List of open-source films

For more information on the use of the term open source in connection with films, see Open source film.

Published films

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Title Released Genre Country Language Length CC license Sources available? Open source movie? Commercial reuse? Notes
Big Buck Bunny August 2008 Animation Netherlands 10 minutes by 3.0 Yes [1] Yes Yes Created with Blender
BloodSpell December 2008 Fantasy Scotland 90 minutes
Caminandes 1: Llama Drama 2013 Animation Netherlands 2 minutes Created with Blender
Caminandes 2: Gran Dillama 2013 Animation Netherlands 2 minutes Created with Blender
Caminandes 3: Llamigos 2016 Animation Netherlands 3 minutes Created with Blender
Cosmos Laundromat August 2015 Animation Netherlands English 12 minutes Yes

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

Created with Blender
Decay November 2012 Horror United Kingdom English 75 minutes Yes

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

The Draughtsmen Clash 1996 Democratic Republic of the Congo 40 minutes CC BY-SA
Elephants Dream March 2006 Animation Netherlands English 9 minutes by 2.5 Yes [2] Yes Yes First open-source movie[citation needed], created with Blender open-source software
The Good Girl 2004 Pornography Spain English 21 minutes No
Juju Factory 2007 Democratic Republic of the Congo 97 minutes CC BY-SA
Sintel 2010 Animation Netherlands English 14 minutes CC BY 3.0 Yes [3] Yes Yes Created with Blender
Sita Sings the Blues March 2009 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.
Spring 2019 Animation Netherlands 8 minutes CC BY 4.0 Yes [4] Yes Yes Created with Blender
Tears of Steel 2012 Science Fiction Netherlands English 12 minutes CC BY 3.0 Yes [5] Yes Yes Created with Blender
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.


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 intended partially Collaborative project. Status: Pre-production.
Sanctuary short film not yet by-nc-sa 2.5 no no

References

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