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tHE WORLD'S FIRTS fully painted feature film!

Loving Vincent, a film
by Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman

Vincent van Gogh is the world’s most famous painter. His Starry Night, Café Terrace at Night, Sunflowers, Wheatfield with Crows and indeed his own face in his many self-portraits are among the most recognised images in our world.

Vincent is not only famous for his paintings, but also for his tortured life, notably for cutting off his ear and shooting himself while painting at his easel; painting to the bitter end of his unhappy misunderstood life. He is the world’s totemic ‘tortured artist’. Loving Vincent explores Vincent’s life and work by bringing to life some of Vincent van Gogh’s most inspirational paintings to tell his story.

"We painted over 65,000 frames on over 1,000 canvases. We shot the film with actors, and literally painted over it frame by frame. This is a very laborious and time-consuming process. It has taken us 4 years to develop the technique, and it took us over 2 years with a team of over 100 painters working at studios in the Polish cities of Gdansk and Wroclaw, and a studio in Athens to complete the film. The reason we made the film is not because we want to be the first, or that we want to set any records, it is because we believe that you cannot truly tell Vincent’s story without his paintings, so we needed to bring his paintings to life."

Dorota Kobiela & Hugh Welchman

"If the word “unique” is overused, particularly when it comes to film journalism, it can genuinely be applied to Loving Vincent. ASTONISHING! "

James Mottram

"A work of art! Trailer for new Vincent Van Gogh biopic shows incredible detail of world first's full-length painted animation."

Victoria Finan

“A new film that tears up the rule book of animation...I’ve not experienced anything like it before.”

Florence Waters

Loving Vincent
in Romania

Special events

12

Screens

1120

Movie theaters

50

A short look at our screenings and events

INITIAL RELEASE: 12 June 2017 (Annecy)
ROMANIAN RELEASE: 12/04/2018
ROMANIAN TITLE: CU DRAG, VAN GOGH
DIRECTOR: Dorota Kobiela, Hugh Welchman
Country : Poland, United Kingdom, United States
Language: English
CAST:

FESTIVALS AND AWARDS:

  • Academy Awards, USA – Best Animated Feature Film (Nominee)
  • Golden Globes, USA- Best Motion Picture – Animated (Nominee)
  • BAFTA Awards – Best Animated Feature Film (Nominee)
  • Annecy International Animated Film Festival – Feature (Winner)
  • European Film Awards – European Animated Feature Film (Winner)
  • Alliance of Women Film Journalists – Best Animated Feature Film (Winner)
  • Chicago Film Critics Association Awards – Best Animated Film (Nominee)
  • David di Donatello Awards – Best European Film (Nominee)
  • Golden Eagle Awards, Russia – Best Foreign Film (Winner)
  • National Board of Review, USA – Top Ten Independent Films (Winner)
  • New Mexico Film Critics – Best Animated Film ( Winner)
  • Palm Springs International Animation Festival – Best Animated Feature (Winner)
  • SESC Film Festival, Brazil – Best Foreign Film  (Winner)
  • Shanghai International Film Festival – Best Animation Film (Winner)
  • Vancouver International Film Festival – Most Popular International Feature (Winner)
  • Vilnius International Film Festival – Audience Award (Winner)
     
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