| Cinema of Azerbaijan |
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| Lists of Azerbaijani films |
| pre-1920 |
| 1920s |
| 1930s |
| 1940s |
| 1950s |
| 1960s |
| 1970s |
| 1980s |
| 1990s |
| 2000s |
| 2010s |
| 2020s |
| Animation |
| Azerbaijanfilm |
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| Company type | JSC |
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| Industry | Motion pictures Animated films |
| Founded | 16 April 1920; 104 years ago (1920-04-16) |
| Headquarters | Baku,Azerbaijan |
| Products | Motion pictures Television programs |
| Owner | Government of Azerbaijan |
Azerbaijanfilm (Russian:Азербайджанфильм;Azerbaijani:Azərbaycanfilm) is anAzerbaijani state film production company. It is located in the capitalBaku.
Azerbaijanfilm was established in 1920 as a photo-cinema department at theAzerbaijan 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 afterJafar Jabbarly. Currently, Azerbaijanfilm is a part of theMinistry of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan.[1]
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