{"id":95099,"date":"2025-09-29T19:29:28","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T17:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/?p=95099"},"modified":"2025-09-30T10:18:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T08:18:07","slug":"blender-conference-2025-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/events\/blender-conference-2025-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"Blender Conference 2025 Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\"?><html><body><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Blender Conference 2025 wrapped up a few days ago! Yet another great event bringing togehter artists, developers and contributors from the Blender community worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Blender Conference 2025 Recap\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aK24bXXn-NY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As usual, you can enjoy all the recorded presentations on Blender&rsquo;s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JXm0-ilIknE&amp;list=PLa1F2ddGya_8u-HEvmfCVuS_OImW8HaLd\">YouTube channel<\/a>, and on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/video.blender.org\/w\/p\/ofNr3T19QdraJNTVTB7FvG?playlistPosition=1\">PeerTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"#feedback\" class=\"is-heading-anchor\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"feedback\">Feedback<\/h2><\/a>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, feedback was positive. Compared to previous years, food and venue rating slightly declined, while overall satisfaction with the event remains very positive. When it comes to the program, satisfaction is back to &ldquo;extremely high&rdquo; from last year&rsquo;s &ldquo;high&rdquo;. The variety, depth and quality of many session was appreciated!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context='{\"imageId\":\"69a8ffcddab16\"}' data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69a8ffcddab16\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"935\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bcon25_feedback.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-95100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bcon25_feedback.webp 1920w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bcon25_feedback-512x249.webp 512w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bcon25_feedback-1280x623.webp 1280w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bcon25_feedback-768x374.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bcon25_feedback-1536x748.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><button class=\"lightbox-trigger\" type=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"Enlarge\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\" data-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nowadays, over 60% of respondents are coming to Blender Conference as part of their job. Overall, 79% of respondents plan to come back next year! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The top ten favorite presentations, in no particular order:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lightning Talks &amp; Suzanne Awards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A glimpse into &ldquo;Flow&rdquo;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Blue Prince : Beyond The Doors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Funny Legs: a 2D show by a 3D animator<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>II Baracchino &ndash; Donuts don&rsquo;t die in vain<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I&rsquo;m a Complete Hack &ndash; But This is how simple techniques still make a big impact<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Making of DOGWALK<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Illusion Engine: The Secrets to Realism<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keynote<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>VFX workflows for Sonic the Hedgehog 3<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/press\/blender-conference-2024-recap\/#thank-you\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"#thank-you\" class=\"is-heading-anchor\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"thank-you\">Thank you!<\/h2><\/a>\n\n\n\n<p>The event was made possible thanks to the contribution of many people and made memorable thanks to all attendees and speakers. Special thanks to Amerpodia and the Felix Meritis staff, to Creative Technologies audiovisuals and especially to the Blender HQ and remote teams for making this an amazing experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>See you next year!<br>Francesco<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/press\/blender-survey-2024\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blender Conference 2025 wrapped up a few days ago. 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