{"id":97893,"date":"2026-10-13T16:35:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T14:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/?p=97893"},"modified":"2026-10-13T22:18:28","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T20:18:28","slug":"blender-conference-2026-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/events\/blender-conference-2026-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"Blender Conference 2026 Recap"},"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\">It&rsquo;s a wrap! Yet another edition of the main Blender event of the year happened in the heart of Amsterdam, catching the very latest warm days of September. As is now tradition, BCON26 brought together artists, developers and contributors from the worldwide Blender community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Blender Conference 2026 Recap\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sO_lhW8av3U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Take a quick look at three days of the Blender Conference 2026 through the lenses of Maaike and Haru, Blender documentarians<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over three days, 700+ attendees from more than 50 countries gathered at the iconic Felix Meritis venue to share their passion for creating with Blender, connect and learn from each other. A total of 126 speakers presented across the four stages of BCON26. This year, the knowledge-packed marathon ran for more than 100 hours!<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1686\" height=\"1112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-333.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97915\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5162322237354702;width:571px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-333.jpg 1686w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-333-512x338.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-333-1280x844.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-333-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-333-1536x1013.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1686px) 100vw, 1686px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sessions attended by BCON26 by topic, word size represents number of respondents<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:71px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<a href=\"#feedback\" class=\"is-heading-anchor\"><h2 id=\"feedback\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Top-10 BCON26 talks, rated by conference attendees<\/h2><\/a>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Not Color: What Every Digital Artist Should Know About Color Science &mdash; BCON26\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SqJ_rtaPqg4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Not Color: What Every Digital Artist Should Know About Color Science by Nathan Vegdahl<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Blendrooms | From YouTube to Hollywood - The VFX of A24&amp;apos;s Backrooms &mdash; BCON26\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iu2kKMUiiZk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Blendrooms &ndash; The VFX of A24&rsquo;s Backrooms <br>by Calvin Romeyn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"le truc Studio: Creativity in Pairs &mdash; BCON26\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jCc46K5h-cc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">le truc Studio: Creativity in Pairs <br>by Albin Merle and Romain Delaunay<br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2D Comic Style in 3D: Shapes! Lines! Shading! &mdash; BCON26\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AFmyCt3MR4M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">2D Comic Style in 3D: Shapes! Lines! Shading! <br>by Sacha Goedegebure<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"From Vertex to T. Rex: 3D Printing My Own Hall of Dinosaurs &mdash; BCON26\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yvTTxxUKA6c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">From Vertex to T. Rex: 3D Printing Dinosaurs <br>by Alex Chamberlain<br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Keynote &mdash; BCON26\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WfXW6iY7_Gw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Keynote by Francesco Siddi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Art of Real-Time Viewport Cheats &mdash; BCON26\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qZz9uG96Xk4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Art of Real-Time Viewport Cheats<br>by Bao-Thinh Dinh<br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Motion Sculpting: A New Animation Paradigm &mdash; BCON26\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M2J_fQNLDfg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Motion Sculpting: A New Animation Paradigm<br>by Nacho de Andr&eacute;s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Behind the Water FXs of In Waves &mdash; BCON26\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xom-vbWXbIs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Behind the Water FXs of In Waves<br>by Paul Szajner and Caroline Hemaya<br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"OpenPBR: Road to Expressive and Interoperable Material Models &mdash; BCON26\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/76mdnsDFJz0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">OpenPBR: Road to Expressive and Interoperable Materials by Sebastian Herholz and Weizhen Huang<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"#feedback\" class=\"is-heading-anchor\"><h2 id=\"feedback\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Feedback<\/h2><\/a>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, feedback was positive. Satisfaction with the program remains &ldquo;extremely high,&rdquo; and it rose slightly compared to last year. Attendees appreciated the variety, quality and educational level of the talks. Some found the schedule dense, which made it hard to catch every session they wanted to see live. We hope the quick uploads of recordings to the BCON26 playlists on <a href=\"https:\/\/video.blender.org\/w\/p\/t6zVBZtHHPPNK1PrAwH8zW\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/video.blender.org\/w\/p\/t6zVBZtHHPPNK1PrAwH8zW\">PeerTube<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLa1F2ddGya_-I9y1nXALrBqrZNdlUE012&amp;si=NPuX9mLzKqHPwtdE\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLa1F2ddGya_-I9y1nXALrBqrZNdlUE012&amp;si=NPuX9mLzKqHPwtdE\">YouTube<\/a> helped fill the gaps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context='{\"imageId\":\"6ae194bb39de2\"}' data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6ae194bb39de2\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" 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\/10\/bcon26_feedback_1-1280x720.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97923\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bcon26_feedback_1-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bcon26_feedback_1-512x288.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bcon26_feedback_1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bcon26_feedback_1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bcon26_feedback_1-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bcon26_feedback_1.jpg 1920w\" 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\">Nowadays, over 60% of respondents are coming to Blender Conference as part of their job. Overall, 79% of respondents plan to come back next year! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context='{\"imageId\":\"6ae194bb3a066\"}' data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6ae194bb3a066\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"571\" 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\/10\/bcon26_feedback_2-1280x571.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97925\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bcon26_feedback_2-1280x571.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bcon26_feedback_2-512x228.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bcon26_feedback_2-768x342.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bcon26_feedback_2-1536x685.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bcon26_feedback_2.jpg 1920w\" 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<div style=\"height:65px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"#20-years-of-open-movies-exhibition-screening\" class=\"is-heading-anchor\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"20-years-of-open-movies-exhibition-screening\">20 Years of Open Movies Exhibition &amp; Screening<\/h2><\/a>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As this year Blender celebrates two decades of open filmmaking, we organized a number of events to put all seventeen titles into the spotlight. First, the Blender HQ team handcrafted an art installation that showed each Open Movie as a massive pillar holding the entire film, frame by frame, from the opening shot to the end credits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context='{\"imageId\":\"6ae194bb3a2ce\"}' data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6ae194bb3a2ce\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" 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\/10\/bcon_26_recap_ph_01-1280x720.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bcon_26_recap_ph_01-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bcon_26_recap_ph_01-512x288.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bcon_26_recap_ph_01-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bcon_26_recap_ph_01-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bcon_26_recap_ph_01-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/bcon_26_recap_ph_01.jpg 1920w\" 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\">In the spirit of sharing and openness, visitors could take a frame home with them. 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class=\"wp-element-caption\">20 Years of Open Movies film screening at De Balie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"#thank-you\" class=\"is-heading-anchor\"><h2 id=\"thank-you\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thank you!<\/h2><\/a>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event was made possible thanks to the contribution of many people and made memorable thanks to all attendees and speakers. 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