history of short film

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  • Louis Le Prince (first live action short)

    creates first short film

  • A Journey To The Moon

    George Meles - considered to be the first film

  • The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Founded

  • Plane Crazy - First Disney Short

    Mickey Mouse

  • Un Chien Andalou

    Salvador Dali + Luis Brunel make experimental short

  • Short Film Begins To Die

    Bigger companies wanted to make longer films out of short films, Block booking - forcing small companies to sell feature films to big companies

  • Block Booking Outlawed

    -date not right-

  • ITV Arrives

  • First Colour TV

    BBC2

  • Sundance Film Festival

    Showcases independent and short film

  • Raindance Film Festival

    Uk's equivalent of Sundance

  • Birth of Youtube