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The Invention of kinetoscope
In 1894, famous American inventor Thomas Alva Edison first demonstrated an apparatus for producing moving pictures – kinetoscope which was the prototype of the cinematograph of the Lumiere brothers. https://infourok.ru/istoriya_razvitiya_kino_kinomatografa-422098.htm -
The first film screening
The first movie was performed in December 1895, in Paris on Boulevard des Capucines. In Grand Café Lumiere brothers showed such films as "Exiting the factory" and "Arriving of a train". The audience, which was attracted by the unusual ad, witnessed a miracle – ghostly, black-and-white, but recognizable and real pictures appeared on a white screen.https://infourok.ru/istoriya_razvitiya_kino_kinomatografa-422098.htm -
The first film session in the UK
Lumiere brothers showed their most famous films in London. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema_of_the_United_Kingdom -
The first film session in Russia
The film session was held in the entertainment theatre-garden "Aquarium" in Saint Petersburg.https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Кинематограф_Российской_империи -
The advent of colour film
The 1st hand tinted movie, Annabelle Serpentine Dance, was filmed in Edison's Black Maria Studios. Annabelle Moore, a young dancer from Broadway, is dressed in white veils that appear to change colours as she dances.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kplgIO9F7Pg -
Technical tricks
While filming fantastic series "A trip to the moon" and "A journey through the impossible", Georges Melies used technical tricks such as layouts and a double exposure.
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The first animation film
“Fantasmagorie“ is a French animation film released on 17 August 1908 by Émile Cohl, Gaumont film company. This two-minute hand-drawn short film (seven hundred drawings were used for its creation) was recognized as the first animated film by experts. http://www.lomography.ru/magazine/118612-first-animated-cartoon-ever -
The advent of sound film
The primary steps in the commercialization of sound cinema were taken in the mid- to late 1920s. At first, the sound films which included synchronized dialogue, known as "talking pictures", or "talkies", were exclusively shorts. The earliest feature-length movies with recorded sound included only music and effects.The performance of the first sound film took place in Berlin, Germany.
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The first Film Festival in Russia
Moscow International Film FestivalThe Moscow film festival in 1935 (or the Soviet film Festival in Moscow) was the first international cinematographic show in the USSR.
Organized byEisenstein it was held from 21 February to 1 March 1935 in Moscow and was considered the second oldest film competition in the world after the Venice film festival, first held in 1932. The first prize was awarded to the film'Chapaev' by the Vasiliev brothers. http://www.softmixer.com/2012/08/blog-post_7244.html -
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
Ceremony film awards of British Academy of film and television art or BAFTA is held every year in February in London. The main award is "Golden Globe".
BAFTA was founded in 1947. David Lean was the founding Chairman of the Academy.
The first Film Awards ceremony took place in May 1949 honouring the films "The Best Years of Our Lives", "Odd Man Out" and "The World Is Rich". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Academy_of_Film_and_Television_Arts -
The first Film Festival in the UK
The British Film Institute London Film Festival (simply BFI London Film Festival) is the greatest film festival which is held every year from the end of October till the beginning of November in the United Kingdom. It screens more than 300 films, documentaries and shorts from approximately 50 countries.
The first London Film Festival took place at the NFT (National Film Theatre, now renamed BFI Southbank) from 16–26 October 1953. https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Лондонский_кинофестиваль -
The first film in Sochi
The first film called "Kochubey" was shown in Sochi in 1959 . This year 3 cinemas such as "Stereo", "Luch" and "Rodina" were opened here. -
Russian film award
"Nika" is the national film award, established by the Russian Academy of cinema arts "Nika". The main award is a figurine of goddess Nika. The first ceremony was held in the Central house of cinematographers.
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Kinotavr in Sochi
Kinotavr, the open Russian film festival, has been held in Sochi since 1991. The organizers of the festival were mark Rudinshtein and Oleg Yankovsky.
The first Patriotic cinema festival was conducted by mark Rudinstein in April 1990 in Podolsk, near Moscow.
After a successful start, the festival has moved to the resort town of Sochi, where it is held until now.
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Sochi International Film Festival
Sochi International Film Festival is the first world-class event, uniting filmmakers from Russia, Great Britain and other countries in Sochi.
New film festival has already attracted a huge interest of the influential and popular Russian and foreign mass media. The event will be attended by experienced industry professionals and distinguished guests from around the world
http://www.sochifilmawards.com/ru/sochinskiy-mezhdunarodnyy-kinofestival/