Azerbaijanfilm (Russian: Азербайджанфильм; Azerbaijani: Azərbaycanfilm) is an Azerbaijani state film production company. It is located in the capital Baku.
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| Company type | JSC |
|---|---|
| Industry | Motion pictures Animated films |
| Founded | 16 April 1920 |
| Headquarters | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Products | Motion pictures Television programs |
| Owner | Government of Azerbaijan |
History
editAzerbaijanfilm was established in 1920 as a photo-cinema department at the Azerbaijan SSR People's Commissariat, and in 1923 renamed to "Azerbaijani Photo-Cinema Office" (AFKI). It then went through several name changes, including "Azdovletkino" (1926–1930), "Azkino" (1930–1933), "Azfilm" (1933), "Azdovletkinosenaye" (1934), "Azerfilm" (1935–1940), and "Baku Cinema Studio" (1941–1959), before adopting its present name in 1960 as "Azerbaijanfilm" cinema studio named after Jafar Jabbarly. Currently, Azerbaijanfilm is a part of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan.[1]
Notable films
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ Rollberg, Peter (2008). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 56–59. ISBN 978-0810860728.
External links
edit- Official website (in Azerbaijani, English, and Russian)
- Azeri films (in Russian)
- Azerbaijani film at the Internet Movie Database
- Azerbaycan Kinosu (in Azerbaijani)
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