Last years Azerbaijan celebrated 80 years of cinematography; next year, because of this new historical proof, they'll celebrate 100! And so a Frenchman by name of A. Mishon was among those entrepreneurs who came and settled in Baku. A photographer and cameraman by profession, he is believed to have lived in Baku for more than 25 years where he up a photo studio on Mikhaylovski Street, now known as A. Aliyev Street.
   In 1919 during the short - lived independence of the first Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, a documentary called "The First Anniversary of the Musavat Power in Azerbaijan" was made. Filmed on Azerbaijan's Independence Day, May 28, this chronicle premiered in June at several cinema houses such as "Express", "Record", and "Forum."
   After the Soviet power was established in 1920, Nariman Narimanov, Chairman of the revolutionary Committee of Azerbaijan, signed a decree nationalizing Azerbaijan's cinema. The People's Education Commissariat, which functioned somewhat like a Miinistry, created an art department which included a film section. In 1922 the government of Azerbaijan decided to create the first cinema factory which became the forerunner of today's film studio "Azerbaijanfilm".
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    In 1923 the Azerbaijan Photo Film Institution ( APFI ) was established by a special decree of the Council if People's Commissars. The institute was built on the premises of what had been a fashionable restaurant, "The Renaissance", prior to the Revolution. It opened on April 28, 1923. And thus, a new epoch in the history of Azerbaijani cinema began - a period when Soviet ideology, not individual entrepreneur-ship, dominated the film industry.

In 1958 Azerbaijan filmmakers decided to create Filmmakers' Union of Azerbaijan.
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In 1993 created Azerbaijan Fim Fond and Museum.
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In 1999 created The Guild Profesional of Azerbaijan.
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