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Lyon welcomed back the acclaimed Lumière Film Festival on Saturday with a bang! Since its creation in 2009, the festival pays tribute to the history of cinema and those who have dedicated their lives to the art and craft of film. The central south-eastern French city is home to the Lumière brothers’ studio. The pair are often credited with inventing cinematography. On the 19th of March 1895, in the Monplaisir district in Lyon, Louis and Auguste Lumière set up their studio. They shot the first film in the history of cinema: La Sortie des usines Lumière. The brothers are hailed for advancing cin…