Editing 1912 in film (section)

==Events==
* February – [[Babelsberg Studio]] outside [[Berlin]] begins operation with the shooting of ''[[The Dance of Death (1912 film)|The Dance of the Dead]]'' (''Der Totentanz'') by Danish director [[Urban Gad]], starring [[Asta Nielsen]] (released September 7).
* April 15 – [[Sinking of the Titanic|Sinking of the ''Titanic'']]: British passenger liner ''[[Titanic]]'' sinks having struck an iceberg in the [[Atlantic Ocean]] on her maiden voyage from the United Kingdom to the United States, killing more than 1,500. This is depicted in many works of popular culture, including films, beginning with the May 16 U.S. release ''[[Saved from the Titanic]]'', starring and co-written by [[Dorothy Gibson]], who is herself a survivor of the disaster.
* April 30 – [[Universal Film Manufacturing Company]] is founded in New York, the oldest surviving film studio in the United States.
* May 8 – [[Famous Players Film Company]], the forerunner of [[Paramount Pictures]], is founded by [[Adolph Zukor]].
* May 18 – ''[[Shree Pundalik]]'' by [[Dadasaheb Torne]], the first [[Cinema of India|Indian film]], is released.
* June 8 – [[New York Motion Picture Company]] is merged with Universal, giving Universal a studio in [[Edendale, Los Angeles]].
* July 4 – [[Mack Sennett]], who has previously worked as an actor and comedy director with [[D. W. Griffith]], forms a new company with New York City entrepreneur Adam Kessel, [[Keystone Studios]]. It will play an important role in developing [[slapstick]] comedy as the home to the [[Keystone Cops]], English actor [[Charlie Chaplin]], and others.
* July 12 – ''[[Les Amours de la reine Élisabeth|Queen Elizabeth]]'' is the first film released by Famous Players.
* July 26 – [[Edison Studios]] releases ''[[What Happened to Mary]]'', the first ever motion picture [[Serial (film)|serial]].
* [[Thomas Edison|Edison]] introduces the Home Kinetoscope, a home film-projector which uses a 22&nbsp;mm print consisting of three rows of frames.
* [[Pathé]] releases [[Pathe Kok]], their first entry into the amateur market, with a gauge of 28&nbsp;mm.
* Alexander F. Victor improves on the 17.5&nbsp;mm format with his [[Duoscope]], which uses two center [[film perforations|perforations]] instead of the typical one.
* [[Bell & Howell]] introduce the first all-metal camera, the 2709 35mm.