August 17, 1908 –
Considered by some film historians as the first fully animated film in history, Fantasmagorie, was exhibited for the first time ever at the Théâtre du Gymnase in Paris, on this date.
To make this film, the director, Émile Cohl placed each drawing on an illuminated glass plate and then traced the next drawing-with variations-on top of it until he had some 700 drawings.
The Haus of Dcaligari 