[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"festival-about-1900":3},{"festival":4,"years":21,"news":40,"about":41},{"entryId":5,"urlTitle":6,"status":7,"name":8,"originalName":9,"alsoKnownAs":10,"logo":11,"logoAppearance":12,"logoOg":18,"about":19,"isManaged":20},1900,"athens-animfest-greece","open","Athens Animfest","",[],"https:\u002F\u002Fimg.r.vurchel.com\u002Ffestivals\u002F_th600\u002Fathens-animfest-greece-f9a8vj0m.webp?v=0f2d6840",{"mode":13,"edge":14,"edgeLight":15,"plateLight":16,"plateDark":16,"crop":17,"og":17},"card","#ffffff",true,"none",null,"\u002Fimg\u002F_og\u002F756.jpg?v=0f2d6840","Athens Animfest is an international festival of short animation organised by the Center of Animation, Audiovisual and Performing Arts (Ars Anima), a non-profit organisation in Athens whose other events include the Animart Festival and the Animation Marathon. The festival gives particular weight to European animation, open to any technique, theme, language, nationality and age of the artist, and pursues an educational aim: bringing younger audiences closer to animation and its uses on cinema and television screens, in multimedia, online and in education. Films compete in three sections — Short, Student and Experimental — and are assessed by the festival's artistic committee; the top award of the short film competition is the Grand Prix “Athena”. Recent editions are held exclusively online, with free viewer registration for the screenings.",false,[22,24,26,28,30,32,34,36,38],{"year":23,"hasAwards":20,"hasSelection":15},"2022",{"year":25,"hasAwards":20,"hasSelection":15},"2021",{"year":27,"hasAwards":20,"hasSelection":15},"2020",{"year":29,"hasAwards":20,"hasSelection":15},"2019",{"year":31,"hasAwards":20,"hasSelection":15},"2018",{"year":33,"hasAwards":20,"hasSelection":15},"2017",{"year":35,"hasAwards":20,"hasSelection":15},"2016",{"year":37,"hasAwards":20,"hasSelection":15},"2015",{"year":39,"hasAwards":20,"hasSelection":15},"2014",[],{"aboutHtml":42,"countries":43,"focus":45,"categories":46,"nextDates":17,"awardsPrizes":51,"rules":52,"website":53,"contacts":54,"editDate":67},"\u003Cp>Athens Animfest is an international festival of short animation organised by the Center of Animation, Audiovisual and Performing Arts (Ars Anima), a non-profit organisation in Athens whose other events include the Animart Festival and the Animation Marathon. The festival gives particular weight to European animation, open to any technique, theme, language, nationality and age of the artist, and pursues an educational aim: bringing younger audiences closer to animation and its uses on cinema and television screens, in multimedia, online and in education.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Films compete in three sections — Short, Student and Experimental — and are assessed by the festival's artistic committee; the top award of the short film competition is the Grand Prix “Athena”. Recent editions are held exclusively online, with free viewer registration for the screenings.\u003C\u002Fp>",[44],"Greece",[],[47,48,49,50],"Animation","Experimental","Short","Student","Short film competition: Grand Prix “Athena”, 2nd and 3rd Prizes, Special Mentions and Distinctions. Student and Experimental competitions: 1st, 2nd and 3rd Prizes, Special Mentions and Distinctions. Winners are chosen by the festival's artistic committee.","The published conditions for the 21st edition (2026) accept animated shorts in the Short, Student and Experimental categories. Eligible films are completed on or after 1 January 2024 and run no longer than 30 minutes. Films in languages other than English require an English-subtitled screening copy. Films selected at an earlier edition cannot be resubmitted.\n\nScreening files use MP4 with H.264 video, progressive 1280 × 720 or 1920 × 1080 resolution, 24, 25, 29.97 or 30 fps, any aspect ratio and AAC audio at 48 kHz.\n\nSubmission confirms permission from all relevant rights holders and agreement to screen during the festival. Online screenings are worldwide and password protected for registered viewers; selected films are streamed twice in their competition session. The festival pays no screening fees. Entrants permit promotional use of stills, film information and clips of up to 30 seconds. These conditions apply to 2026; they do not establish eligibility for a later edition.","https:\u002F\u002Fathensanimfest.eu\u002F",[55,59,63],{"type":56,"value":57,"note":58},"Email","info@athensanimfest.eu","General festival contact",{"type":60,"value":61,"note":62},"Address","Athens Animfest, 48 Patission Str., 10682 Athens, Greece","Festival postal address",{"type":64,"value":65,"note":66},"Website","https:\u002F\u002Ffilmfreeway.com\u002FAthensANIMFEST","Film submissions (FilmFreeway)",1792322557]