 The first cinematographic projection in Romania took place on 27 May 1896, less than five months after the first public film exhibition by the Lumière brothers on 28 December 1895 in Paris.In the Romanian exhibition, a team of Lumière brothers' employees screened several films, including the famous "L'Arrivée d'un train en gare de La Ciotat".The event was arranged by Edwin Schurmann, the impresario of Adelina Patti and Eleonora Duse, and was hosted by the French-language newspaper "L'Indépendance Roumanie".