Blender Studio invites you in this premiere of their latest short Singularity to come along on a painterly space adventure, using cutting-edge Open Source 3D software and advanced brush stroke tool set.
In a distant timeline of the universe, strange luminous creatures flew among the stars… When an ominous cosmic event swallows the icy home of a small space critter, he must find refuge among a colorful flock watched over by a vast celestial being.
We’ll be joined by Andy Goralczyk (3D artist), Vivien Lulkowski (art director) and Fiona Cohen (COO + Producer). They’ll discuss the reason behind the film, concept art, technical production, new features and tools and what we can expect from Blender Studio in the future.
ANDY GORALCZYK
Andy Goralczyk is a director and art director who has contributed to the Blender Open Source movement for well over 20 years. Having studied Media Arts at the Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design, he has an experimental mindset and draws his inspiration from mixed media art, traditional animation, puppetry, photography and arthouse cinema. His previous work includes direction of the shorts films Omega (2012) and Spring (2019), and art director of Sprite Fright (2021, selected in Annecy 2022).
VIVIEN LULKOWSKI
Vivien Lulkowski is a visual development artist, contributing concept art, color scripts and any other design work that helps in shaping the look of the movie. Having worked as a freelance artist in video games, advertisements, print media and animation before joining the Blender Studio provided her with a swiftness and creative flexibility when approaching any kind of new project through digital and traditional means.
FIONA COHEN
Fiona Cohen has spent the last decade working with award winning international producers and directors to turn their vision into reality (Autour de Minuit, La Cachette, Mikros, Sun Creature). With a knack for technical challenges, she joined Blender in 2023 to work on the Open Movies, then expanded her role to supporting the software development. She is now COO and plans activities, coordinates the teams and helps structure the overall organization.