Celebrating 26 Years in 2025!
Created in 1999, The NEVERMORE Film Festival is an International juried competition festival which programs brand-new genre feature and short films from around the world. The festival seeks submissions for horror, science fiction, animation (horror/sci-fi themed), and mystery/suspense.
Nevermore has been selected as a "Top 100 Best Reviewed Film Festivals" by FilmFreeway and "One of the Best Horror Film Festivals in the World" by Dread Central.
We are NOT seeking dramas or comedies (unless they have a definitive horror or sci-fi theme), documentaries, or "crime" thrillers (Pulp Fiction, gangster films; you get the idea.)
More than 1700 features and shorts have screened at the festival in its 26 year run. It has gained an international reputation as one of the premiere genre festivals in the United States.
Nevermore has hosted many artists over the years. The festival is a great place for artists to network. An Artist Party is held on the Friday night of the festival for artists to meet and mingle with one another.
JURY AWARDS (Categories vary by year according to eligible entries)
Best Feature
Best Animated Film (Feature or Short)
Best Short (1-19 min; US/Canada)
Best Short (1-19 min; International)
Best Horror-Comedy Short
Best Science Fiction Short
AUDIENCE AWARDS (Categories vary by year according to eligible entries)
Best Feature
Best Short (1-19 min; US/Canada)
Best Short (1-19 min; International)
Best Animated Short