--- title: "World's first cartoon" description: "A short explanation of the world's first cartoon Fantasmagorie" author: "Anjita D." published: 2023-09-26 canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2671/world-s-first-cartoon category: "education" tags: ["Cartoon", "facts", "general knowledge"] reading_time: 1 minute --- # World's first cartoon ![World s first cartoon](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/dc116214-002a-45d2-b193-f33635a7bf4c/images/a030d762-042e-49a2-b9cb-6ac0405b0a4c.jpeg) ![World s first cartoon](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/dc116214-002a-45d2-b193-f33635a7bf4c/images/54762e90-e3fe-4f8c-a555-8b12e747bac5.jpeg) Fantasmagorie, a 1908 French animated picture by Émile Cohl, is widely believed to be the world's first cartoon. ![World s first cartoon](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/dc116214-002a-45d2-b193-f33635a7bf4c/images/5effc40d-b1f6-47ec-9303-14ebb61eb8c4.jpeg) A stick figure man moves around and encounters shifting items in this short clip. ![World s first cartoon](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/dc116214-002a-45d2-b193-f33635a7bf4c/images/5effc40d-b1f6-47ec-9303-14ebb61eb8c4.jpeg) The film is only 1 minute and 40 seconds long, but it is packed with creativity and innovation. ![World s first cartoon](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/dc116214-002a-45d2-b193-f33635a7bf4c/images/5aa21381-ccdc-4f36-bf21-34334809ea37.jpeg) Fantasmagorie was a groundbreaking film in the history of animation, paving the way for the modern cartoon industry to flourish. ![World s first cartoon](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/dc116214-002a-45d2-b193-f33635a7bf4c/images/a030d762-042e-49a2-b9cb-6ac0405b0a4c.jpeg) It inspired other animators to produce their own cartoons, and cartoons quickly became a popular source of entertainment for people of all ages. --- Original Source: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2671/world-s-first-cartoon Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.