
Here is a collection of this year's Nevermore Jury Award winners for Best Shorts.
BEST SHORT (US/CANADA)
Tim Travers & The Time Traveler's Paradox: It is called the Time Travelers Paradox. In which a scientist creates a Time Machine and kills their younger self. So now a man who should not -- can not -- exist, somehow does. That is the Paradox, and Paradoxes are impossible.
BEST SCIENCE FICTION SHORT
Jettison: A restless young woman ships off to fight an interstellar war, only to struggle with the effects of being cut off from her home by both time and space.
BEST HORROR-COMEDY SHORT
The Last Christmas: 'Tis the night before Christmas and all is peaceful. That is until High School Cheerleader, Kirsten, is awoken in the middle of the night by her mischievous 8-year-old sister, Alice. Teased at school for still believing in Santa, Alice's plan to capture the mythical gift giver and prove his existence has gone horribly wrong. The living room is trashed and Santa lies dead amidst a gruesome Christmas crime scene! But Alice has a plan and convinces her older sister they must work together to get rid of the evidence and bury the body before anyone finds out they killed Christmas!
BEST SHORT (INTERNATIONAL)
The Last Game: Alvaro and his friends are about to play one of their usual role games when a disturbing discovery will change the game forever.
In Spanish with English subtitles
BEST LONG-FORM NARRATIVE SHORT
Viral: An online activist was trying to uncover the truth about the Virus before she went missing earlier this year. Now, her FaceTime history has been extracted and the truth is worse than you think.
BEST LONG FORM NARRATIVE SHORT
Lips & Tips: Melanie -- a hard working flight attendant -- arrives late at night at the airport. She only wants to go home and get some sleep. But someone is watching her. As she enters the parking garage, someone is talking to her, and this person seems to have sinister plans. She manages to escape the stranger, but now someone has followed her home. Will Melanie survive this night of terror and find out what is going on?
Viewer's Guide: Graphic sexual dialogue and gore.
NORTH CAROLINA PREMIERE!
Alvaro and his friends are about to play one of their usual role games when a disturbing discovery will change the game forever.
In Spanish with English subtitles
2022 Nevermore Jury Award Winner!
BEST SHORT (INTERNATIONAL)
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST – Short Film
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS – Short Film
Daniel Villegas Gálvez & Mikel Hernando (“The Last Game”, Spain)
2022 Nevermore Jury Award Nominee!
Best Director
Best Production & Set Design
Best Screenplay
Best Cinematography
Best Original Score
Director Biography - Luis Belda
Luis graduated as a film editor at the Escuela Superior de Artes y Espectáculos TAI in Madrid and as a film director at the Centro de Estudios Ciudad de la Luz in Alicante,. He started his career working both in the production and direction departments in several films such as ¿ESTÁS AHÍ? (Roberto Santiago), LO MEJOR DE EVA (Mariano Barroso) and NO HABRÁ PAZ PARA LOS MALVADOS (Enrique Urbizu). He has directed various short films, spots and audiovisual pieces.
- Year2020
- Runtime17 minutes
- LanguageSpanish
- CountrySpain
- PremiereNorth Carolina Premiere
- DirectorLuis Belda






Here is a collection of this year's Nevermore Jury Award winners for Best Shorts.
BEST SHORT (US/CANADA)
Tim Travers & The Time Traveler's Paradox: It is called the Time Travelers Paradox. In which a scientist creates a Time Machine and kills their younger self. So now a man who should not -- can not -- exist, somehow does. That is the Paradox, and Paradoxes are impossible.
BEST SCIENCE FICTION SHORT
Jettison: A restless young woman ships off to fight an interstellar war, only to struggle with the effects of being cut off from her home by both time and space.
BEST HORROR-COMEDY SHORT
The Last Christmas: 'Tis the night before Christmas and all is peaceful. That is until High School Cheerleader, Kirsten, is awoken in the middle of the night by her mischievous 8-year-old sister, Alice. Teased at school for still believing in Santa, Alice's plan to capture the mythical gift giver and prove his existence has gone horribly wrong. The living room is trashed and Santa lies dead amidst a gruesome Christmas crime scene! But Alice has a plan and convinces her older sister they must work together to get rid of the evidence and bury the body before anyone finds out they killed Christmas!
BEST SHORT (INTERNATIONAL)
The Last Game: Alvaro and his friends are about to play one of their usual role games when a disturbing discovery will change the game forever.
In Spanish with English subtitles
BEST LONG-FORM NARRATIVE SHORT
Viral: An online activist was trying to uncover the truth about the Virus before she went missing earlier this year. Now, her FaceTime history has been extracted and the truth is worse than you think.
BEST LONG FORM NARRATIVE SHORT
Lips & Tips: Melanie -- a hard working flight attendant -- arrives late at night at the airport. She only wants to go home and get some sleep. But someone is watching her. As she enters the parking garage, someone is talking to her, and this person seems to have sinister plans. She manages to escape the stranger, but now someone has followed her home. Will Melanie survive this night of terror and find out what is going on?
Viewer's Guide: Graphic sexual dialogue and gore.
NORTH CAROLINA PREMIERE!
Alvaro and his friends are about to play one of their usual role games when a disturbing discovery will change the game forever.
In Spanish with English subtitles
2022 Nevermore Jury Award Winner!
BEST SHORT (INTERNATIONAL)
BEST ENSEMBLE CAST – Short Film
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS – Short Film
Daniel Villegas Gálvez & Mikel Hernando (“The Last Game”, Spain)
2022 Nevermore Jury Award Nominee!
Best Director
Best Production & Set Design
Best Screenplay
Best Cinematography
Best Original Score
Director Biography - Luis Belda
Luis graduated as a film editor at the Escuela Superior de Artes y Espectáculos TAI in Madrid and as a film director at the Centro de Estudios Ciudad de la Luz in Alicante,. He started his career working both in the production and direction departments in several films such as ¿ESTÁS AHÍ? (Roberto Santiago), LO MEJOR DE EVA (Mariano Barroso) and NO HABRÁ PAZ PARA LOS MALVADOS (Enrique Urbizu). He has directed various short films, spots and audiovisual pieces.
- Year2020
- Runtime17 minutes
- LanguageSpanish
- CountrySpain
- PremiereNorth Carolina Premiere
- DirectorLuis Belda