Congratulations to Gints Zilbalodis and the entire Flow film crew for the Academy Award win! Flow is the manifestation of Blender’s mission, where a small independent team is able to create a story that moves audiences worldwide. Thank you for the shout out! 🧡 #b3d

Meet the splash for the upcoming Blender 4.4! Featuring Flow, a film by Gints Zilbalodis. Golden Globe-winning film and 2025 Oscar nominee for Best Animated Feature Film and Best International Feature Film 🐈‍⬛ #b3d

Flow –the animated sensation of the year– was created in Blender! Francesco had a chat with director Gints Zilbalodis to discuss his experience working on the film. The interview covers topics such as learning Blender, working with a team (actually multiple small teams), using add-ons, and single-handedly lighting and rendering the film. Enjoy:

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Making Flow – Interview with director Gints Zilbalodis — Blender

In this interview, Gints Zilbalodis, writer and director of the film, shares how Blender was instrumental in the creation of the film.

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Scrap new year's resolutions: welcome new planning! Check out the projects to keep an eye on in 2025. 🎉 #b3d #planning #development #DevFund

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Projects to Look Forward to in 2025 — Blender

The projects to keep an eye on in 2025!

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fund.blender.org - are you doing your part? #b3d #devfund #jointhetwopercent

📝New blogpost! Next steps for overrides: how to make them easier to use and manage. #b3d #DevFund

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The Future of Overrides — Blender Developers Blog

Next steps for overrides: how to make them easier to use and manage.

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It’s time to update your Blender 4.3! 🐞 Blender 4.3.1 addresses 95 issues since its initial release. As with all corrective releases, it is highly recommended to update. 👀 Change list

Corrective Releases - Blender Developer Documentation

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Download — Blender

Blender is free and open source. Forever.

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