1
a
: a short news story or graphic accompanying and presenting sidelights of a major story
b
: something incidental : sidelight
a sidebar to the essay's central theme
2
: a conference between the judge, the lawyers, and sometimes the parties to a case that the jury does not hear
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The film will world premiere in Berlinale’s Panorama sidebar next week.
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
Thus reads a synopsis for the filmmaker’s new documentary, When Lightning Flashes Over the Sea, which world premieres in the Forum sidebar of the 75th edition of the Berlin Film Festival and puts a spotlight on how Russia’s war against Ukraine affects people.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2025
Opening film Push has been programmed in IFFR’s Limelight sidebar aimed at arthouse, indie and world cinema titles with broad appeal due out in cinemas in the Netherlands in the coming months.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
To filter your options, check off fields for Sort By Lowest Price, Best Value, and Best Seats in the sidebar.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 29 Jan. 2025
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Leo Barraclough, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
Thus reads a synopsis for the filmmaker’s new documentary, When Lightning Flashes Over the Sea, which world premieres in the Forum sidebar of the 75th edition of the Berlin Film Festival and puts a spotlight on how Russia’s war against Ukraine affects people.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2025
Opening film Push has been programmed in IFFR’s Limelight sidebar aimed at arthouse, indie and world cinema titles with broad appeal due out in cinemas in the Netherlands in the coming months.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025
To filter your options, check off fields for Sort By Lowest Price, Best Value, and Best Seats in the sidebar.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 29 Jan. 2025
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sidebar
noun
side·bar
ˈsīd-ˌbär 
: sidebar conference
had failed to request a sidebar before injecting the collateral offense into the trial—Dockery v. State, 659 So. 2d 219 (1994)
Dockery v. State, 659 So. 2d 219 (1994)
sidebar
adjective
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