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I was surfing the web earlier and found a link to elephantsdream.org. It's a project to create a movie short created with only open software like Blender. The production files are also available under the Creative Commons Attribution License. The content itself was created by the Orange Open Movie Project studio in Amsterdam and financed equally by the Blender Foundation and Montevideo in the Netherlands.
I checked out the movie and it's actually really good. Though it's only a short about 10 minutes long or so, it has a pretty interesting premise and obviously had high quality production, art, writing and direction. I would urge anyone who hasn't seen it to check it out sometime. They also have a documentary about the making of the short which I haven't watched yet but no doubt that it would be interesting. They also have a DVD which contains everything, the movie, documentary, subtitles in 34 languages, commentary, production files, and original script and storyboards.
It's a good example of the quality of content that can be created with open tools and techniques. I'm awaiting the time when a full length film could be developed this way.
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