Here is a 92- min collection of this year's Nevermore Jury Award winners and Runners-Up for Best Shorts.
WINNER! Nevermore Jury Award - Best Short (US/Canada)
THE RELIC: Filled with extraordinary FX and an amazing score, The Relic tells the horrifying tale of a group of adventurers who get more than they bargained for in search of an ancient legend.
WINNER! Nevermore Jury Award - Best Short (International)
THE LAST MEN: The last man on earth is running away from the last zombie.
WINNER! Nevermore Jury Award - Best Comedy Short
TEA TIME: While having a tea party, a little girl loses her temper and things get bloody.
WINNER! Nevermore Jury Award - Best Long-Form Narrative Short
EXIT: With their deadline approaching fast, a small team of construction workers isn't too happy to find an anomaly in the house they're renovating. Especially one that breaks the laws of physics. But maybe there’s something to be gained from this? Like a finder's fee…Or nightmare fuel.
Nevermore Jury Award - RUNNER-UP Best Comedy Short
LOGAN LEE & THE RISE OF THE PURPLE DAWN: Logan Lee is in love with his best friend, Beatrice Pan, and tonight, she's throwing a party! That means DJ Logan's Fun is in the HOUSE! Now if only he wasn't so nervous. But not to fear, Auntie Bobbie is here with some of the rarest weed she's ever laid lungs on, Purple Dawn. Unfortunately, Logan soon discovers there's much more to this strain than its soothing effects.
Nevermore Jury Award - RUNNER-UP Best Short (US/Canada)
THEY'RE HERE: Unable to cope with the death of her grandmother, Sam becomes convinced that her body is harboring an alien being that must be removed. There is just one problem, nobody believes her, and instead suspect Sam of trying to murder her grandma.
Nevermore Jury Award - RUNNER-UP Best Short (International)
THE RECYCLING MAN: In an overpopulated and underprivileged suburban neighborhood, Jacob, a boy immobilized on a wheelchair, fights to protect a girl he spots across the courtyard, doing all he can to warn her of the dark figure entering her room - The Recycling Man.
WORLD PREMIERE!
Nevermore Jury Award - RUNNER-UP Best Short (US/Canada)
Unable to cope with the death of her grandmother, Sam becomes convinced that her body is harboring an alien being that must be removed. There is just one problem, nobody believes her, and instead suspect Sam of trying to murder her grandma.
Director Biography - Sid Zanforlin
Sid Zanforlin is a Chilean-Canadian that has directed over ninety episodes of television, numerous award winning shorts, plays, music videos and two anthology features. He has won a Mecca award and has been nominated for a Banff Television award.
- Year2020
- Runtime12 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryCanada
- PremiereWorld Premiere
- DirectorSid Zanforlin
- ScreenwriterSid Zanforlin
- ProducerPatricia Gomez Zlatar
- CastMelia Cressaty, Bronwen Mantel, Al Goulem, Matt Keyes, Julie Trepanier
- CinematographerHong Nguyen
- EditorLucas Villegas, Stephen Philipson
- ComposerMichael Richard Plowman
Here is a 92- min collection of this year's Nevermore Jury Award winners and Runners-Up for Best Shorts.
WINNER! Nevermore Jury Award - Best Short (US/Canada)
THE RELIC: Filled with extraordinary FX and an amazing score, The Relic tells the horrifying tale of a group of adventurers who get more than they bargained for in search of an ancient legend.
WINNER! Nevermore Jury Award - Best Short (International)
THE LAST MEN: The last man on earth is running away from the last zombie.
WINNER! Nevermore Jury Award - Best Comedy Short
TEA TIME: While having a tea party, a little girl loses her temper and things get bloody.
WINNER! Nevermore Jury Award - Best Long-Form Narrative Short
EXIT: With their deadline approaching fast, a small team of construction workers isn't too happy to find an anomaly in the house they're renovating. Especially one that breaks the laws of physics. But maybe there’s something to be gained from this? Like a finder's fee…Or nightmare fuel.
Nevermore Jury Award - RUNNER-UP Best Comedy Short
LOGAN LEE & THE RISE OF THE PURPLE DAWN: Logan Lee is in love with his best friend, Beatrice Pan, and tonight, she's throwing a party! That means DJ Logan's Fun is in the HOUSE! Now if only he wasn't so nervous. But not to fear, Auntie Bobbie is here with some of the rarest weed she's ever laid lungs on, Purple Dawn. Unfortunately, Logan soon discovers there's much more to this strain than its soothing effects.
Nevermore Jury Award - RUNNER-UP Best Short (US/Canada)
THEY'RE HERE: Unable to cope with the death of her grandmother, Sam becomes convinced that her body is harboring an alien being that must be removed. There is just one problem, nobody believes her, and instead suspect Sam of trying to murder her grandma.
Nevermore Jury Award - RUNNER-UP Best Short (International)
THE RECYCLING MAN: In an overpopulated and underprivileged suburban neighborhood, Jacob, a boy immobilized on a wheelchair, fights to protect a girl he spots across the courtyard, doing all he can to warn her of the dark figure entering her room - The Recycling Man.
WORLD PREMIERE!
Nevermore Jury Award - RUNNER-UP Best Short (US/Canada)
Unable to cope with the death of her grandmother, Sam becomes convinced that her body is harboring an alien being that must be removed. There is just one problem, nobody believes her, and instead suspect Sam of trying to murder her grandma.
Director Biography - Sid Zanforlin
Sid Zanforlin is a Chilean-Canadian that has directed over ninety episodes of television, numerous award winning shorts, plays, music videos and two anthology features. He has won a Mecca award and has been nominated for a Banff Television award.
- Year2020
- Runtime12 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryCanada
- PremiereWorld Premiere
- DirectorSid Zanforlin
- ScreenwriterSid Zanforlin
- ProducerPatricia Gomez Zlatar
- CastMelia Cressaty, Bronwen Mantel, Al Goulem, Matt Keyes, Julie Trepanier
- CinematographerHong Nguyen
- EditorLucas Villegas, Stephen Philipson
- ComposerMichael Richard Plowman