Editing 1995 in film (section)

==Events==
* March 13 – The [[Dogme 95]] movement is officially announced in Paris by Danish directors [[Lars von Trier]] and [[Thomas Vinterberg]].
* April 10 – [[Panasonic|Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.]] sells 80% of [[MCA Inc.]], owner of [[Universal Pictures]], to [[Seagram|Seagram Company]] for $7&nbsp;billion.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/04/07/business/seagram-heads-for-hollywood-seagram-will-buy-80-of-big-studio-from-matsushita.html|title=Seagram heads for Hollywood; Seagram will buy 80% of big studio from Matsushita|access-date=April 14, 2013|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=April 7, 1995}}</ref><ref name=pioneer>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=April 17, 1995|page=4|title=Pioneer pulls back|last1=Robinson|first1=Gwen|last2=Weiner|first2=Rex}}</ref>
* May 12 – ''[[Crimson Tide (film)|Crimson Tide]]'' is released, kicking off the Summer box office season with critical and commercial success.
* May 19 – ''[[Die Hard with a Vengeance]]'' is released in theaters and becomes the year's highest-grossing film (''[[Toy Story]]'' overtook it in re-releases in 2014).
* May 24 – ''[[Braveheart]]'' is released to critical and commercial success. Directed by and starring [[Mel Gibson]], it will go on to win 5 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director.
* May 27 – Actor [[Christopher Reeve]] (1952-2004) injured his spinal cord after falling off his horse in an equestrian competition. The injury paralysed him from the shoulders down, and he depended on a ventilator to breathe. 
* June 10 – ''[[Pocahontas (1995 film)|Pocahontas]]'' has the largest premiere ever for a film, premiering in [[Central Park]], New York City, with an audience of 100,000 and free admission. The film received mixed reviews but was a commercial success at the worldwide box office.
* June 16 – ''[[Batman Forever]]'' is released in theaters and scores the highest-opening weekend of all time, generating a total of $52.8 million.<ref name="latimes.com"/>
* November – [[Carolco Pictures]] files for [[Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code|Chapter 11 bankruptcy]] protection.
* November 17 – After a six-year hiatus, the [[James Bond]] film series resumes with the successful ''[[GoldenEye]]'' with [[Pierce Brosnan]] as James Bond.
* November 22 – ''[[Toy Story]]'' is released, marking the first feature-length film created completely using [[computer-generated imagery]]. ''Toy Story'' was both a commercial and critical success, and is considered by film historians as a significant turning point in [[History of film|film history]].
* ''unknown date'' – [[Trash Video]], a [[Finland|Finnish]] independent film production company is established.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Kuusniemi |first1=Matti |title=From Trash to S(h)itcoms and Beyond |journal=Nordicom Information |volume=39 |issue=2 |pages=82–88 |url=https://www.nordicom.gu.se/sites/default/files/kapitel-pdf/kuusniemi.pdf |access-date=2020-12-31}}</ref>