The International Animated Film Society has announced that Ton Roosendaal and the Blender Open Source Software will receive the Ub Iwerks award. The award is intended to recognise technical advancements that make a significant impact on the art or industry of animation and this is the first time the award has been granted to a free open source software project. Read more on Blender’s website and see the nominees for all categories on the 46th Annie Awards page.
It´s going to be the first time for many many things from now on…