The following is an overview of the events of 1895 in film, including a list of films released and notable births.

Events

* February–March –

Robert W. Paul Robert William Paul (3 October 1869 – 28 March 1943) was an English pioneer of film and scientific instrument maker. He made narrative films as early as April 1895. Those films were shown first in Edison Kinetoscope knockoffs. In 1896 he s ...

and

Birt Acres Birt Acres (23 July 1854 – 27 December 1918) was an American and British photographer and film pioneer. Among his contributions to the early film industry are the first working 35 mm camera in Britain (Wales), and ''Birtac'', the firs ...

build and run the first working 35 mm movie

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, the Kineopticon. Their first films include '' Incident at Clovelly Cottage'', '' The Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race'' and ''

Rough Sea at Dover ''Rough Sea at Dover'' (also known as ''Gale at Dover and Sea Waves at Dover'' ) is an 1895 British short black-and-white silent film, shot by Birt Acres. Acres shot the film in mid-1895, with a camera designed with and built by Robert W. Pau ...

''. * In France, the brothers Auguste and

Louis Lumière Louis Jean Lumière (5 October 1864 Besançon – 6 June 1948, Bandol) was a French engineer and industrialist who played a key role in the development of photography and cinema. Early life and education Lumière was one of four children of ...

, design and built a lightweight, hand-held motion picture camera called the

Cinématographe Cinematograph or kinematograph is an early term for several types of motion picture film mechanisms. The name was used for movie cameras as well as film projectors, or for complete systems that also provided means to print films (such as the Cin ...

. They discover that their machine can also be used to project images onto a large screen. The Lumière brothers create several short films at this time that are considered to be pivotal in the history of motion pictures. * February 13 –

Auguste and Louis Lumière The Lumière brothers (, ; ), Auguste Marie Louis Nicolas Lumière (19 October 1862 – 10 April 1954) and Louis Jean Lumière (5 October 1864 – 6 June 1948), were French manufacturers of photography equipment, best known for their ''Ciném ...

patent the ''Cinematographe'', a combination

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and

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. * March 22 – First display of

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(private screening). * May 27 – Birt Acres

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s the Kineopticon under his own name. * Late September –

C. Francis Jenkins Charles Francis Jenkins (August 22, 1867 – June 6, 1934) was an American engineer who was a pioneer of early cinema and one of the inventors of television, though he used mechanical rather than electronic technologies. His businesses in ...

and

Thomas Armat Thomas J. Armat (October 25, 1866 – September 30, 1948) was an American mechanic and inventor, a pioneer of film, cinema best known through the co-invention of the Edison Vitascope. Biography Armat studied at the Mechanics Institute in Richmond ...

demonstrate their

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, a motion picture projector, in

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at the Cotton States and International Exposition. *November – In Germany, Emil and

Max Skladanowsky Max Skladanowsky (30 April 1863 – 30 November 1939) was a German inventor and early filmmaker. Along with his brother Emil, he invented the Bioscop, an early movie projector the Skladanowsky brothers used to display a moving picture show to a p ...

develop their own film projector. * December 28 – The

Lumière brothers Lumière is French for 'light'. Lumiere, Lumière or Lumieres may refer to: * Lumières, the philosophical movement in the Age of Enlightenment People *Auguste and Louis Lumière, French pioneers in film-making Film and TV * Institut Lumière, ...

have their first paying audience at the Grand Café ''Boulevard des Capucines'' in Paris — this date is sometimes considered the debut of the motion picture as an entertainment medium. * December 30 – The

American Mutoscope and Biograph Company The Biograph Company, also known as the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, was a motion picture company founded in 1895 and active until 1916. It was the first company in the United States devoted entirely to film production and exhibition ...

motion pictures is founded in New Jersey by the KMCD Syndicate of

William Kennedy Dickson William Kennedy Laurie Dickson (3 August 1860 – 28 September 1935) was a British people, British inventor who devised an early motion picture camera under the employment of Thomas Edison. Early life William Kennedy Dickson was born on 3 ...

, Henry Marvin,

Herman Casler Herman Casler (March 12, 1867 in Sandwich, Illinois – July 20, 1939 in Canastota, New York) was an American inventor and co-founder of the partnership called the K.M.C.D. Syndicate, along with W.K-L. Dickson, Elias Koopman, and Henry Marvin ...

and

Elias Koopman Elias Bernard Koopman (1860 – August 23, 1929) was a founder of the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company. He was also a founder of The Magic Introduction Company. He later headed the Runsyne Corporation, a maker of electrical signs. Biogr ...

. * Annabelle the Dancer is a sensation in shorts such as ''

Annabelle Serpentine Dance ''Annabelle Serpentine Dance'' is a short silent American film produced and distributed by Edison Manufacturing Company in 1895. It is one of several released by the studio the late 19th century. Each short film depicts the popular serpentine ...

''. *

and his sister Antonia publish ''

History of the Kinetograph, Kinetoscope, and Kinetophonograph ''History of the Kinetograph, Kinetoscope, and Kinetophonograph'' is a book written by siblings William Kennedy Dickson and Antonia Dickson about the history of film. The brother Dickson wrote from his experiences working for Thomas Edison at his ...

