CINEMA WRITTEN TO BE FELTJ. H. ALLELY

I write stories that enter through the image and stay through emotion.

Portrait of J. H. Allely, screenwriter
Portrait of J. H. Allely, screenwriter
WRITER'S STATEMENT

I do not write to explain a story. I write to show what words cannot express.

I am interested in what a character does, what they leave unsaid and what they are willing to lose. I use genre as a tool, not a limit, to create stories capable of surprising, moving and staying with the audience.

J. H. Allely — Screenwriter
Poster for The Last Tear of Man, a feature screenplay by J. H. Allely
Featured feature screenplay

The Last Tear of Man

In a future where human emotion has nearly vanished, a screenwriter discovers that his stories can make an entire society feel again; but the mogul controlling his gift begins erasing his identity and threatening the only woman capable of seeing him.

Feature screenplay · UnproducedScience fiction · DramaScreenwriting Staffing — Consider · High ConsiderationAvailable to producers
“Better to die alive than to live dead.”

Produced work

Short films that have already reached the screen. Mírame is currently in post-production.

Poster for the short film Liberación
Produced short film

Liberación

David, a solitary man tormented by voices he cannot silence, searches for an explanation for his suffering. When he receives a mysterious box that may hold the key to the truth, he must confront what he has avoided for far too long.

27 selecciones25 premios
Poster for the short film Nada sin ti
Produced short film

Nada sin ti

Nada sin ti is a moving portrait of the final moments Lucas shares with his mother, María. What seems like a simple farewell becomes a reunion filled with unexpected decisions that will test the bond between them.

39 selecciones32 premios
Poster for the short film Mírame, currently in post-production
Short film · In post-production

Mírame

When two former classmates reunite, old wounds rise to the surface. Through silences, gestures and an unexpected revelation, they discover that some wounds can only heal when we learn to truly see.

Escrito por J. H. AllelyDirigido por Miguel G. Bernal

Stories that connect beyond the page

Produced short films and screenplays recognised at international competitions: awards, finalist placements and selections that support a growing body of work.

30th Annual Fade In AwardsSYNNOIA
Semifinalist · Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Creative World AwardsSYNNOIA
Finalist · Short Screenplay
INROADS Screenwriting FellowshipSYNNOIA
Quarter-Finalist
Page Turner ScreenplaysLa última lágrima del hombre
Quarter-Finalist · Feature Screenplay
Festival Internacional de Cine de Granada – Premios LorcaNada sin ti
Nominee · Best Granada Screenplay
Berlin International Screenwriting Festival | BISFSYNNOIA · La última lágrima del hombre
Finalists · Short and feature screenplays

Also, SYNNOIA was a finalist at Oxford Script Awards and a quarter-finalist at Outstanding Screenplays. Both SYNNOIA and The Last Tear of Man were finalists at the Berlin International Screenwriting Festival | BISF; the latter was also a quarter-finalist at Page Turner Screenplays. The journey also includes awards and official selections at competitions across Europe, Asia and the Americas.

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View all awards & selections
Feature screenplay

The Last Tear of Man

4 awards1 honorable mention2 finalist placements2 quarter-finalist placements1 official selection

Awards

  • INDO ITALY INTERNATIONAL FILMFARE AWARDSWinner · Feature Screenplay
  • Rohip International Film FestivalSpecial Jury Award · Feature Screenplay
  • Abcdetc Int'l Arts FestivalWinner · Feature Screenplay
  • Sittannavasal International Film FestivalWinner · Best Feature Screenplay

Honorable mention

  • INDO NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL FILMFARE AWARDSHonorable Mention · Best Feature Screenplay

Finalist & quarter-finalist placements

  • Berlin International Screenwriting Festival | BISFFinalist · Feature Screenplay
  • Sacramento Underground Film & Arts FestivalFinalist · Feature Screenplay
  • Page Turner ScreenplaysQuarter-Finalist · Feature Screenplay
  • Wiki: The World’s Fastest Screenplay Contest!Quarter-Finalist · Feature Screenplay

Official selection

  • Purgatory Film FestivalOfficial Selection · Best Feature Screenplay
Short screenplay · Unproduced

SYNNOIA

15 international Best Screenplay awardsInternational finalist, semifinalist and selection placements

Awards and winning distinctions

  • Caravan International Film FestivalBest Short Screenplay
  • Caravan International Film FestivalBest Science Fiction Screenplay
  • Hollywood Stage Script Film CompetitionBest Science Fiction Screenplay
  • CKF International Film FestivalBest Short Screenplay
  • Wallachia International Film FestivalBest Science Fiction Screenplay / Featurette
  • Bloodstained Indie Film FestivalBest Short Screenplay
  • Bridge FestBest Screenplay
  • HALO International Film FestivalBest Short Screenplay
  • Purgatory Film FestivalBest Short Screenplay
  • World Class Film AwardsAward of Merit / Best Short Screenplay
  • Morgana Film FestivalBest Short Screenplay
  • WILDsound FEEDBACK Film and Screenplay FestivalBest Short Screenplay
  • Lifetime Achievement AwardsBest International Short Screenplay
  • The Ink & Light AwardsShort Screenplay
  • Spring Time International Film FestivalUnproduced Short Screenplay

