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LAW OF THE AZERBAIJAN REPUBLIC

of July 3, 1998 No. 515-IQ

About cinematography

(as amended on 18-06-2024)

This Law determines forms of the state assistance of cinematography, the right and obligation of the physical persons and legal entities which are engaged in cinema activities, creates legal guarantee of implementation of policy of the state in the field of protection and development of the cinematography which is specific form of art.

Chapter I. General provisions

Article 1. Basic concepts

The concepts used in this Law express the following values:

cinematography - the area of culture and art consisting of set of the professional, creative, productive, scientific, technical and educational activity directed to creation and use of pieces of screen;

the movie - the audiovisual work (the feature film - at least 52 minutes, the short film - less than 52 minutes) consisting of cycles of the images created on ideological and creative basis in art, chronicle, documentary, popular scientific, educational, animated, television and other genres making impression of the actions connected with each other combined on the basis of thematic integrity and intended for visual and acoustical perception by means of the corresponding installations which are written down on the movie and other carriers;

newsreel - the documentary plots which are systematically removed by audiovisual means and reflecting specific features of time and history of the people;

distribution of the movie - distribution of the movie different forms and means;

demonstration of the movie - mass display of the movie in cinema hall with satellite, cable transfers and other technical means;

the production director of the movie - the professional creative person managing creative and production work on creation of the movie and determining ideological and art value of the movie;

the producer of the movie - the legal entity or physical person undertaking financing, production and distribution of the movie;

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