The following is an overview of the events of 1890 in film, including a list of films released and notable births and deaths.
Events
- The first moving pictures were developed on celluloid film by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, in Hyde Park, London in 1889. The process was patented in 1890.
- William K. L. Dickson completes his work for Thomas Edison on the Kinetograph cylinder either in this year or 1889. Monkeyshines No. 1 becomes the first film shot on the system.
Films
- London's Trafalgar Square, directed by William Carr Croft and Wordsworth Donisthorpe.
- Monkeyshines, No. 1 – contradictory sources indicate this was shot either in June 1889 or November 1890, Monkeyshines, No. 2 and Monkeyshines, No. 3, directed by William K. L. Dickson.
- Mosquinha, directed by Étienne-Jules Marey.
- Traffic in King's Road, Chelsea, directed by William Friese-Greene.
Births
Deaths
- c. 16 September – Louis Le Prince, French film pioneer, director of Roundhay Garden Scene (born 1842)
Notes
External links
Media related to 1890 in film at Wikimedia Commons
- List of 1890 films at IMDb
- List of 1890 deaths at IMDb
- List of 1890 births at IMDb
