Countryside Animafest Cyprus  Organizer:

The festival is organized by the NGO Views of the World Festival with the official support of the Ministry of Education & Culture of the Republic of Cyprus and ASIFA Cyprus.

Countryside Animafest Cyprus  International Competition:

• Our aim is to present a selection of films distinguished by originality of idea, story, visual design or execution. We welcome all animation techniques.
• This competition section features a selection of animated short films made by professionals and final year student films.
• Films must not exceed 30 minutes in length.
• We monitor current production by attending festivals and industry events, approaching directors and producers accordingly. However, authors and producers also have the opportunity to submit their film to our festival via our online application form.

Awards & Special Mentions:

• International Competition
• Best film in the International Competition Section.
• National (Cyprus) Competition
• Best film in the Cypriot Competition Section.
• Special mentions
• Special mentions from each jury member for the international and Cypriot competition.

The non-competitive program of the Festival includes the following categories:

1. Tributes and Retrospectives – Masters of Animation
2. Features
3. Guest Programmers
   
   1. Animation Panorama
   2. Children’s Animation Program
   3. Aspects of the Fantastic (Festival on Tour)
   4. Animation Conferences
   5. Workshops / Residencies and Μasterclasses

Submission deadline:

31 May 2020

Countryside Animafest Cyprus  Regulations:

• Films must not exceed 30 minutes in length.
• Films must be completed after January 1st, 2020.
• Films containing dialogue in any language other than English must be submitted with English subtitles
• There is no application fee

About Countryside Animafest Cyprus  venues:

The 15th Countryside Animafest Cyprus will take place in July 2020 at the following locations: the ancient site of Palaipafos Kouklia, the Hambis Printmaking, Museum Vassilias Nikoklis inn and at the headquarters of the organization Pafos European capital of Culture 2020.