Azerbaijanfilm

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Azerbaijanfilm (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycanfilm) is Azerbaijani state film production studio. It was established in 1920 as a photo-cinema department at Azerbaijan SSR People's Commissariat, and in 1923 renamed to "Azerbaijani Photo-Cinema Office" (AFKI). It went through various 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 of Azerbaijan.