List of open-source films

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Published films

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Title ! Released ! Genre ! Country ! Language ! Length ! CC license ! Sources available? ! Open source movie? ! Commercial reuse? ! Notes
The Draughtsmen Clash \| 1996 \| \| Democratic Republic of the Congo \| \| 40 minutes \| CC BY-SA \| \| \| \|
The Good Girl \| 2004 \| Pornography \| Spain \| English \| 21 minutes \| \| \| \| {{no}} \|
Elephants Dream \|{{dts\|2006\|3}} \| Animation \| Netherlands \| English \| 9 minutes \| by 2.5 \| {{yes}} [https://orange.blender.org/download/] \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \|First open-source movie{{citation-needed\|date=November 2021}}, created with Blender open-source software
Juju Factory \| 2007 \| \| Democratic Republic of the Congo \| \| 97 minutes \| CC BY-SA \| \| \| \|
Big Buck Bunny \|{{dts\|2008\|8}} \|Animation \|Netherlands \| \| 10 minutes \|by 3.0 \| {{yes}} [https://peach.blender.org/download/] \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| Created with Blender
BloodSpell \| {{dts\|2008\|4}} - \|{{dts\|2008\|12}} \| Fantasy \| Scotland \| \| 90 minutes \| \| \| \|
Sita Sings the Blues \|{{dts\|2009\|3}} \|Animation \|United States \| English \| 82 minutes \|CC0 1.0 \| {{yes}} iarchive:Sita_Sings_the_Blues_Files \| {{no}} \| {{yes}} \|Solo project by Nina Paley. Later released into the public domain in 2011.
Sintel \| 2010 \| Animation \| Netherlands \| English \| 14 minutes \| CC BY 3.0 \| {{yes}} [https://durian.blender.org/download/] \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| Created with Blender
Tears of Steel \| 2012 \| Science Fiction \| Netherlands \| English \| 12 minutes \| CC BY 3.0 \| {{yes}} [https://mango.blender.org/download/] \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| Created with Blender
Decay \| {{dts\|2012\|11}} \| Horror \| United Kingdom \| English \| 75 minutes \| \| {{yes}} Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/Decay2012-TheLhcZombieFilmfullFilm \| \| \|
TPB AFK \|February 2013 \|Documentary \|Sweden \|Swedish English \|82 minutes \|CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 \| {{yes}} Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/TpbAfkThePirateBayAwayFromKeyboard \| {{yes}} \| {{no}} \|Documentary about the founders of The Pirate Bay and the Pirate Bay trial.
Caminandes 1: Llama Drama \| 2013 \|Animation \|Netherlands \| \| 2 minutes \| \| \| \| \| Created with Blender
Caminandes 2: Gran Dillama \| 2013 \|Animation \|Netherlands \| \| 2 minutes \| \| \| \| \| Created with Blender
Cosmos Laundromat \|{{dts\|2015\|8}} \|Animation \| Netherlands \| English \| 12 minutes \| \| {{yes}} Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/CosmosLaundromatFirstCycle \| \| \| Created with Blender
Caminandes 3: Llamigos \| 2016 \|Animation \|Netherlands \| \| 3 minutes \| \| \| \| \| Created with Blender
Spring \| 2019 \| Animation \| Netherlands \| \| 8 minutes \| CC BY 4.0 \| {{yes}} [https://studio.blender.org/films/spring/] \| {{yes}} \| {{yes}} \| Created with Blender
Sprite Fright \|October 2021 \|Animation, Horror, Comedy \| \| \|10 minutes \| \| \| \| \|Created with Blender

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Title

! Released

! Genre

! Country

! Language

! Length

! CC license

! Sources available?

! Open source movie?

! Commercial reuse?

! Notes

The Draughtsmen Clash

| 1996

| Democratic Republic of the Congo

| 40 minutes

| CC BY-SA

The Good Girl

| 2004

| Pornography

| Spain

| English

| 21 minutes

| {{no}}

Elephants Dream

|{{dts|2006|3}}

| Animation

| Netherlands

| English

| 9 minutes

| by 2.5

| {{yes}} [https://orange.blender.org/download/]

| {{yes}}

|First open-source movie{{citation-needed|date=November 2021}}, created with Blender open-source software

Juju Factory

| 2007

| Democratic Republic of the Congo

| 97 minutes

| CC BY-SA

Big Buck Bunny

|{{dts|2008|8}}

|Animation

|Netherlands

| 10 minutes

|by 3.0

| {{yes}} [https://peach.blender.org/download/]

| {{yes}}

| Created with Blender

BloodSpell

| {{dts|2008|4}} - |{{dts|2008|12}}

| Fantasy

| Scotland

| 90 minutes

Sita Sings the Blues

|{{dts|2009|3}}

|Animation

|United States

| English

| 82 minutes

|CC0 1.0

| {{yes}} iarchive:Sita_Sings_the_Blues_Files

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

|Solo project by Nina Paley. Later released into the public domain in 2011.

Sintel

| 2010

| Animation

| Netherlands

| English

| 14 minutes

| CC BY 3.0

| {{yes}} [https://durian.blender.org/download/]

| {{yes}}

| Created with Blender

Tears of Steel

| 2012

| Science Fiction

| Netherlands

| English

| 12 minutes

| CC BY 3.0

| {{yes}} [https://mango.blender.org/download/]

| {{yes}}

| Created with Blender

Decay

| {{dts|2012|11}}

| Horror

| United Kingdom

| English

| 75 minutes

| {{yes}}

Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/Decay2012-TheLhcZombieFilmfullFilm

TPB AFK

|February 2013

|Documentary

|Sweden

|Swedish

English

|82 minutes

|CC BY-NC-SA 3.0

| {{yes}}

Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/TpbAfkThePirateBayAwayFromKeyboard

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|Documentary about the founders of The Pirate Bay and the Pirate Bay trial.

Caminandes 1: Llama Drama

| 2013

|Animation

|Netherlands

| 2 minutes

| Created with Blender

Caminandes 2: Gran Dillama

| 2013

|Animation

|Netherlands

| 2 minutes

| Created with Blender

Cosmos Laundromat

|{{dts|2015|8}}

|Animation

| Netherlands

| English

| 12 minutes

| {{yes}}

Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/CosmosLaundromatFirstCycle

| Created with Blender

Caminandes 3: Llamigos

| 2016

|Animation

|Netherlands

| 3 minutes

| Created with Blender

Spring

| 2019

| Animation

| Netherlands

| 8 minutes

| CC BY 4.0

| {{yes}} [https://studio.blender.org/films/spring/]

| {{yes}}

| Created with Blender

Sprite Fright

|October 2021

|Animation, Horror, Comedy

|10 minutes

|Created with Blender

Upcoming films

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Title !Type !Planned release !CC license !Sources available? !Open source movie? !Notes
A Swarm of Angels \|feature film \|not yet \|by-nc-sa 2.0 \| align=center\|intended \| align=center\|partially \|Collaborative project. Status: Pre-production.
Sanctuary \|short film \|not yet \|by-nc-sa 2.5 \| align=center\|no \| align=center\|no \|

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Title

!Type

!Planned release

!CC license

!Sources available?

!Open source movie?

!Notes

A Swarm of Angels

|feature film

|not yet

|by-nc-sa 2.0

| align=center|intended

| align=center|partially

|Collaborative project. Status: Pre-production.

Sanctuary

|short film

|not yet

|by-nc-sa 2.5

| align=center|no

References

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