In 1895, the first public film screening happened. It was in the basement of the Grand Café, nearby the Paris Opera, with a program of 10 short movies, each no more than 50 seconds long. Cinema was born.

Source: [Variety](https://variety.com/2026/biz/opinion/french-president-emmanuel-macron-op-ed-future-creative-industries-1236852793/)

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