Novo Cinemas is a
movie theatre
A movie theater (American English), cinema (British English), or cinema hall (Indian English), also known as a movie house, picture house, the movies, the pictures, picture theater, the silver screen, the big screen, or simply theater is a ...
chain owned by Elan Group Qatar operating in the
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia ( The Middle East). It is located at t ...
(U.A.E.),
Qatar
Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it ...
and
Bahrain
Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an ...
. It is headquartered in
Doha
Doha ( ar, الدوحة, ad-Dawḥa or ''ad-Dōḥa'') is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor, it is home to most of the count ...
and considered one of the larger cinema chains in the Middle East.
It was previously known as Grand Cinemas since 2000 until it relaunched on May 6, 2014 under the Novo Cinemas name,
with theatres located in Qatar, Bahrain,
Dubai
Dubai (, ; ar, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the 7 emirates of the United Arab Emirates.The Government and Politics of ...
,
Abu Dhabi,
Sharjah
Sharjah (; ar, ٱلشَّارقَة ', Gulf Arabic: ''aš-Šārja'') is the third-most populous city in the United Arab Emirates, after Dubai and Abu Dhabi, forming part of the Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman metropolitan area.
Sharjah is the capital ...
and
Ras al-Khaimah
Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) ( ar, رَأْس ٱلْخَيْمَة, historically Julfar) is the largest city and capital of the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. It is the sixth-largest city in UAE after Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Al A ...
.
Debbie Stanford-Kristiansen, CEO of Novo Cinemas, has been crowned ‘Female CEO of the Year’ at a prestigious industry award for her outstanding contribution to the regional film industry.
Despite the 2014 rebrand, the Grand Cinemas brand itself continues to exist as a separate corporate entity based in
Lebanon
Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to Lebanon–Syria border, the north and east and Israel to Blue ...
, owned by Selim Ramia & Co., one of the co-founders and former executives of
Gulf Film LLC.
History
The Grand Cinemas brand name was launched in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in 2000.
In July 2005, Grand Cinemas launched the first
IMAX in the Middle East at
Ibn Battuta Mall
The Ibn Battuta Mall is a large shopping mall on the Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, UAE, close to Interchange 6 for Jebel Ali Village.
Overview
Having around 275 shops, 50 restaurants, and over 4,500 parking spaces on a total of , Ibn Battuta is the ...
Megaplex in Dubai.
In July 2007, the Grand Cinemas franchise expands into
Lebanon
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under the ownership of local businessman Selim Ramia, one of the co-founders of the Gulf Film LLC Group. The company continues presently as an independent entity despite the 2014 rebrand in the U.A.E.
It was relaunched on May 6, 2014 as Novo Cinemas.
Services
* Online booking
* Mobile booking
Private Bookings
* Private screenings
* Birthday parties
* Special events
* Team building
Branches
United Arab Emirates
Dubai
* Ibn Battuta Mall (IMAX)
* IMG Worlds of Adventure (IMAX)
* Dubai Festival City (IMAX & MX4D)
* Dragon Mart 2
Abu Dhabi
* The Mall at The World Trade Center
* Bawabat Al Sharq Mall, Baniyas
Ras Al Khaimah
* Manar Mall
Sharjah
* Buhairah Centre
* Mega Mall
* Sahara Centre
Qatar
* The Pearl (IMAX)
*01 Mall
*Mall of Qatar (IMAX)
*Souq Waqif
*Tawar Mall
*North gate
Bahrain
* Seef Mall, Muharraq (IMAX)
OMAN
* Mall of Muscat - Muscat
See also
The Movie Masters Cinema Group
Grand Cinemas and Ace Cinemas are independent Western Australian chains of cinema multiplexes. The chains formerly co-operated under The Movie Masters banner, but as of 2022 they no longer operate under this arrangement.
History
The Movie Mast ...
, ''Grand Cinemas'' is also a cinema chain, operating under parent company ''Movie Masters'', in
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
. ''Movie Masters'' also operates ''Ace Cinemas''.
References
* http://gulfnews.com/business/sectors/media/for-novo-it-is-going-to-be-more-than-just-cinema-1.1335511
* http://www.tradearabia.com/news/MEDIA_287534.html
External links
* {{official website, http://www.novocinemas.com
ShowtimesGulf FilmQatar Media Services (q.media)
Cinemas and movie theaters chains
Cinema chains in the United Arab Emirates
Cinema chains in Qatar
Cinema chains in Bahrain
Companies based in Dubai
Emirati brands