The Athens Animfest is organised by the Center of Animation, Audiovisual and Performing Arts (Ars Anima), a non-profit organization, that aims to bring the younger generation closer to the secrets and fascination of the art of animation and their diverse applications in the small and big screen, the multimedia, the Internet and education in general. The Festival gives special emphasis to European animation films, regardless of techniques, themes, language, nationality and artists' age, style and aesthetic trends thus demonstrating the common cultural heritage of the peoples of Europe.
The artistic committee evaluated the films and awarded the following awards: Awards 2023.
The schedule of the 18th Athens Animfest 2023 has been announced. The schedule includes short, experimental, student and greek films.
Although competition was fierce, the committee's work was successfully completed with a selection of 296 films - 133 short films, 103 student films, 52 experimental films and 8 greek films.