Blender Open Movies

Blender Open Movies are short films created by the Blender Foundation to showcase the capabilities of the Blender software and drive its development. Each project is open-source, meaning all assets, models, and production files are freely available for learning and reuse. These films serve as both artistic showcases and real-world testing grounds for Blender's new features. Notable titles include Elephants Dream, Big Buck Bunny, Sintel, Tears of Steel, and Spring. They are widely used in education, animation training, and open content creation.

Spring

Spring is a Blender Open Movie released in 2019 that tells the story of a young shepherdess and her dog as they confront ancient spirits to bring about the change of seasons. Set in a lush, mythical landscape, it highlights emotional storytelling through expressive animation and cinematic visuals. The film was made to test Blender's production pipeline, especially the hair and cloth simulation systems.

WING IT!

Wing It! is Blender Studio's 15th open movie, released in 2023, combining 2D and 3D animation in a playful, hand-drawn style. It follows a strict feline engineer whose orderly world is thrown into chaos by a clumsy dog dreaming of flight. The short showcases Blender's non-photorealistic rendering (NPR) capabilities

CHARGE

Charge is a Blender Open Movie released in 2022, set in a post-apocalyptic world where nature reclaims a desolate, high-tech landscape. The story follows a lone warrior on a mysterious journey through abandoned machines and overgrown ruins. Created to push Blender's real-time rendering and asset pipeline, the film blends atmospheric storytelling with cutting-edge visual effects.