RenderJuice’s $5,000 Blender Animation Contest Accepting Entries Until November 5

RenderJuice is hosting a speed-themed Blender animation competition with $5,000 in combined prizes: $1,500 cash and $3,500 in rendering credits. Artists are invited to create original animations between five and thirty seconds long. Categories recognize motion design, procedural animation, simulations, visual effects and entertainment. Participants must follow the organizer's registration and Discord instructions and provide a completed video, description and Blender work-in-progress image. Blender is required as the primary creation tool, although external rendering may be used. The organizer's page updated October 26 lists November 5, 2026 as the submission deadline, superseding an earlier October 31 date reported elsewhere. The short format gives independent artists a focused portfolio challenge and an opportunity to demonstrate creative and technical skills.

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