ANIMASYROS International Animation Festival

Vital & short info:

- The festival welcomes only ANIMATED films from all over the globe.
- First public screening of submitted films must have occurred strictly AFTER 1st of January 2025
- The limit between shorts and features is set in 45min. (anything <45mins is considered short, everything >45mins is a feature)
- Submissions are accepted exclusively via FilmFreeway. An entry fee of €3 applies.
Fee waivers may be granted upon request; kindly send us your waiver request and we will review it promptly. Greek-produced or co-produced films, as well as films created by Greek artists, are exempt from the entry fee, in accordance with the Festival’s specific funding provisions.
- Given the current status of the announced venues equipment digital files would be highly preferable over DCP's and optical discs.
- If a creator has used AI in any way (animation, script writing, storyboarding, etc.) in the creation of their film, they are obliged to disclose this in his submission.
- Films that have used AI are not eligible in the competition categories of the Festival.

Here follows the official Rules & Terms, as posted on ANIMASYROS website:

ANIMASYROS International Animation Festival & Agora is an independent action of the non-for-profit organisation based in Athens Greece PLATFORMA - Urban Culture Co. aiming at the promotion of animated film.

The Festival screens, on a predetermined schedule, both physically & through a digital platform (if necessary) animated films, that fulfill the conditions of participation and are submitted validly within the deadlines set and announced. Participants must submit one copy of the film in their screening format, as filed in the application form.

The Festival is organized once a year, with the duration and the participants' selection and the screenings' programme all subject to the absolute choice of the Production Team.

Films of racist, pedophile or other content, offending human dignity or supporting any discrimination against individuals or groups of people based “on gender identity, racial or ethnic origin, religious or other beliefs, disability, age or sexual orientation” as well as films violating any third parties lawful rights including Intellectual Property rights are not eligible for participation in the Festival.

The Festival selects a number of films from all validly submitted entries to the distinctive competition sections of the Festival. Animasyros awards the following Prizes: 1) Grand Prize for the Best Film in the Professional Short Film section, 2) Best Student Film for the respective category, 3) Audience Prize to the Best Feature Film. 4) Best TV & Commissioned Film 5) Best Greek Film 6) Best K.ID.S Film 7) Best Animapride Film (LGBTQI) & 8) Best Agora Pitch Project. All awards are decided by respective juries comprised by acknowledged professionals or persons selected and announced by the Organisers in due course. Regarding the Audience Prize following each screening, the audience is asked to vote its favorite film in a specially formatted ballot space outside each screening hall. All awards are jointly granted to the director and the producer of winning the event's closing ceremony. The aforementioned prize may be pecuniary or other, according to the decision of the Production Team of the Festival.

With the submission of an application form for a film, participants, both director(s) and producer(s) unconditionally accept the terms of present and allow the use of excerpts or the entire film by the organizers for publicity and archive purposes of the Festival only. Any other use of the film is subject to the prior consent of the director and/or producer.

The submitter also consents to having his contact information (name, email) in the festival's catalogue next to his film entry.

The Festival bears no liability for any loss or damage of the audiovisual and other material submitted by film applicants, may not request any entry fees from them and may not pay any screening fees to any film participant.

The Production Team of the Festival is constituted by at least five (5) members, two (2) of which, at least, are also members of the Board of PLATFORMA - Urban Culture Co. Any change of the Production Team members takes effect by virtue of a decision of its current members. All decisions are taken by simple majority.
The Production Team of the Festival may cancel at any time the event, provided that the circumstances render its realization unfeasible.

The financial matters and other statements of each annual event are communicated at any interested party after the event, with diligence of the Production Team of the Festival.

Each term of present regulation is considered substantial and may be modified or revoked only according to decision of the Board of PLATFORMA - Urban Culture Co.