Which 2017 biographical film about Vincent van Gogh was entirely hand-painted?

The 2017 biographical film about Vincent van Gogh that was entirely hand-painted was Loving Vincent. Directed by Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman, it is an animated historical drama focused on Van Gogh’s life, work, and the circumstances surrounding his death.

The film’s visuals imitate Van Gogh’s distinctive oil-painting style. Each of its roughly 65,000 frames was created as an oil painting on canvas, making it the first fully painted animated feature film. The production began with live-action performances and used rotoscoping as a guide before painters transformed the images into Van Gogh-inspired frames.

About 125 painters from more than 20 countries worked on the project, which took approximately six years to complete. Because many paintings were painted over after being photographed, only around 1,000 of the finished canvases survived. Loving Vincent premiered at the 2017 Annecy International Animation Film Festival and later received an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature.