Nizami Cinema Center

History and Performance

Built in 1940, this is one of the oldest cinemas of the country. The cinema center was named after Nizami Ganjavi . In Soviet times, this cinema hosted film festivals and premieres of new works of domestic and foreign filmmaking. [1]

During the difficult period of the late 1980s and early 1990s, the interest in going to the movies has somewhat weakened. Since the late 1990s-early 2000s, new cinemas started to emerge in the country, equipped with advanced projection and sound technology which showed the latest movies of the world cinema. Gradually, the cinemas became attractive again to townspeople and tourists alike. [2]After a thorough renovation in the framework of the “State program on development of Azerbaijani cinema in 2008-2018”, the Nizami cinema opened its doors to visitors in 2011. It now holds the status of “cinema center”. The opening night of the national films are held here alongside with demonstration of the films in the current program, including the new films of the world and those in 3-D format.[3]

Structure of building

Two cinema rooms for 50 and 80 seats are located on the ground floor while the first floor houses a large cinema room with 500 seats, having one of the largest screens in the South Caucasus (18 meters wide). The fourth floor of the cinema has a VIP room with 24 seats.[4] All the rooms of the Cinema Center are equipped with the technology facilities, projection and sound equipment. [5] On the ground floor of the Cinema Center you will find commercial kiosks, on the first – cafés, on the third – a coffee club and a press-center, as well as a 250-seat two-storey restaurant and offices on the fourth and fifth floors. The ceiling of the restaurant is automatically opened and closed depending on the time of year.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Theatres, Cinemas, Concert Halls of Baku: Nizami Cinema Center — National Tourism Promotion Bureau, 2017.
  2. ↑ Theatres, Cinemas, Concert Halls of Baku: Nizami Cinema Center — National Tourism Promotion Bureau, 2017.
  3. ↑ Theatres, Cinemas, Concert Halls of Baku: Nizami Cinema Center — National Tourism Promotion Bureau, 2017.
  4. ↑ Theatres, Cinemas, Concert Halls of Baku: Nizami Cinema Center — National Tourism Promotion Bureau, 2017.
  5. ↑ Official site Nizami Cinema Center
  6. ↑ Theatres, Cinemas, Concert Halls of Baku: Nizami Cinema Center — National Tourism Promotion Bureau, 2017.
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