The first public screening of an animated film took place on October 28, 1877, when the French inventor Charles-Émile Reynaud presented his invention – the Praxinoscope, a device that marked the beginning of animated film and the visual art of motion. The name Praxinoscope comes from the Greek words praxis – action and skopeo – to watch. Reynaud hand-painted short stories on strips, which he projected to audiences using a special mechanism, creating the illusion of movement and bringing the earliest forms of animation to the screen.
In honor of this great pioneer of cinematography and his significant contribution to the development of animated film, French animators proposed that October 28 be celebrated as the International Animation Day, a tradition observed since 2002.
This year, we celebrated the 24th International Animation Day, honoring an art form that has inspired generations of children and young people around the world for more than a century. On this occasion, the students of our school created and animated a special video greeting, creatively sending their congratulations and best wishes to animators across the globe.
Through colors, movement, and children’s imagination, the young authors once again demonstrated how animation can be a powerful language of art, play, and togetherness, confirming that the love for animated film continues to live on through new generations of creators.
