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. 2022 marks the 8th year of the "Agora" animation market, a major concurrent event, steadily evolving into an important international hub of creative professional networking, targeting the development of synergies among animation professionals. The Animasyros Agora includes pitching sessions, presentations, and masterclasses by prominent representatives of 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.
2024 Call for Entries
The 17th edition of Animasyros will be held on 23 -29 September 2024. The main focus of this year's event, entitled "Africa: An Animated Continent of Animation”, is dedicated to contemporary African animation creation and production aiming to highlight the unique narratives and creative expressions of the region
Eligibility criteria
Awards
Best Feature (Audience Award)
Best Short Film (Professional)
Best Student Short Film
The TV & Commissioned Film awards are split into:
-Best Commissioned (adverts, informecials,etc)
-Best Music Vide
-Best TV Episode
Best Greek Film
Best K.ID.S Film
Best Animapride Film (LGBTQI+ Film)
Best Pitch for an Agora Project
Animasyros International Animation Festival & Agora is an independent action of the not-for-profit organisation based in Athens Greece PLATFORMA - Urban Culture Co. aiming at the promotion of the animated film.
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