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 build and run the first working

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in Britain, the Kineopticon. Their first films include ''

Incident at Clovelly Cottage ''Incident at Clovelly Cottage'', also known as ''Incident Outside Clovelly Cottage, Barnet'', shot by Birt Acres and produced by Acres and his collaborator Robert W. Paul in March 1895, was the "first successful motion picture film made in Bri ...

'', '' 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. Paul ...

''. * In France, the brothers

Auguste 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 ...

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

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. 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 movie camera and

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. * March 22 – First display of motion pictures by

(private screening). * May 27 – Birt Acres

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s the Kineopticon under his own name. * Late September – C. Francis Jenkins and Thomas Armat demonstrate their

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, a motion picture projector, in

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at the

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. *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

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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, 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. * Annabelle the Dancer is a sensation in shorts such as '' Annabelle Serpentine Dance''. * William Kennedy Dickson and his sister Antonia publish '' History of the Kinetograph, Kinetoscope, and Kinetophonograph'' in the United States with a preface by

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, 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 Henri Joly (1866–1945) was a French inventor and businessman. He developed early versions of motion picture film, cameras, and projectors. Biography Joly was born in Viomenil, Vosges in 1866. By 1889 he was a gymnastics instructor at the school o ...

debuts his Joly-Normandin 60 mm format.

Films released in 1895

*'' Akrobatisches Potpourri'' *'' Annabelle Serpentine Dance'', directed by William Heise, starring

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*'' 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 Birt Acres *''

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. *''

'', shot by Birt Acres *'' 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

*'' The Photographical Congress Arrives in Lyon'', directed by

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

'', directed by Birt Acres *''

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 in film, 1895 France, French Short subject, short black-and-white silent film, silent comedy film directed and produced by Auguste and L ...

'', 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 ''La Voltige'' (also known as ''Horse Trick Riders'') is an 1895 French short black-and-white silent documentary film directed and produced by Louis Lumière. It was filmed in Lyon, Rhône, Rhône-Alpes, France. Given its age, this short film is ...

'' *''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 documentar ...

Events

Films released in 1895

Births

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