Cinema[edit]
Main articles: Cinema of France and French comedy films
France is the birthplace of cinema and was responsible for many of its early significant contributions:[27] Antoine Lumière realized, on 28 December 1895, the first projection, with the Cinematograph, in Paris.[28] Philippe Binant realized, on 2 February 2000, the first digital cinema projection in Europe, with the DLP CINEMA technology developed by Texas Instruments, in Paris.[29] Several important cinematic movements, including the Nouvelle Vague, began in the country.