I received an email today. First I thought, “Great another online ‘festival’ with awards where people ‘win’ by the most hits and so on.”
But this actually sounds very cool, real judges and some actual screenings as well. Maybe many of you have heard of this and is old news. If not here it is.
There are lots of cool animations in this community so spread the word or brush up and finish those animations!. I’d be great to see a Blender film win.
And I never interact with the Durian team so if any of you frequent those blogs or irc channels maybe give them the heads up, they may have been too busy to look up lately to notice but if they finish in time no reason it could not be a contender. (unless they have plans to go to larger festivals first or any other reason I am not aware of)
(also note the CC license option below)
Good luck!
EDIT: As with most festivals with actual screenings and a budget there is an entry fee of $20.00 USD - so be forewarned.
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