ANIMASYROS International Animation Festival

ANIMASYROS International Animation Festival, the largest festival of its kind in Greece and one of the largest in Europe, launched its journey into the world of animation on 19 September 2008 in the island of Syros, Greece. Since then, ANIMASYROS takes place annually in the capital of the Cyclades complex, having hosted more than 104,000 unique visitors.

Animasyros Festival is organized into three main pillars, the artistic programme, the educational programmes and the Agora section, while there are also parallel activities, such as exhibitions, concerts and parties.

Animasyros was launched, as an initiative of the non-profit company Platforma-Urban Culture Co, in order to promote to the audience the art of animated film, while the initiative aimed at building and maintaining a creative meeting and networking hub of animation professional at a pan-European and international level.