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The exhibition marks 150 years since the birth of Ernest Bošnjak, a pioneer of Yugoslav cinematography. Ernest Bošnjak was born in Sombor on January 1, 1876, and was the first Yugoslav cinematographer, director, and producer. He learned the printing craft in his hometown of Sombor, and worked as a printer in Buda, Pest, Szeged, and Szabadka. He returned to Sombor in 1906 and established his printing house and engraving shop. In 1906, Bošnjak brought a cinema projector to Sombor and opened a cinema. In 1909, he shot the first feature film, depicting a game of girls in the park near the County building in Sombor. For his contributions to the development of Yugoslav cinema, he received a state pension. He passed away in Sombor in 1963.