Blender gets development funded by Netflix

Looks like Netflix is gonna help with more blender development, and I hope that it will result in better tool for animation and game development

January 29, 2026

1–2 minutes

Animation, blender, blender fund, Game Development, netflix

Netflix joins the Blender Development Fund. These days with price increases I do think the open source app for 3d might be the way to go if they can get the animation tools like Maya I will be happy.

This is not the first time Netflix has used blender for their animations.

Key Projects & Blender Usage:

Next Gen (2018): A sci-fi animated film acquired by Netflix, produced by Tangent Animation specifically using Blender for its production pipeline.
Flow (2024): An animated feature film created entirely with Blender.
I Lost My Body (2019): A critically acclaimed animated film that used Blender for certain elements of its production, according to discussions on Blender Artists Community

I am happy that blender is getting more attention with big names and more projects for animations I do hope it can translate to better tools for gaming and animation in games. Workflows.

Ask NK

Links

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02Nj7nZknyugZDvUe2Zd9maqhVuPxqB5ypWU6sBdK7kSSGy6A559yAkMf4f8ASZ7yJl&id=100064966350893

Donor support for the open source Blender 3D modeling tool is increasing! See https://t.co/gYuqIHEI5s for all sponsors which include the industry's top hardware companies, top media companies, top Blender customers, and a guy called Aras from Lithuania. https://t.co/iOojRIbuSP
— Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic) January 27, 2026

Excellent, this just asserts Blender is truly an industry product.

This is not the first time Blender and Netflix has had dealings, I still find it remarkable the Netflix Animation movie “Next Gen” was created using @Blender ✨👏🏿 pic.twitter.com/y3i7y6oJYl
— Kitai (@KitaiSupply) January 27, 2026

Blender Foundation is thrilled to announce that Netflix Animation Studios is joining the Blender Development Fund as Corporate Patron.

This support will be dedicated towards general Blender core development, to continuously improve content creation tools for individuals and… pic.twitter.com/0ni1HwKEw5
— Blender 🔶 (@Blender) January 27, 2026

Netflix Becomes Maximum-Level Patron Of Blender’s Development Fund

Cartoon Brew

https://80.lv/articles/netflix-donates-eur240-000-to-blender

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