Charlie Chaplin hone his craft as he moved to the Essanay, Mutual, and First National corporations. By 1918, he was one of the best-known figures in the world. In 1919, Chaplin co-founded the distribution company United Artists which gave him complete control over his films. His first feature-length film was "The Kid" (1921), followed by "A Woman of Paris" (1923), "The Gold Rush" (1925), and "The Circus" (1928). He refused to move to sound films in the 1930s, instead producing "City Lights" (1931) and "Modern Times" (1936) without dialogue. He became increasingly political, and his next film "The Great Dictator" (1940) satirized
Magritte Award for Best First Feature Film Magritte Award for Best First Feature Film The Magritte Award for Best First Feature Film (French: Magritte du meilleur premier film) is an award presented annually by the Académie André Delvaux. It is one of the Magritte Awards, which were established to recognize excellence in Belgian cinematic achievements. It was introduced in 2013 as an audience award. However, its first winner "Dead Man Talking" was announced during the 66th Cannes Film Festival, three months later the 3rd Magritte Awards ceremony. In 2016, the Magritte Award for Best First Feature Film became a merit category. As of the 2018 ceremony, "Don't