"They call me Azerbaijan's first cinema actress. Sometimes I ask myself - is it true? Am I a real actress? In general, I was not an actress but I acted like one. No, I lived two female fates in front of the camera. These women were my contemporaries, or rather, to be precise, my peers..."

A creative room dedicated to the prominent Azerbaijani film director Huseyn Seyidzade, where he once worked, has opened at Azerbaijanfilm Studio.

Azerbaijan's film industry is booming with countless full-length and short films well known worldwide. Movies are one of the largest sources of entertainment in the world. In fact, Azerbaijan was among the first countries involved in cinematography.

A creative room dedicated to the famous film director Huseyn Seyidzade, where he once worked, will open at Azerbaijanfilm Studio on August 2.

President Ilham Aliyev has signed an order on the development of Azerbaijani cinematography.

The 125th anniversary of prominent theater and film actor, People's Artist Mustafa Mardanov will be marked in Baku.

Azerbaijani cinematography, rich with eminent events and played important role in cultural-moral life of Azerbaijani people, has passed for over a century the specific way of development.

A movie night timed the 120th anniversary of the Azerbaijani cinema has been held in Sofia, Bulgaria.

While many major films shoot on a closed sound stage, sometimes productions venture out into the real world to create movie magic.