'' in the United States with a preface by

Thomas Edison Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices in fields such as electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures. These inventio ...

, the first history of the subject. * Gaumont Pictures founded by the engineer-turned-inventor,

Léon Gaumont Léon Ernest Gaumont (; 10 May 1864 – 10 August 1946) was a French inventor, engineer, and industrialist who was a pioneer of the motion picture industry. He founded the world’s first and oldest film studio Gaumont Film Company, and worked in ...

Woodville Latham Major Woodville Latham (1837–1911) was an ordnance officer of the Confederacy during the American Civil War and professor of chemistry at West Virginia University. He was significant in the development of early film technology. Woodville Lath ...

and his sons develop the Latham Loop – the concept of loose loops of film on either side of the

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to prevent stress from the jerky movement. This is debuted in the

Eidoloscope The Eidoloscope was an early motion picture system created by Eugene Augustin Lauste, Woodville Latham and his two sons through their business, the Lambda Company, in New York City in 1894 and 1895. The Eidoloscope was demonstrated for members ...

, which is also the first widescreen format (1.85:1). *

of American Mutoscope Company, a.k.a.

manufactures the Biograph 68 mm camera, which will become the first successful large format 68mm (70mm) film. * Henri Joly debuts his Joly-Normandin 60 mm format.

Films released in 1895

*'' Akrobatisches Potpourri'' *''

'', directed by

William Heise William Heise (1847–1910) was a German-born American film cinematographer and director, active in the 1890s and credited for more than 175 short silent films. Heise filmed a "We All Smoke" skit promoting Admiral Cigarettes in 1897. Heise is be ...

, starring Annabelle Moore *'' The Baby's Meal'', directed by

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, starring

Auguste Lumiere Auguste may refer to: People Surname * Arsène Auguste (born 1951), Haitian footballer * Donna Auguste (born 1958), African-American businesswoman * Georges Auguste (born 1933), Haitian painter * Henri Auguste (1759–1816), Parisian gold and ...

, (his wife) Marguerite, and (their daughter) Andrée *'' Bauerntanz zweier Kinder'' *''Billy Edwards and the Unknown a.k.a. Billy Edwards Boxing'' *'' The Blacksmiths'', directed by

*'' Boat Leaving The Port'', directed by

*''

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'', directed by

*'' La Charcuterie mécanique'' *'' Demolition Of A Wall'', directed by

and starring

, the man in charge...pointing *'' The Derby'', directed by

*''

The Dickson Experimental Sound Film ''The Dickson Experimental Sound Film'' is a film made by William Dickson in late 1894 or early 1895. It is the first known film with live-recorded sound and appears to be the first motion picture made for the Kinetophone, the proto- sound-film sy ...

'', directed by and starring

William K. L. Dickson William Kennedy Laurie Dickson (3 August 1860 – 28 September 1935) was a British inventor who devised an early motion picture camera under the employment of Thomas Edison. Early life William Kennedy Dickson was born on 3 August 1860 in ...

on violin. First sound film. *''

The Execution of Mary Stuart ''The Execution of Mary Stuart'' is a short film produced in 1895. The film depicts the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots. It is the first known film to use special effects, specifically the stop trick. The 18-second-long film was produced by Th ...

'', directed by Alfred Clark. First special effect (stop camera edit effect) in cinema. *'' Incident at Clovelly Cottage'', shot by

*'' Fishing For Goldfish'', directed by

, starring

and (his daughter) Andrée *''

Opening of the Kiel Canal ''Opening of the Kiel Canal'' (also known as ''Inauguration of the Kiel Canal by Kaiser Wilhelm II'') is an 1895 British short black-and-white silent documentary news film directed and produced by Birt Acres which documents the opening of the ...

'' *'' The Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race'' *'' Cordeliers' Square in Lyons'', directed by

*''Photograph'', directed by

*''

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'', directed by

*''Princess Ali a.k.a. Egyptian Dance'', directed by

*''

'', directed by

*''

Le Saut à la couverture ''Le Saut à la couverture'' (also known as ''Brimade dans une caserne'') is an 1895 in film, 1895 France, French Short subject, short black-and-white silent film, silent documentary film directed and produced by Louis Lumière. The film formed ...

'' *'' Serpentinen Tanz'' *''

L'Arroseur Arrosé ''L'Arroseur Arrosé'' (; also known as ''The Waterer Watered '' and ''The Sprinkler Sprinkled'') is an 1895 French short black-and-white silent comedy film directed and produced by Louis Lumière and starring François Clerc and Benoît Duva ...

'', directed by

. May be the first outdoor comedy film ever made. *'' Swimming In The Sea'', directed by

*''Transformation By Hats, Comic View'', directed by

* ''Trilby Hypnotic Scene'', directed by William Heise, produced by Thomas Edison * ''Trilby Death Scene'', directed by William Heise, produced by Thomas Edison *'' La Voltige'' *''Das Wintergartenprogramm'', directed by

*''

Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory ''Workers Leaving The Lumière Factory in Lyon'' (french: La Sortie de l'Usine Lumière à Lyon), also known as ''Employees Leaving the Lumière Factory'' and ''Exiting the Factory,'' is an 1895 French short black-and-white silent documenta ...

Events

Films released in 1895

Births

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