1917 in Film - Events

Events

  • Foundation of Universum Film AG (UƒA), as a propaganda film company, in Berlin.
  • Technicolor System 1, a two-color process, is introduced. The first film to use it was The Gulf Between.
  • World's first feature-length animated film is made in Argentina by Quirino Cristiani (El Apóstol)
  • Movette, another revision of the 17.5 mm film format, is made available.
  • Buster Keaton makes his film debut.
  • April 25 - Thomas Lincoln Tally, in a meeting in New York, co-founds the First National Exhibitors Circuit.

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