Special mention

  • Poombukar Independent Film FestivalSpecial Mention

Nominee

  • Cannes Film AwardsNominee · Short Screenplay

Finalist

  • Chicago Script AwardsShort Screenplay
  • Oxford Script AwardsShort Screenplay
  • Cambridge Script FestivalShort Screenplay
  • Berlin International Screenwriting FestivalShort Screenplay
  • Creative World AwardsShort Screenplay
  • Global Visionaries Film FestivalUnproduced Short Screenplay
  • Elegant International Film FestivalUnproduced Short Screenplay

Semifinalist

  • Melbourne International Screenplay AwardsShort Screenplay
  • Hollywood Storytellers Script CompetitionScience Fiction / Fantasy
  • Best Script Award LondonShort Screenplay
  • Wiki: The World’s Fastest Screenplay ContestShort Screenplay
  • 30th Annual Fade In Awards Sci-Fi/Fantasy CompetitionBest Science Fiction Screenplay
  • Filmmatic Short Screenplay AwardsShort Screenplay

Quarter-Finalist

  • INROADS Screenwriting FellowshipShort Screenplay
  • Outstanding ScreenplaysShort Screenplay

Official selection

  • Tokyo Film & Screenplay AwardsShort Screenplay
  • Zepstone International Film & Music FestivalOriginal Screenplay
  • Live Screenings International Film FestivalShort Screenplay
  • The Flight Deck Film FestivalShort Screenplay
  • PaperscreenplayShort Screenplay
  • Africa Underground Film FestivalShort Screenplay
  • Los Angeles International Screenplay AwardsShort Screenplay
Produced short film · Screenwriting debut

Liberación

25 international awards5 finalist / semifinalist / quarter-finalist placements3 honorable mentions27 international selections

Awards — Best Screenplay

  • Athvikvaruni International Film FestivalBest Screenplay
  • Makizhmithran International Film FestivalBest Screenplay
  • Lens Fame International Film FestivalBest Screenplay
Produced short film

Nada sin ti

32 international awards13 finalist / semifinalist / quarter-finalist placements13 nominations7 honorable mentions39 international selections

Awards — Best Screenplay

  • Kollywood International Film FestivalBest Screenplay
  • Sweden Film AwardsBest Screenplay
  • Eastern Europe Film FestivalBest Screenplay
  • 1st Monthly Film FestivalBest Screenplay
  • Hallucinea Film FestivalBest Screenplay
  • London Indie Film FestivalBest Screenplay

Finalist — Best Screenplay

  • By The River Film FestivalFinalist · Best Screenplay

Nominations — Best Screenplay

  • Brazil New Visions Film FestNominee · Best Screenplay
  • TMFF – The Monthly Film FestivalNominee · Best Screenplay
  • Festival Internacional de Cine de Granada – Premios LorcaNominee · Best Granada Screenplay

Honorable mentions — Best Screenplay

  • Cinematic European Film FestivalHonorable Mention
  • The Macoproject Film FestivalHonorable Mention

Official selection — Best Screenplay

  • Alibag Short Film FestivalOfficial Selection
  • Story.Land International Short Film FestOfficial Selection
PRESS / INTERVIEWS

The story behind
the story

FESTIVAL REVIEWS · MAY 2026

Interview with J. H. Allely about SYNNOIA

The screenplay’s central conflict, the boundary between love and possession, the rewriting process, and the balance between science fiction and emotion.

Read interview · EN
WILD FILMMAKER · EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW · APRIL 2026

SYNNOIA: exclusive interview with J. H. Allely

A conversation about his perspective as a writer, his cinematic influences, and SYNNOIA as a visual story about love, loss and identity.

Read interview · EN
Portrait of J. H. Allely, screenwriter

Writing so something remains

J. H. Allely (Seville, 1979) is a screenwriter with a visual and atmospheric approach. His stories move across different genres and formats, with a focus on character, conflict and the narrative power of the image.

His writing seeks to turn powerful concepts into clear, human cinematic stories with a distinctive identity, balancing genre ambition with dramatic precision.

He is part of the anthology universe Edificio 23, for which he has written episodes and produced short films including Liberación, Nada sin ti and Mírame. His work has received dozens of awards, selections and international distinctions. SYNNOIA has been recognised by screenplay competitions in several countries, while his feature screenplay The Last Tear of Man has begun its international run with awards, finalist placements and official selections.

He completed the specialist course in Fiction Screenwriting at HAZ RTVE. He is currently developing feature screenplays and new projects across different genres and formats, with a clear ambition: to turn powerful ideas into visual, intimate and emotionally memorable cinematic stories.

TrainingHAZ RTVE · Guion de Ficción Cinematográfica
Based inSevilla, España
WritingSpanish · Projects available in English
RepresentationOpen to representation · Direct enquiries

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