this is the world as vincent van gogh saw it or at least how the makers of the film loving vincent imagine he did. they've created this animated feature as in a march to the dutch artist it's comprised of around sixty five thousand frames each painted in oil by hand. the film had its world premiere in very picturesque surroundings in southeastern france loving vincent was shown as a part of the renowned international animation film festival. when you put these paintings together and the letters to gether that almost create like you know storyboard so. so that was their main reason and also he fascinated me as an artist with his incredible bravery and their passion. you know still briefs life into what we do in. the film storyline is based on around eight hundred letters that vincent van gogh wrote to his brother tito it covers the last year of the artist's life including his struggles with mental illness and his eventual suicide. in concert with a girl i reckon was out of his league in the next go. around one hundred paintings provided the basis for the film's art work. ethic challenge for

sarah: when vincent van gogh died at the age of 37, he was unknown to the art world.ce then his paintings and his unhappy life have fascinated the world. now an animated film like no other is bringing the tortured artist to life again. we have a report now on loving vincent and taking you behind the scenes. >> it is late. i wish you a good night and good luck, with a handshake and love, yours, vincent. reporter: the story of vincent van gogh's life told with the help of his own pictures. this reduction is one-of-a-kind. a movie painted in oil with real actors, the true challenge. >> since we worked with the blue screens most of the time, i had to know what the space around looked like in the painting and how i should move in it. reporter: a crime story that seeks to shine a light on the mysterious circumstances of his death and to explain his character with the help of his work. reporter: he was very lonely as a human and artist, despite having a very good friend in his younger brother who understood him well. but he was still only, and that made him very sad. he felt

the film storyline is based on around eight hundred letters that vincent van gogh wrote to his brother tito it covers the last year of the artist's life including his struggles with mental illness and his eventual suicide. in concert with a girl who i reckon was out of his league in the next go. around one hundred paintings provided the basis for the film's hard work. ethic challenge for us to be unified. team of painters because they're very different people with their artistic background but also different style. and all of sudden they all had to just leave their air leave all of that behind first the scenes were filmed using actors these images served as templates for the painters who recreated them frame by frame. own signature style the trick. i know that. the artists worked at three different locations most painted their works in done poland some five thousand people from around the world had applied to take part in the project around one hundred may degrade to make the artist's work easier these special studios were set up each one is equipped with a monitor and a projector. whe

will take a look at an animated movie called loving vincent is the story of the great painter vincent van gogh sixty thousand images like this one painted by hand and that goes distinctive style by more than one hundred artists from around the globe. i'm sara harman welcome to the program well of moral no stories in a long. but first this breaking news italian president sergeant. assigned to crew to dissolve parliament cabinet is meeting this evening to set a date for elections vote is expected to take place sometime early march current poll so i conservative bloc led by former prime minister silvio berlusconi could claim victory let's go to philip will in now in iran he's following the story for us philip why does this happen now were you expecting us that yes the legislature was nearly at an end the bottom intuitive not to be dissolved by february at the latest and the decision has been made to dissolve a little bit early to preserve the government of prime minister politan tea leoni from the risk of parliamentary defeat that way. remain in a strong position to act as caretaker particularly

will take a look at an animated film called loving vincent it's the story of the great painter vincent van gogh sixty thousand images just like these were painted in van gogh's distinctive style by a hundred artists roll around the globe. and sarah horan welcome to the show former soccer star george way-i has won liberia's presidential election provisional results show way out taking about sixty one percent of the vote to defeat vice president joseph. whist supporters in the capital city of monrovia have been cheering for his victory at fifty one year old be sworn in next month in what's said to be the country's first democratic transition of power in more than seventy years. correspondent evelyn putting. in monrovia forrest evelyn why do you think people in liberia voted . well the language since they can't be in has been a change she's from a units impacted government to a new government that has been in one week since the start of company days the need to change the unity of parties so it has really been a trouble for vice president yourself so that is the online you factor not another unity

will take a look at an animated movie called loving vincent it brings to life the great painter vincent van gogh with sixty thousand images painted by hand and then goes distinctive style by more than one hundred artists from the around the globe. i am playing. while iraq thanks very much for your company. we start off with those deadly blasts in afghanistan dozens have been killed in a suicide attack in kabul so-called islamic state claimed responsibility multiple bomb struck a shiite cultural center and a media outlet at least forty one people were killed and dozens more injured security challenges continue to play gotta stop there has been an uptick in i asked attacks against shiite targets in the country. they searched through the rubble for signs of ones. but after the false of the explosion little was left behind inside the shiite social and cultural center. of the. the bomb went off inside this building that is also home to an afghan news agency. that's what i love ok when the explosion went off we skipped from the unknown we were working and went to the rough top we saw the smoke and fla

