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Fostering Community at the Academy Software Foundation’s Annual Open Source Forum

At the end of February, Academy Software Foundation members and invited guests gathered for our annual Open Source Forum, a one-day exclusive venue for industry leaders to share their learnings and collaborate to drive the future of open source software development. We were delighted to have Netflix, one of the…

Academy Software FoundationMarch 19, 2026

Announcements In The News Members Open Source Days Other

LAIKA Joins the Academy Software Foundation as a Premier Member

LAIKA, the Portland-based studio behind Coraline and Kubo and the Two Strings, joins the Academy Software Foundation as a Premier Member.

Academy Software FoundationJuly 31, 2025

Blog Dev Days Members Other

Dev Days Expands with Two Events in 2025

We’re excited to reveal the dates for this year’s Dev Days – and to share that this event is expanding! This year, we will host Dev Days on two separate occasions due to demand – the first on May 15, and the second on September 25. Each of these will…

Academy Software FoundationApril 8, 2025

Announcements Blog Open Review Initiative Other

Academy Software Foundation Curates Open Source Track at FMX, April 23-26

FMX, the annual Film & Media Exchange Conference, is returning to Stuttgart, Germany from April 23-26. One of the world’s leading conferences dedicated to animation, visual effects, and interactive media, FMX brings together industry leaders to share the latest creative and technological developments impacting pipelines, business models, and the artistic…

Academy Software FoundationApril 10, 2024

Blog Members Other

Member Interview: Amazon Web Services (AWS)

In July of 2019, Amazon Web Services (AWS) joined the Academy Software Foundation (ASWF) as a premier level member and has been an active participant ever since, helping execute on the Foundation's mission to promote open source projects across the motion picture industry, improving the quality and quantity of those…

Academy Software FoundationMay 2, 2023

Blog Diversity & Inclusion Other

The Truth about Women and Open Source

By Nithya A. Ruff: Nithya is the Head of Comcast’s Open Source Program Office. She is responsible for Open Source strategy and growing open source culture inside of Comcast and engagement with external communities. Nithya has been director-at-large on the Linux Foundation Board for the last 3 years and was recently…

Academy Software FoundationMarch 24, 2021