Five great Blender animations from around the world
Babioles (http://bit.ly/babioles)
Broadcast on France’s Canal+, this animated series features a trio of cute toys and the terrible things that happen to them. Director Mathieu Auvray has put nearly 30 episodes on YouTube.
Vlad & Louise (http://bit.ly/vladlouise)
Another animated series, Vlad&Louise stars an eight-year-old girl who finds a winning ticket in a cereal box to become a Mexican lucha libre wrestler. French studio, In Efecto plans to produce 52 13-minute episodes, but for now you’ll have to content yourself with the charming trailer.
Adit & Sopo Jarwo (http://bit.ly/aditsopojarwo)
Probably the world’s largest studio to use Blender as its main production tool (it employs over 300 people), Indonesia’s MD Animation produces a huge range of animated series, including the award-winning Adit&Sopo Jarwo. Clips are on YouTube.
Song of the Sea (http://bit.ly/songoftheseamovie)
This Irish animation got rave reviews on its release – not to mention an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature. Much of the animation is 2D, but some of the vehicles and effects use Blender.
Sabogal (http://3da2animation.com/sabogal)
It wasn’t the first feature film to be produced primarily in Blender (that was Argentina’s Plumíferos), but gritty thriller Sabogal is arguably the best.