page_title: Culture of Azerbaijan
section_title: Cinema
hierarchical_section_title: Culture of Azerbaijan / Cinema
caption_attribution_description: English: The first film studio in Baku.
context_page_description: The Culture of Azerbaijan developed under the influence of Iranian, Turkic and Caucasian heritage as well as Russian influences due to its former status as a Soviet republic. Today, western influences, including globalized consumer culture, are prevalent.
context_section_description: The film industry in Azerbaijan dates back to 1898. In fact, Azerbaijan was among the first countries involved in cinematography: it is not surprising that this new medium soon showed up in cosmopolitan nouveau-riche Baku at the turn of the 19th century.
caption: The first film studio in Baku established in the 1920s.
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