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The '''cinema of Djibouti''' refers to the [[film industry]] in [[Djibouti]]. |
The '''cinema of Djibouti''' refers to the [[film industry]] in [[Djibouti]]. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Storytelling is an ancient custom in the [[culture of Djibouti]]. Love of cinema |
Storytelling is an ancient custom in the [[culture of Djibouti]]. Love of cinema is but a modern, visual incarnation and continuation of this well-established tradition. The earliest forms of public film display in Djibouti were in [[French language|French]]. In the 1920s, the first local movie theaters opened, during a time when [[Djibouti (city)|Djibouti City]] was growing in size.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web| title = Observatoire Culturel ACP: RAPPORT FINAL REPUBLIQUE DE DJIBOUTI| author = M. Guedi Ali Omar| access-date = 2016-07-13| url = http://www.acpculturesplus.eu/sites/default/files/2015/04/01/djibouti_-_rapport_final.pdf| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160822192633/http://www.acpculturesplus.eu/sites/default/files/2015/04/01/djibouti_-_rapport_final.pdf| archive-date = 2016-08-22| url-status = dead}}</ref> Film theaters became a place where local residents could watch movies in a relaxed atmosphere. With the development of the local film industry, additional theaters were launched. Among these establishments was the ''Eden'' in 1934, ''Olympia'' in 1939, ''Le Paris'' in 1965, and ''Al Hilal'' in 1975. |
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During the 1970s, the capital city had five movie theaters, with one in each district. Some local film making attempts were carried out with local actors. One was ''Burta Djinka'', a 1972 film in [[Somali language|Somali]] directed by G. Borg.<ref name="AlwanAboubaker2000">{{cite book|author1=Daoud Aboubaker Alwan|author2=Daoud Alwan Aboubaker|author3=Yohanis Mibrathu|title=Historical Dictionary of Djibouti|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b9drQ9YeLxcC&pg=PA29|year=2000|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-3873-4|page=29}}</ref> Following independence in 1977, a growing number of government-owned production and distribution companies as well as actual projection theaters sprang up. |
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In the 1990s two of the biggest cinemas, Odeon and Olympia, closed their doors.<ref name="auto"/> |
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== See also == |
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* [[Arab cinema]] |
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The cinema of Djibouti refers to the film industry in Djibouti.
History
[edit]Storytelling is an ancient custom in the culture of Djibouti. Love of cinema is but a modern, visual incarnation and continuation of this well-established tradition. The earliest forms of public film display in Djibouti were in French. In the 1920s, the first local movie theaters opened, during a time when Djibouti City was growing in size.[1] Film theaters became a place where local residents could watch movies in a relaxed atmosphere. With the development of the local film industry, additional theaters were launched. Among these establishments was the Eden in 1934, Olympia in 1939, Le Paris in 1965, and Al Hilal in 1975.
During the 1970s, the capital city had five movie theaters, with one in each district. Some local film making attempts were carried out with local actors. One was Burta Djinka, a 1972 film in Somali directed by G. Borg.[2] Following independence in 1977, a growing number of government-owned production and distribution companies as well as actual projection theaters sprang up.
In the 1990s two of the biggest cinemas, Odeon and Olympia, closed their doors.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b M. Guedi Ali Omar. "Observatoire Culturel ACP: RAPPORT FINAL REPUBLIQUE DE DJIBOUTI" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
- ^ Daoud Aboubaker Alwan; Daoud Alwan Aboubaker; Yohanis Mibrathu (2000). Historical Dictionary of Djibouti. Scarecrow Press. p. 29. ISBN 978-0-8108-3873-4.
