The Animattikon Project 2025
Event Description
The Animattikon Project is a festival celebrating the art of animated film in all its aspects. It takes place between the towns of Paphos and Limassol, Cyprus.
2025 Call for Entries
For the Animated Short Film, Student Animated Short Film, Animated Music Video, Commissioned Animated Film and the Halloween Special category, any short animated film not exceeding the duration of 20 minutes is eligible. All techniques are accepted.
For the Animated Documentary, Documentary About Animation and Cypriot Animated Film categories any short animated film not exceeding the duration of 120 minutes is eligible. All techniques are accepted.
For the Extra-cinematic animation, all forms of animation are accepted, given that they fit within the budget restrictions.
No premiere status is required for any of the films submitted. Films submitted should not be available online. The films' production date should not be older than two years before the year of the current edition.
Concerning the new special category of "Animation in Times of Plague", any short animated film not exceeding the duration of 20 minutes is eligible. All techniques are accepted and no premiere status is required. The film may be available online and the date of the film's production is irrelevant. Films submitted in this category may be animated fiction or documentary films that deal with the subject of illness.
For example:
- films depicting the experience of sickness
- films that deal with epidemics or pandemics (not necessarily the current one)
- films produced by directors during periods of pandemic or directors who were going through illnesses during the production of the films
- films that deal with the subject of confinement or were produced in circomstances of confinement
These topics proposed are not exclusive.
- Festival Regulations and Entry Form via FilmFreeway
- Deadline: 1 February 2025 (opening date), 15 March (earlybird), 15 June (regular), 15 July 2025 (Late)
2024 Festival Coverage
Festival statement: Unfortunately, due to insufficient funding, the 2024 edition of the Animattikon Project will not take place.
2018 Festival Coverage
- Animattikon Winners
- Official 2018 Programme
- Presentation of animator Thomas Kunstler
The Animattikon Project is honored to present Italian animator and director Thomas Kunstler, who will speak about his films: his previous work in film and in animation, as well as his on-going feature film on the biography of rebetiko composer Markos Vamvakaris.
- Animations made in Cyprus: The story of Zedem Media
The Animattikon Project is happy to invite Michael Kalopedis for a presentation of Zedem Animations. Michael will speak about the studio, how it begun and how it grew through the years. He will also speak about the exciting projects that are now on the making.
- The Ox
The Animattikon Project has the great pleasure and honor to host a screening of the visionary animated film "The Ox" by Greek director and animator Giorgos Nikopoulos. The director will be present at te screening and a Q & A will follow the viewing of the film.
Event Dates
- From 28/10/2025 to 31/10/2025