The unique animated movie Loving Vincent, with every frame painted by oil, has been screened in France.
The film was given a 10-minute standing ovation at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival. Viewers were applauding throughout the final credit sequence and beyond.
The work by Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman became the world’s first animated film with each frame painted by oil on canvas. All 59,874 frames were created by professional artists who copied Van Gogh’s style. The project involved more than a hundred of artists from across the world.
The project was conceived and produced by Polish-British BreakThru Films. The studio is known for its 2008 Oscar-winning short animated film Peter and the Wolf, the world’s first 3D painting animation Little Postman and other short and feature films, animations and documentaries.
The film is a partly fictionalised story of Van Gogh based on true events. The movie depicts the mysterious life of the artist, focusing on his last days and circumstances of his death that still remain unclear. The release in France on October 11 will be followed by screenings in 135 countries across the world.
Vincent van Gogh is one of the world’s most famous and popular artists. Five of his works are on the list of the world’s 20 most expensive paintings, which is more than any other artist has. His paintings broke records at auctions two times, and Portrait of Dr Gachet had remained the world’s most expensive painting for 14 years. Van Gogh inspired 27 songs, among them one by Bob Dylan, and many films. He also appeared in The Simpsons and Doctor Who.
Illustration: Anna Kluza, lovingvincent.com
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