1900s

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1904

>> Watch video L'Hereu de Can Pruna. Segundo de Chomón.

1905

Pathé develops Pathécolor, a stencil-based film tinting process.

1906

The first regular cinemas open.

1908

A non-flammable film made by the Lumière brothers come on the market: cellulose diacetate, which was used mostly in the home filmmaking market.

George Albert Smith and Charles Urban launch Kinemacolor, a two-colour additive colour process.

Émile Cohl makes the first fully animated short film.

1909

An international congress establishes Edison 35mm film as the standard format for professional filmmaking.