{"id":97743,"date":"2026-09-25T18:46:28","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T16:46:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/?p=97743"},"modified":"2026-09-25T18:56:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T16:56:21","slug":"20-years-open-movies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/press\/20-years-open-movies\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating 20 Years of Open Movies"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\"?><html><body><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year we are celebrating 20 years of making Open Movies. 17 titles, all different and beautiful in their own way. We want to thank you for being a part of this journey &ndash; without the community support, all of these projects would not be possible!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context='{\"imageId\":\"6ae1951fe20d8\"}' data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6ae1951fe20d8\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"862\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/756bd443978d19142a19e059a734b11f-1-1280x862.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/756bd443978d19142a19e059a734b11f-1-1280x862.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/756bd443978d19142a19e059a734b11f-1-512x345.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/756bd443978d19142a19e059a734b11f-1-768x517.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/756bd443978d19142a19e059a734b11f-1-1536x1034.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/756bd443978d19142a19e059a734b11f-1.jpg 1604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><button class=\"lightbox-trigger\" type=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" data-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\" data-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To celebrate the 20 years of Open Movies in a special way during the Blender Conference 2026, we have created an installation that represents the projects frame by frame. And in the spirit of sharing and being open, visitors of the exhibition can take a frame with them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context='{\"imageId\":\"6ae1951fe23de\"}' data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6ae1951fe23de\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_5411-1280x960.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_5411-1280x960.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_5411-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_5411-512x384.jpeg 512w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_5411-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_5411-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><button class=\"lightbox-trigger\" type=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" data-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\" data-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">20 years of Open Movies exhibition at Blender Conference 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you for doing your part. 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