# Big Buck Bunny Released!

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/big-buck-bunny-released/261835>\
**Category:** random\
**Created:** [May 31, 2008, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/big-buck-bunny-released/261835 "2008-05-31T13:33:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![matthewjumps](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/49beb7/32.png) [@matthewjumps](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/matthewjumps)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2008, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/big-buck-bunny-released/261835/1 "2008-05-31T13:33:29Z")

</div>

The brilliant open source 3d package [blender along with other open source apps like [URL=“http://www.inkscape.org/”]Inkscape and [URL=“http://www.gimp.org/”]GIMP](http://www.blender.org/) were the tools used to create the latest open source movie from the team that made Elephants Dream.

The new movie was just released online - and the cool thing about open source movies is - you can download all the project files to see how the animators did it!

Called “Big Buck Bunny” - it’s about a, well, big bunny…well, obviously more than just that, watch it and find out 😉

The project also resulted in numerous advancements in blender’s capabilities, such as improved hair/fur

[Check it out Here!](http://www.bigbuckbunny.org/)

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Esherido](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/esherido/32/2158_2.png) [@Esherido](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Esherido)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2008, 6:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/big-buck-bunny-released/261835/2 "2008-05-31T18:24:20Z")

</div>

Neato!

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![matthewjumps](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/49beb7/32.png) [@matthewjumps](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/matthewjumps)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2008, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/big-buck-bunny-released/261835/3 "2008-05-31T18:43:55Z")

</div>

my thoughts exactly 😃

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![kirupa](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/kirupa/32/11616_2.png) [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2008, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/big-buck-bunny-released/261835/4 "2008-05-31T21:49:39Z")

</div>

Thread closed. Instead, visit this same topic here: [http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=299500](http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=299500)

Please don’t post the same thing multiple times across several forums.

:nerd: