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Duncan Rudd @duncanrudd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I'm delighted to share that the lovely folks at BCON voted BipBop's 'Puddles' episode as BEST ANIMATION at the Suzanne awards! Thank you so much to everyone who voted and to the entire Blender team! Thanks to Sycamore Seedling for their support and to our tiny team, Max Brodie and Katie Beesley!

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Hjalti Hjálmarsson @hjaltihjalmarsson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

After a lot of hard work, our animated teaser is finally online! 🥹 please share ❤️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=39h7...

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OVERGROWN - Blender Feature Film (Teaser)

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Duncan Rudd @duncanrudd.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

BipBop is back with a subterranean symphony for the senses. Check out the latest episode for a calming break from the daily grind. Made with love, for humans, by humans. youtu.be/ytQEWxeWX-c?... #animation #blender #b3d

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Lighting the Way Home | BipBop's Cave Adventure 🐺🏔️✨

YouTube video by BipBop - Calm Sensory Adventures

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Blender Studio @studio.blender.org · 24/06/2026

🎦 20 years of Blender Open Movies. What’s next? In a new post on the Blender Studio blog we reflect on what 17 film releases taught us and discuss the next challenge worth exploring. Join the conversation: studio.blender.org/blog/20-year... #b3d #OpenMovie #BlenderStudio

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20 years of Open Movies: what’s next? - Blender Studio

After two decades of open filmmaking and seventeen Open Movies, Blender Studio looks towards a feature-scale challenge.

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Duncan Rudd @duncanrudd.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

It’s no coincidence - Max, the composer/sound designer is also the co-creator so the audio has been a central component from the show’s inception. Anyway - really appreciate the signal boost 🙌

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Duncan Rudd @duncanrudd.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Really glad you’re enjoying it. It’s a lot of fun to make this show!

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Duncan Rudd @duncanrudd.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

I’m delighted to announce that our little film ‘The Ballad of Pale Blue Dot’ has won a gold award at this year’s BFX Festival! To be recognised among such a strong selection of films is a huge honour. Massive thanks to everyone involved in putting on the event. Check it out: youtu.be/iNMxVBnIrwQ

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Duncan Rudd @duncanrudd.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Episode 2 of our cosy, calm kids show 'BipBop' is out now. Give it watch if you need a couple of minutes of tranquility! youtu.be/ididFb3Z9pM?... #animation #blender #b3d

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Duncan Rudd @duncanrudd.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

It’s beautiful 🤩 Well done team!

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Duncan Rudd @duncanrudd.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Thanks for the signal boost. Really appreciate the kind words ❤️

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Duncan Rudd @duncanrudd.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Cheers! Appreciate the kind words 🙏

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Duncan Rudd @duncanrudd.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Well said. I couldn’t agree more. Thanks for the signal boost - I really appreciate it.

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Duncan Rudd @duncanrudd.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Thanks for checking it out AJ 🙏

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Duncan Rudd @duncanrudd.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

If you or your friends have little ones, please check out ‘BipBop’. A calming animated series that I’m extremely proud to have created alongside Max Brodie, Katie Beesley and the lovely folks at Sycamore Studios. youtu.be/9mNTZmhBC0Y?...

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Tiny Explorer, Big Heart | BipBop's Desert Adventure (4-Minute Animated Pilot) 🌵

YouTube video by BipBop - Calm Sensory Adventures

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Duncan Rudd @duncanrudd.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

I know. And where’s the journey? It s like walking out of a restaurant uncomfortably full but having not actually eaten any pizza!

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Duncan Rudd @duncanrudd.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Well said sir! I’m here for art made with blood and sweat, by humans, for humans.

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Blender @blender.org · 13/11/2025

Did Blender help you this year? Help back! 🧡 If every active user contributed $5 this month, Blender would be funded for the entire year 2026. Professional 3D software. No subscriptions. No limits. Just your support. Do your part. Donate today. www.blender.org/news/give-ba... #b3d

Oti the penguin showing a good example of "giving back".

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Duncan Rudd @duncanrudd.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

Massive thanks to Animusic Festival for voting 'The Ballad of Pale Blue Dot' as Best Animation in their 2025 edition. If you haven't seen the film, check it out here: youtu.be/iNMxVBnIrwQ #animation #shortfilm #blender3d

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Duncan Rudd @duncanrudd.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

The talk was really interesting and it was great to meet you last week!

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Manchester Animation Festival @mcranimation.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

It’s that glorious time of year again! Who wants to know what we have in store for #MAF2025 this November? Expect exclusive previews, behind-the-scenes teases and plenty of animation goodness >> www.manchesteranimationfestival.co.uk Let's unwrap a few of this year's festival highlights…

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Duncan Rudd @duncanrudd.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

In a surreal turn of events our little film 'The Ballad of Pale Blue Dot' was voted Best Short in the Suzanne awards at last week's Blender Conference! Thank you to everyone involved in putting on such a beautiful event. Congrats to all the teams who had projects on show - they were amazing! #bcon25

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Duncan Rudd @duncanrudd.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Fantastic talk by the Animation and Rigging team. So much cool work has been and continues to be done by these lovely folks!

