List of open-source films

This article contains a list of films that meet at least one of the definitions for an open content film. Concerning the use of the term Open Source in connection with films, see Open source film.

Published films

The following list is sorted by release date.

Name	Ref	Type	Released	CC License	Sources available	Open Source Movie	Commercial reuse?	Comment
Dancing to Architecture - a motion picture about TINA		documentary	2002	by 2.5 AU	on demand (archive.org)	yes	yes	The first open source documentary of its kind.
Universe42		short films	July 2003	by-nc-nd 1.0	no	no	no	Short films by Brett Koonce (USA)
Lord Meia		short film	September 2003	by-nc-sa 1.0	no	no	no	Short film by Christian Rotzoll, Marc Hofmeister, Frank Meier and Thomas Schmidt.
CH7	IMDb	feature film	April 2004	by-nc-nd 1.0	no	no	no	First feature-length movie released under a CC license.
Route 66 - an American bad Dream	IMDb	documentary	2004	by-nc-sa 2.0	on demand	partially	no	First movie providing sources.
Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning	IMDb	feature film	2005	by-nc-nd 3.0	no	no	no	Most successful Finnish film in terms of views.
Elephants Dream	IMDb	animated short	April 2006	by 2.5	yes	yes	yes	First Open Source Movie, created with the Blender Open Source Software.
Stray Cinema		remix project	2006	by-nc-sa 3.0	yes	yes	no	Collaborative project
.re_potemkin		contemporary art project	2007	public domain	yes	yes	yes	A remake of Sergei Eisenstein's Battleship Potemkin" using crowdsourcing / peer production method. A .f.reeP_ project by .-_-.
Insecurity	IMDb	feature film	2007	by-nc-nd 3.0	no	no	no
Big Buck Bunny	IMDb	animated short	August 2008	by 3.0	yes	yes	yes	Created with the Blender Open Source Software.
Oceania	IMDb	feature film	2008	by-nc-sa 3.0	yes	yes?	no	Official selection Cinequest Film Festival 2008.
Torno Subito	IMDb	feature film	October 9, 2008	by-nc 3.0	no	no	no	Torno Subito is the World’s First Free Movie for the Web in HD.
Pentagon	IMDb	feature film	December 2008	by 3.0	no	no	yes	Filmed entirely with a mobile phone camera.
Sita Sings the Blues	IMDb	feature film	March 2009	CC0 1.0	yes	no	yes	Solo project by Nina Paley. Later relinquished into Public Domain by her in 2011.
Jathia's Wager		short film	January 3, 2009	by-nc-sa 3.0 (final), by-sa 3.0 (source files)	yes	yes	no
Seven Dead Men	IMDb	full feature	May 2009	by-nc-nd 3.0	no	no	no	Solo project by Brett Koonce.
Dozer	IMDb	feature film	November 2009	by 3.0	no	no	yes
Fires beneath water		feature film	2009	by-nc-sa 3.0	no	no	no	Historical documentary made in Caracas with free footage from public libraries and televisions and showed on a TV station. (English and Spanish versions)
Valkaama	IMDb	feature film	January 2010	by-sa 3.0	yes	yes	yes	Movie with Open Source production and distribution approach.
Tetris	IMDb	feature film	June 2010	by 3.0	no	no	yes
Riverpool	IMDb	feature film	June 2010	by 3.0	no	no	yes	Encourages viewers to compile their own soundtrack from the film and share.
Die Beauty	IMDb	feature film	September 2010	by-nc-sa 2.5 Swedish	no	no	no	A surreal thriller in a feverish fairytale world.
La Chute d'une plume (pèse plus que ta pudeur)		animated short	October 10, 2010	by-nc-sa 3.0	by-sa 3.0	yes	no
END:CIV	IMDb	documentary	April 30, 2011	by-nc-sa	no	no	no	Resist or die
Just Do It	IMDb	documentary	June 9, 2011	by-nc-nd	no	no	no	A tale of modern-day outlaws
Neon Folk Like Us in Twelve Scenes or Less	IMDb	?	2012	by 3.0	no	no	yes	One day a peculiar cassette casing suddenly appears in his shelf. This stirs up his life in a haunting manner.
Gaffelbarn	IMDb	feature film	2012	by 3.0	no	no	yes	Feature film
This Way To Denmark Hill	IMDb	feature film	2013	by 4.0	no	no	yes	Feature film
Station to Station	IMDb	feature film	2014	by 4.0	no	no	yes	Feature
A Recording of Six Developing Projects	IMDb	feature film	2014	by 4.0	no	no
These are the Corners of Our Eyes (#2)	IMDb	feature film	2014	by 4.0	no	no	yes	Feature
A Visual Lesson How not to Write an Essay	IMDb	feature film	2014	by 4.0	no	no	yes	Feature
Eating Scum	IMDb	feature film	2015	by 4.0	no	no	yes	Feature
Laborers, Pt.1: The Projectionist	IMDb	feature film	2015	by 4.0	no	no	yes	Feature
Arbitrary Decisions	IMDb	feature film	2015	by 4.0	no	no	yes	Feature
Yatzi	IMDb	feature film	2016	by 4.0	no	no	yes	Feature
Apocalypse Meow	IMDb	feature film	2016	by 4.0	no	no	yes	Feature

Upcoming films

Name	Type	Planned Release	CC License	Sources available	Open Source Movie	Comment
The Last Drug	feature film	2009	by-sa 3.0	with the release	yes	Status: Post-production.
A Swarm of Angels	feature film	not yet	by-nc-sa 2.0	intended	partially	Collaborative project. Status: Pre-production.
Sanctuary	short film	not yet	by-nc-sa 2.5	no	no
The Digital Tipping Point	documentary	not yet released	by-sa	yes	yes	Collaborative project.
Collision	short film	not yet	by-sa 3.0	yes	yes	first Brazilian open source film.
The Green Sight	Documentary	not yet	TBD	yes	yes	Green - sustainable living open source film.
The Beautiful Queen Marya Morevna - Underground	animated feature	not yet	undecided (sources CC BY 3.0)	yes	yes	Anime-style cyberpunk folktale
Lunatics! - "No Children in Space"	animated series pilot	2012?	by-sa 3.0	yes	yes	Near future science-fiction
Tomé	Documentary	2012	by 3.0	intended - looking for hosting	yes
Everything	short film	2017	CC0 1.0	yes	yes	Status: Pre-production