The 2026 Cate Blanchett Birthday Project
Every year, for the past 12 years I’m collaborating with Cate Blanchett fans around the world in order to make something special for her birthday. And I am super excited to say that we have made 11 successful birthday projects together which has ALL arrived to Cate.
Cate Blanchett has influenced me and many more people through the years and this project is my way to say: Thank You. This year the project will surround CONNECTING.
I think that connections make us feel welcomed. It makes us feel home. And home doesn’t have to be a place, but the people you share it with.
This year i will ask you to send me a handwritten sentence that will later create a mosaic of different cultures, places and perspectives
All you need to do, is to write by your handwriting :
You make me feel home by ______
and complete the sentence with your own words.
In addition to that, please add a pic of a place that you see as home: it can be a place in your country or something that means a lot to you. These will be used as the video background.
In your email please also answer the following questions:
What’s your name
Where are you from
How old are you
What’s your native language
Mention in the email if you joined any of the previous projects and if yes please do mention the year.
We’ve all, in a way, found a sense of home through discovering Cate. She’s changed how we see the world, brought us together, and sparked new friendships. More than that, she’s made us feel welcomed, connected, and part of something meaningful. Ibelieve this is our way of saying THANK YOU.
Some important points:
Please DO NOT use cursive writing so it would be as readable as possible.
Please write 1-2 sentenses ONLY. I don’t want to ask you to cut off your words and I want everyone to have an equal spot :)
The final project will be a short video that includes your texts and answered questions in a creative way.
THE FINAL PROJECT WILL BE POSTED ONLINE: So don't get too personal. Everyone who wants to see the project, will be able to do so.
Deadline
All projects should arrive until MAY 5TH, 2026. Send them all to the following address: [email protected] (the same one from past years) If you have any questions you can ask me here on the ask box / twitter / email .
Rules
Keep an appropriate language
Letting you know the project will be released ONLINE
FAQs
Who can participate the project? - Everyone who wants to.
Can I send a picture of myself with a happy birthday poster? Not this time.
Where can I watch your previews works? all projects can be watched in our website cbbirthdayproject.tumblr.com / through my Instagram account @Cate_Blanchett_Fans
Can you guarantee Cate will receive the project? - sadly not, but we will try our best to make this work.
Our work through the years:
2015 – A birthday video by fans - 24 participants
2016 – A birthday book – 138 participants
2017 – A birthday collage – 43 participants
2018 - The art as we see it - 40 participants
2019 – The big 50: A fan video – 61 participants
2020 - A motivation book - 42 participants
2021 - The fans sing - 34 participants
2022 - Motivational quotes by Cate - 18 participants
2023 - A book of Inspiration - 64 participants
2024 - Songs that remind us of Cate - 30 participants
2025 - Connections and hope, a video - 70 participants
Please share so more fans will be aware of our project!
