AnimaSyros International Animation Festival + Agora 2026
Festival Description:
Animasyros International Animation Festival is the largest festival and Animation market of its kind in Greece and one of the 20 most important globally. It started in 2008 and it is annually held on the island of Syros the capital of the Cyclades, at the neoclassical town of Hermoupolis, and in other locations on the island.
The festival includes screenings, tributes to international animation festivals, artists and studios, media literacy activities for children, youngsters, adults, persons with disabilities, and senior citizens, parties, and tons of parallel events. The ANIMASYROS Agora, is the festival’s animation market, which has steadily grown into a key international hub for creative professional networking. The Agora fosters collaborations among animation professionals through pitching sessions, presentations, and masterclasses led by distinguished figures from the global animation industry.
Εvents are free to the public and take place at the imposing Apollo Theatre, the Hermoupolis Cultural Centre, the University of the Aegean premises, the central Miaouli Square, and various locations across the island of Syros.
2026 Call for Entries
The main thematic focus of ANIMASYROS 2026 is dedicated to “200 Years of Hermoupolis,” marking the anniversary of the Syros capital naming and founding in 1826.
This year’s focus country of ANIMASYROS is Ireland, in recognition of the Irish animation scene which combines a strong and long-standing tradition with impressive contemporary momentum and has emerged in recent years as one of the most creative and dynamic in Europe.
Eligibility criteria
- The festival welcomes only ANIMATED films from all over the globe.
- The first public screening of submitted films must have occurred strictly AFTER the 1st of January 2025.
- The limit between shorts and features is set at 45min. (anything <45mins is considered short, everything >45mins is a feature).
Awards
- Best Feature (Audience Award)
- Best Short Film (Professional)
- Best Student Short Film
- The TV & Commissioned Film
- Best Greek Film
- Best K.ID.S Film
- Best Animapride Film (LGBTQI+ Film)
- Best Pitch for an Agora Project
- Regulations and submissions via FilmFreeway
- Deadline: 1 June 2026
Archive
2021 Festival Coverage
2020 Festival Coverage
2019 Festival Coverage:
This year's theme festival, AnimaGreen, is dedicated to the environment and sustainability. Animasyros approaches sustainable development not only in relation to the environment but as a process that ensures the preservation and spread of artistic heritage and creation through new technologies.
2019 marks the 5th year of “Agora”, the festival’s animation marketplace, a major concurrent event, steadily evolving into an important international hub of creative professional networking, targeting the development of synergies among animation professionals
2018 Festival Coverage
- Negative Space, (OO) Get 11th Animasyros awards
- Full Schedule for the 11th Animasyros
- Selection Results for the 11th Animasyros festival
- Animasyros Athens Animation Agora (24-26 Sep): Full Schedule
Event Dates
- From 21/09/2026 to 27/09/2026
