<s>
The	B-License
Blender	I-License
Foundation	I-License
is	O
a	O
Dutch	O
nonprofit	O
organization	O
(	O
Stichting	O
)	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Blender	B-Application
,	O
an	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
3D	O
content-creation	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
foundation	O
is	O
chaired	O
by	O
Ton	O
Roosendaal	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
author	O
of	O
the	O
Blender	B-Application
software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
foundation	O
's	O
stated	O
goals	O
is	O
"	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
worldwide	O
Internet	O
community	O
access	O
to	O
3D	O
technology	O
in	O
general	O
,	O
with	O
Blender	B-Application
as	O
a	O
core	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
foundation	O
provides	O
various	O
resources	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
community	O
formed	O
around	O
using	O
and	O
developing	O
Blender	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
particular	O
,	O
it	O
organizes	O
an	O
annual	O
Blender	B-Application
Conference	O
in	O
Amsterdam	O
to	O
discuss	O
plans	O
for	O
the	O
future	O
of	O
Blender	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
staffing	O
a	O
booth	O
to	O
represent	O
Blender	B-Application
at	O
SIGGRAPH	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donations	O
are	O
also	O
used	O
to	O
maintain	O
the	O
Blender	B-Application
website	O
and	O
hire	O
developers	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
Blender	B-Application
software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
foundation	O
is	O
funded	O
entirely	O
by	O
donations	O
from	O
entrepreneurs	B-Application
,	O
companies	O
,	O
and	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nvidia	O
,	O
Intel	O
,	O
AMD	O
,	O
Meta	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
Adobe	O
,	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
have	O
also	O
funded	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
Epic	O
Games	O
awarded	O
the	B-License
Blender	I-License
Foundation	I-License
a	O
grant	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
Epic	O
MegaGrants	O
initiative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Founder	O
and	O
CEO	O
of	O
Epic	O
Games	O
Tim	O
Sweeney	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
Open	O
tools	O
,	O
libraries	O
and	O
platforms	O
are	O
critical	O
to	O
the	O
future	O
of	O
the	O
digital	O
content	O
ecosystem	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
Blender	B-Application
is	O
an	O
enduring	O
resource	O
within	O
the	O
artistic	O
community	O
,	O
and	O
we	O
aim	O
to	O
ensure	O
its	O
advancement	O
to	O
the	O
benefit	O
of	O
all	O
creators.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-License
Blender	I-License
Foundation	I-License
maintains	O
several	O
community-driven	O
"	O
Open	O
Projects	O
"	O
through	O
its	O
affiliated	O
Blender	B-Application
Institute	O
program	O
,	O
including	O
several	O
freely	O
licensed	O
films	O
and	O
a	O
free	B-License
,	I-License
open	I-License
source	I-License
video	O
game	O
Yo	B-Application
Frankie	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
Foundation	O
,	O
these	O
projects	O
are	O
intended	O
"	O
to	O
validate	O
and	O
improve	O
the	O
3D	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
content	O
creation	O
pipeline	O
with	O
Blender	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
project	O
was	O
created	O
using	O
the	O
Blender	B-Application
software	I-Application
and	O
released	O
under	O
permissive	O
license	O
terms	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
source	O
material	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
to	O
serve	O
as	O
examples	O
for	O
the	O
Blender	B-Application
user	O
community	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
finished	O
products	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
widely	O
used	O
for	O
other	O
purposes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
18	O
March	O
2006	O
,	O
the	B-License
Blender	I-License
Foundation	I-License
released	O
its	O
first	O
film	O
,	O
Elephants	O
Dream	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Elephants	O
Dream	O
,	O
the	B-License
Blender	I-License
Foundation	I-License
established	O
the	O
Blender	B-Application
Institute	O
to	O
support	O
future	O
software	O
and	O
content	O
development	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Blender	B-Application
Institute	O
operates	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
studio	O
within	O
the	O
Entrepotdok	O
building	O
in	O
Amsterdam	O
,	O
where	O
the	B-License
Blender	I-License
Foundation	I-License
is	O
also	O
located	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
headed	O
by	O
Ton	O
Roosendaal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
10	O
April	O
2008	O
,	O
the	O
Blender	B-Application
Institute	O
released	O
its	O
second	O
film	O
,	O
Big	O
Buck	O
Bunny	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
movie	O
,	O
the	O
Blender	B-Application
Institute	O
released	O
its	O
first	O
Open	O
Game	O
project	O
Yo	O
Frankie	O
!,	O
in	O
November	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
30	O
September	O
2010	O
the	O
Blender	B-Application
Institute	O
released	O
its	O
third	O
project	O
,	O
Sintel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2011	O
,	O
Concept/Script	O
Development	O
began	O
for	O
Blender	B-Application
's	O
fourth	O
open	O
film	O
project	O
titled	O
Tears	O
of	O
Steel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Contrary	O
to	O
previous	O
Blender	B-Application
Institute	O
projects	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
100%	O
computer	O
graphics	O
,	O
the	O
focus	O
of	O
Tears	O
of	O
Steel	O
was	O
the	O
combination	O
of	O
live	O
action	O
footage	O
with	O
computer	O
generated	O
characters	O
and	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
live	O
action	O
footage	O
was	O
shot	O
with	O
a	O
high-end	O
Sony	B-Device
F65	I-Device
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gooseberry	O
Open	O
Movie	O
Project	O
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
Open	O
Movie	O
Project	O
initiated	O
by	O
the	B-License
Blender	I-License
Foundation	I-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
ambitious	O
project	O
yet	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
primary	O
goals	O
is	O
for	O
the	O
Gooseberry	O
Open	O
Movie	O
Project	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
full-length	O
film	O
produced	O
by	O
the	O
Blender	B-Application
Institute	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
second	O
episode	O
of	O
a	O
short	O
animated	O
series	O
was	O
released	O
under	O
the	B-License
Blender	I-License
Foundation	I-License
umbrella	O
.	O
</s>
