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Wintergarten Film Show

When
November 1895
Where
Berlin Wintergarten theatre
Part of
Skladanowsky brothers film show at the Berlin Wintergarten

Max and Emil Skladanowsky presented their first public film show using the Bioscop projector at the Berlin Wintergarten theatre on 1 November 1895.

The show ran from 1 November 1895 until the end of the month and was screened 23 times. The brothers had signed a contract in September for 2500 Goldmark. The Wintergarten was a large variety theatre in Berlin-Mitte, making it the first Bioscop movie theater in history.

Sources

  1. Max Skladanowsky Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-01
  2. Berlin Wintergarten theatre Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-30

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