now when vincent van gogh died at the age of thirty seven he was unknown to the art world but since then his paintings in the story of his unhappy life has fascinated art lovers while now an animated film unlike no other brings the tortured artist to life we have this report on how the movie loving vincent was made. for years in space i wouldn't have stayed know it's late i wish you a good night and good luck and to deal with a hunch she can love yours since. the story of vincent from ghost life with the help of his own pictures this pollution english coal production is one of a kind. a movie painted in oil with real actors the true challenge of them is just as since we worked with the green screen most of the time i had to know what the space around me looked like and the painting and how to move in it sort of yes it was because it's. a crime story that seeks to shine a light on the mysterious circumstances of fungus death and to explain his character with the help of his work. it was this movie he was very lonely as a human and as an artist despite him having a very good friend in his

you have a film that just won for best animated feature called loving vincent it's a biopic of vincent van gogh the painter but was really really interesting about this film is that it's completely hand painted it took seven years to complete the director's got the each frame individually hand painted to sort of make the paintings of come alive it's really like unlike anything i've ever seen and that's really what's interesting special of as the european film awards is that they offer incredible diversity of styles of filmmaking of of sort of storytelling and i think the awards will show that there's not a lot of work went into that for sure enough this year there's not a thing go german film nominated for the top honor what about in the other categories did you have any chance yeah i think it's going to it's looking bad for the germans tonight there's one chance maybe and that's in the best actress category young actress is nominated she is nominee for performance in period drama she's really an incredible actress she's just twenty two which is the same but she's really at the top of her game.

. - [luke] closed captioning is brought to you by: (upbeat music) (quirky music) (screams) - vincent van gogh history. though his life was short, only 37 years, he created 2,000 drawings, sketches and paintings. today, paintings by this dutch impressionist sell for millions of dollars. in fact, of the 21 most expensive paintings ever sold at auction, four of them were done by van gogh. ironically, during his lifetime, he was only able to sell just one of his paintings. this one, called the red vineyard. and that one was to a friend. with art smart, i'm william. (dramatic music) - the soldiers medal is an award for army soldiers during peacetime, who do something very brave, perform a, a brave act like running into a house and saving children. they're not in combat, but still, they did something brave. (cheerful music) - here's this week's chance for you to guess the president. he was wounded in the civil war, fighting for the north. then he served three terms as governor of ohio. the writer mark twain helped him campaign for president. and the election was so close that a special commission w

loving vincent won best animation the polish british biography brings paintings by artist vincent van gogh to life. to do so seen shot with real actors were painted over frame by frame with oil paints. a european film awards a gala event for your experience industry. and the dark comedy the square will be in the running for an oscar nomination next year to. now let's take a look at what else is happening around europe right now our express features a three ton christmas cake but first a look at some of the german nominees at next month's golden globes. german director. in the fade has been nominated for a golden globe in the best foreign language can't agree the film is about a woman who seeks justice for her kurdish husband and son killed in a neo nazi attack. german film composer hans zimmer also has a good chance of winning another prize. his school for the war drama duncan is nominated for the best film music award he already has two golden globes. the nativity scene made from sand is now on display in the northern italian town of years along. it took artist eleven days to create using

into a set shape, and has previously been used to create a miniscule version of starry night by vincent van goghchildren's global media summit, we're talking about the future of storytelling, and which technologies content makers and commissioners might be using to capture children's attention in the future. will it be vr? will it be interactive stories? will it be narratives driven by artificial intelligence? after the panel, i caught up with one of my guests, resh sidhu, the creative director at visual effects house framestore. vr is so immersive, you can tackle these big issues. but there's also a danger with children. they are glued to their phones and tvs, but to stick them in such an immersive environment, what do you have to think about? there are so many things. when it comes to kids, there are a number of characters we have to think about, and we have to be cautious with what we're doing. there is an age limit on headsets, it's13—plus, and that's there for a reason. when we're designing an experience for our audience, it's about understanding our audience, and understanding how long an

dna into shape and has previously been used to create a minuscule version of starry nights by vincent van goghack at the global media summit, we are talking about the future of storytelling, and which technologies, content makers and commissioners might be using to capture children's tension in the future. will it be vr, interactive stories or narrative is by artificial intelligence? after the panel, i caught up with one of my guests, the creative director for vr at visual effects house, frame store. br is so immersive, you can tackle these big issues, but there isa tackle these big issues, but there is a danger with children, they are glued to their phones or their tv, but to put them in such an immersive environment, what do you have to think about? so many things. there area number of think about? so many things. there are a number of parameters we have to think about. we have to be cautious about what we are doing. there is an age limit on the headsets and it is 13 plus. when we are designing any experience, it is about understanding the audience understands how long and experience should