Junk Dump Film Festival 2024

Museum of the Moving Image and Junk Dump Magazine will present Junk Dump’s fourth annual short film festival. Junk Dump Magazine is a not-for-profit arts organization that produces a semi-annual print publication and events like Junk Dump Film Festival, which highlights emerging and underrepresented filmmakers working at the intersection of video art and storytelling. The festival presents a curated program of narrative, animated, and experimental short films made by artists using unique processes to tell singular and engaging stories.

This year’s selection was curated by guest judges from two New York-based production companies. Guest judges Maya Moravec and Izzie Nadah represent One & Other Productions, a company bringing multiculturalism and new media into market-savvy, high-quality, next-generation films. Short films produced by One & Other have been featured at the Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner, Tribeca, New York Film Week, and over 20 other prestigious festivals and events worldwide. Guest judges Yoni Azulay and Zach Rineer represent Bluestone Pictures, an independent production company based in New York City. Since its establishment in 2020, Bluestone Pictures has developed and produced 15+ narrative projects. Bluestone’s films No Dye and Idle Speed have been exhibited at prestigious film festivals such as Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner, Philadelphia Film Festival, and Woodstock Film Festival.