The first official image from the hugely-hyped Kurt Cobain documentary, 'Montage Of Heck' has been released, Gigwise reports.

Nothing much is known yet about the melancholic image but the press release that appeared alongside it states: "As previously announced, this first ever, fully-authorized doc feature blends Cobain's personal archive of art, music, written word, and never-before-seen home movies, with animation and revelatory interviews from his family and closest confidantes."

After previously revealing the project will premiere this year on the US' HBO channel, director Brett Morgen announced on Twitter that the film will also be shown in cinemas in the UK via Universal. Cobain's daughter, Frances Bean, has given her blessing on the film and is acting as an executive producer on the project.

The film premieres this week at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah and will be released in the UK in April.