DK Welchman is a Polish filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer. She is best known for co-directing her first fully painted animated feature film Loving Vincent (2017) with her husband Hugh Welchman.
Kobiela in 2017
Loving Vincent is a 2017 animated drama fim about the life of the painter Vincent van Gogh, in particular the circumstances of his death. It is the first fully painted animated feature film. The film, written and directed by Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman, is a Polish-UK co-production, funded by the Polish Film Institute, and partially through a Kickstarter campaign.
Directors Dorota Kobiela (center) and Hugh Welchman (right) at the film's French premiere in Paris, with actor Pierre Niney (left).