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The Begining
Usually the first public films how by the brothers Auguste and Louis Lumiиre on 28 December 1895 in the Grand Cafй on the Boulevard des Capucines in Paris is considered the date of birth of the cinema. -
The First Program
The first program consisted of short one minute subjects taken by Louis Lumiиre credited as inventor as well as cameraman. -
The First Session Took in the UK
The first film session took place in the UK on March 26, 1896 in the hall "Olympia" (London). It was spent by RW Paul, designed simultaneously with the movie camera and the Lumiere brothers who directed the first documentary and feature stories. -
The First Screenings in Russia
In April 1896 the first cinematic apparatus appeared in Russia. The first films seen in the Russian Empire were via the Lumière brothers, in Moscow and St. Petersburg in May 1896. -
The First Film in Balakovo
It is believed that the first film was shown in Balakovo in a private cinema, which was housed in one-storey building in street Novouzenskaya (now Lenin Street), not far from the store Smirnov. It happened either in 1905 or in 1906. A 10-minute short "Russian-Japanese war" was demonstrated. -
Colour Film
Around 1920, the first practical subtractive color processes were introduced. These also used black-and-white film to photograph multiple color-filtered source images, but the final product was a multicolored print that did not require special projection equipment. -
The First Sound Film
On June 9, 1922, polish-born research engineer Joseph Tykociński-Tykociner gave the first reported U.S. demonstration of a sound-on-film motion picture to members of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers. -
The first film festival in Russia
The first film festival in Russia was held in 1935 under the chairmanship of Sergei Eisenstein. Moscow International Film Festival has been held since 1959 every two years. Since 1997 it has become an annual event. -
The British Film Institute London Film Festival
The British Film Institute London Film Festival (simply BFI London Film Festival) is an annual film festival held in the United Kingdom, running in the second half of October with cooperation from the British Film Institute. It screens more than 300 films, documentaries and shorts from approximately 50 countries. -
Kinotavr
Kinotavr, also known as the Sochi Open Russian Film Festival is an open film festival held in the resort city of Sochi, Russia annually in June since 1991. It is the largest national film festival in Russia. -
Dead by Dawn
Dead by Dawn is an independent film festival in Edinburgh, Scotland specifically devoted to horror films. Established in 1993 by Adele Hartley, it is a discovery festival showcasing mostly independent films, both short films and feature length films. Dead by Dawn is a member of the European Fantastic Film Festivals Federation (EFFFF) and occurs once yearly, usually in mid-April.[3] -
Raindance Film Festival
Raindance is an independent film festival and film school that operates throughout major cities including: London, Los Angeles, New York, Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Budapest, Berlin and Brussels. The festival itself was established in 1992 by Elliot Grove to be the voice of British filmmaking. Raindance showcases features and shorts by filmmakers from around the world to an audience of film executives and buyers, journalists, film fans and filmmakers.