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Duncan Rudd @duncanrudd.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Thanks man, much appreciated 🙏 Annecy would be amazing but, unless I can get a film in there it’s tough to justify another trip. I’ll deffo hit you up if I can make it happen though. Cheers!

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Duncan Rudd @duncanrudd.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

It was AWESOME! Full of cool info and very nicely presented 🤩

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Duncan Rudd @duncanrudd.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Very cool. Missed you at BCON this week - Mannequins looked awesome on the big screen 👌

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Pierrick PICAUT @pierrick-picaut.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

🥳 New tutorial! How I mix 2D and 3D using Blender and After Effects. 🥰 hope you will like it! 👉 youtu.be/PRh13V41T7Q #Blender #P2DESIGN #B3D #2D #3D #animation

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braverabbit.bsky.social @braverabbit.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

🔥📣Just finished: - Full integration of #RBFNodes into SHAPES for #Blender3d - RBFNodes working with constraints. - Mirroring of a complete RBFNodes setup with all shape keys. - RBFNodes working with only two poses. Thanks for sharing! #b3d #blender #rigging #animation

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Duncan Rudd @duncanrudd.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Thanks Aidy! Really chuffed you liked the film. And thanks so much for the signal boost 🙌

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Duncan Rudd @duncanrudd.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Think furry blue monsters must be a right of passage. Here’s mine from way back: CHECKING OUT - Animated short youtu.be/xJt_RshPJ9Y

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CHECKING OUT - Animated short

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Blender Studio @studio.blender.org · 03/09/2025

Out NOW! Watch OKGo's latest animated video, co-produced with Blender Studio, featuring the incredible work of @willandersonjr.bsky.social and Lucas Zanotto. This is an open movie! Download the file and discover how to create your own live procedural animations. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwzb... #b3d

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Duncan Rudd @duncanrudd.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

What's the opposite of Artificial Intelligence? Naturally Occurring Stupidity? Whatever it is, that's what I'm here for! Check out my new film here - made with love, by humans, for humans: youtu.be/iNMxVBnIrwQ #animation #shortfilm #blender #b3d

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Blender @blender.org · 01/09/2025

Blender Conference is just around the corner, which means it's time to vote for the Suzanne Awards! ⭐ Cast your vote for your favorite festival entries and help decide this year's Suzanne Awards winners! conference.blender.org/2025/festiva... #b3d #BCON25

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Blender Conference 2025 — conference.blender.org

Blender Conference 2025 - The event of the year celebrating the Free and Open 3D Creation Software

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Duncan Rudd @duncanrudd.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

I’ve rendered all my Belnder short films in Eevee - latest one just dropped: The Ballad of Pale Blue Dot youtu.be/iNMxVBnIrwQ

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The Ballad of Pale Blue Dot

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Julien Kaspar @julienkaspart.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

I finally finished my deep-dive article on DOGWALK, like I promised :D All about making a playable character in Godot with a choppy animation style! Plenty of visual examples & code snippets! Took quite a while to put together. studio.blender.org/blog/playabl... #b3d #godotengine #gamedev

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Duncan Rudd @duncanrudd.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Our new animated film 'The Ballad of Pale Blue Dot' premieres this afternoon! Find out about how Earth was formed, its mis-spent youth, its adventures in parenting and its feelings towards us. Reminder here: youtu.be/iNMxVBnIrwQ #animation #shortfilm #earthfocus #climatechange #b3d #blender3d

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The Ballad of Pale Blue Dot

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Duncan Rudd @duncanrudd.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Part music video, part documentary, part cry for help. My new film, 'The Ballad of Pale Blue Dot' will be released towards the end of August. Subscribe on YouTube for the notification - www.youtube.com/@duncanrudd348 #animation #shortfilm #earthfocus #climatecrisis #climatechange #b3d #blender3d

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Blender @blender.org · 15/07/2025

Blender Foundation and the online developer community proudly present Blender 4.5 LTS! Vulkan, faster EEVEE, improved compositor, Geometry Nodes, nearly 500 bugs fixed, and so, so much more. 👉 Release notes: www.blender.org/download/rel... 📺 Video recap: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPhA... #b3d

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4.5 LTS — blender.org

With 2 years of updates, full Vulkan support, and quality-of-life improvements, Blender 4.5 LTS is every Blenderhead’s best friend.

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Duncan Rudd @duncanrudd.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Looks beautiful! Congrats to everyone involved 👏

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@willandersonjr @willandersonjr.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Trailer for new animated short film EXISTENTIAL GREG 🙀

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Christian Johnson @christianplazma.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

youtu.be/SeAqnHywrx8 Here is the Pilot episode of Spice Frontier. An Independently produced animated sci fi series. Reposts, Subscribe, Like and passing it on. Would be much appreciated! We would love to tell more stories and keep the spirit of hand crafted art and animation alive!

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Christoph @vieleanimations.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

You can now take a screenshot of Blender for Asset previews. Landed in 4.5 alpha. Go nuts #b3d #devgrant projects.blender.org/blender/blen...

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Cartesian Caramel @cartesiancaramel.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

The Attribute Transform Constraint now has a working build you can play around with: builder.blender.org/download/pat... Feedback is welcome in the PR: projects.blender.org/blender/blen... #b3d #geometrynodes

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