Sylvain Chomet says Dior film used hand-drawn animation, not generative AI

Director Sylvain Chomet says Dior’s holiday film was made by hand, not generated by AI.

The six-minute film, “Christian Dior’s Night in Color,” features Robert Pattinson narrating a story about Christian Dior making a gown for Marlene Dietrich in 1949.

Viewers questioned the animation after noticing apparent glitches, including hands that seemed to have extra fingers and movements that looked uneven.

Chomet and producer Aton Soumache say artists drew the characters, backgrounds and key poses using traditional 2D animation.

They say an automated tool helped create some of the frames between key poses, but was not used to generate the artwork.

The dispute matters because Dior presented the film as a celebration of craftsmanship, and critics questioned whether its production matched that message.

Some animation problems can also occur in traditional animation, and the available evidence does not settle the online accusations.

Chomet and Soumache have publicly explained how they say the film was made; the sources give no further next steps.