchased
288-662: Was held in Lisbon, Portugal. The competition began in Washington, D.C. , in 2001. It was created by Mark Ruppert and is produced by Ruppert and Liz Langston. In 2009, nearly 40,000 filmmakers made around 3,000 films in 76 cities across the globe. After the 48 hours of filmmaking are complete, each city screens all the competing films, and a jury subsequently vote on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd best films. Most cities also give out awards to their films in several categories, including directing, writing, and acting; an Audience Choice award
306-631: Was not officially changed, the runner-up hailed from Utrecht, Netherlands. The organizers of the Auckland competition split off from the 48 Hour Film Project after the 2003 competition and formed 48HOURS , which is now a wholly separate organization that runs a similar competition in New Zealand . In 2006, the producers of the National Film Challenge began the International Documentary Challenge (also known as
324-526: Was renamed the Sun-Ray Cinema at 5 Points , and re-opened in December 2011. The show schedule features new releases, lesser-known movies and cult films . In addition to traditional movie fare plus beer and wine, they also serve sandwiches, hummus , site-made pizza with unusual toppings (such as kimchi , sauerkraut and sriracha sauce ) and baked goods. The theatre expanded its capacity, adding
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