The Junktown Film Festival was a great success this year! Thank you to all who submitted their films to our festival and to everyone who came to the theater to enjoy these unique stories!
Junktown will open for submissions in the spring of 2027.
Welcome to JUNKTOWN
The Junktown Film Festival is located in Grand Junction, CO, the childhood home of blacklisted screenwriter (and bathtub enthusiast) Dalton Trumbo.
We showcase incredible short films from the Western Slope of Colorado, across the United States, and around the world.
The Junktown Film Festival is operated in conjunction with the Avalon Theater Foundation. We are all volunteers and your generous contributions make our festival happen.
Please note on your donation that it is for the Junktown Film Festival.
This year’s winners
Best Actor — Jimmy Slonina, Avant Guard
Best Actress — Millie Gibbons, The Liars of Black Mountain Road
Best Animated Film — A Butler’s Job
Best Cinematography — Liam Cardenas Ferguson, The Land Almost Remembers Me
Best Director — CR Sherman, Avant Guard
Best Picture — The Liars of Black Mountain Road
Best Screenplay — Kevin Michael Renshaw, Poetry in Motion
Best Student Film — A Butler’s Job
Artistic Excellence Award — Liam Cardenas Ferguson, The Land Almost Remembers Me