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Founded by the engineer-turned-inventor Léon Gaumont (1864–1946) in 1895, it is the oldest extant film company in the world, established before other studios such as Pathé (founded in 1896), Titanus (1904), Nordisk Film (1906), Universal, Paramount, and Nikkatsu (all founded in 1912).
In 1895, when 31-year-old Léon Gaumont took the reins of the Comptoir Général de la Photographie, he never would have suspected that he was going to create the only company in the world that is now as old as cinema itself. The company then sold optical and photographic equipment.
Since July 1st, 2018 Sabine de Mardt is the President and Executive Producer of the newly founded Gaumont GmbH, a subsidiary of the French Gaumont S.A. Prior to joining Gaumont Sabine has been responsible for plenty TV and cinema productions since starting her career back in 1993.
Founded in 1895, the Gaumont company was born alongside cinema. Since its inception, the Daisy-blazoned brand has continued to enrich its catalog and collection through the constant preservation, rediscovery, restoration, and promotion of all things regarding the company's work and productions.
Gaumont renamed the company Léon Gaumont et Cie. At first producing equipment for still photography, Gaumont was quick to recognize the potential of the Cinématographe, introduced by the Lumière brothers in 1895 and inaugurating the era of motion pictures.
In 1906, the Etablissements Gaumont was founded as a limited company. It flourished until 1914, thanks to an excellent group of film directors including Louis Feuillade, Jean Durand, Roméo Bosetti, Léonce Perret, and Emile Cohl.
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motion-picture history. In history of film: Early growth of the film industry. …Continent at this time was Gaumont Pictures, founded by the engineer-inventor Léon Gaumont in 1895.
