Dorota Kobiela

DK Welchman (née Dorota Kobiela) (born 1978) 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.

Career

DK Welchman conceived Loving Vincent as a 7-minute short movie in 2008, Loving Vincent was idealized by Kobiela, a painter herself, after studying the techniques and the artist's story through his letters.

Filmography

• 2023: The Peasants (directed, writer)
• 2017: Loving Vincent (directed, writer, editor, visual effects)
• 2011: Little Postman (Short, director, writer)
• 2011: Chopin's Drawings (Short, director, writer)
• 2011: The Flying Machine (Short, director, writer)

Awards and nominations

Year	Ceremony	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
2017	Shanghai International Film Festival	Best Animation Film	DK Welchman, Hugh Welchman	Template:Won
2018	75th Golden Globe Awards	Best Animated Feature Film	DK Welchman and Hugh Welchman	Template:Nom
	St. Louis Film Critics Association	Best Animated Feature		Template:Nominated
	Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association Awards	Best Animated Feature		Template:Nominated
	23rd Critics' Choice Awards	Best Animated Feature	DK Welchman and Hugh Welchman	Template:Nom
	90th Academy Awards	Best Animated Feature	DK Welchman, Hugh Welchman and Ivan Mactaggart	Template:Nom
	30th European Film Awards	Best Animated Feature Film	DK Welchman, Hugh Welchman	Template:Won
	45th Annie Awards	Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production	DK Welchman, Hugh Welchman and Jacek Dehnel	Template:Nominated
	71st British Academy Film Awards	Best Animated Film	DK Welchman, Hugh Welchman and Ivan Mactaggart	Template:Nom
	North Texas Film Critics Association	Best Animated Film	DK Welchman and Hugh Welchman	Template:Draw
	St. Louis Film Critics Association	Best Animated Feature		Template:Nominated

External links

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