Pathé-Journal

The Pathé-Journal was a French newsreel series established by Charles Pathé in 1908. It was internationally popular and shown in cinemas across France and England, later expanding to other countries. Newsreels like the Pathé-Journal covered current events, often focusing on predictable happenings such as parades and sporting contests, as well as residual news like floods.12

Charles Pathé was a French motion-picture executive and a pioneer in the film industry. He co-founded Pathé Frères in 1896, which initially manufactured phonographs and sold Kinetoscopes. The company later produced numerous short films and, in 1909, released one of the first "long films," Les Misérables. Pathé Frères became a dominant force in the global film market in the early 20th century, with production facilities and distribution offices worldwide.13