December 28, 1895. The Lumière (Auguste Marie Louis Nicolas (19 October 1862, Besançon, France ? 10 April 1954, Lyon) and Louis Jean (5 October 1864, Besançon, France ? 6 June 1948, Bandol) Brothers, were the earliest filmmakers in history. (Appropriately, "lumière" translates as "light" in English.) In this image: In 1895, French pioneer Louis Lumiere presented his first motion picture. Camera operator Pierre ERE checks the projector on March 23, 1955, used by Louis Lumiere 60 years ago. At center, an unidentified cameraman.