Just to let you know Australia will be making its first 3D open movie project code named "Gallium".
The good thing about it is that it will be made here in Adelaide
.They will be using maya, but others can use any program that they want.
It looks pretty promising.
It would be good if you could bookmark this in your browser and check it a few times a week and put like a 6 word comment on there blogs to give your opinion or to have a say on the certain topics and work in progress's they will be sharing in the coming year.
http://gallium.gruntworks.com.au/
Look out for me, I will be under the name "Michael Tamits"