Uzbekfilm ( uz, Oʻzbekfilm, Ўзбекфильм; russian: Узбекфильм) is the largest and oldest

film studio A film studio (also known as movie studio or simply studio) is a major entertainment company or motion picture company that has its own privately owned studio facility or facilities that are used to make films, which is handled by the production ...

Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked cou ...

. It was established on July 1, 1925. The company was initially called Sharq Yulduzi (Eastern Star). In 1936, it was renamed to Uzbekfilm. During the

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against

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and its

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, the company was called Tashkent Film Studio. In 1958, it was renamed back to Uzbekfilm. Since its founding Uzbekfilm has produced about 400

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s and 100

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s. Some of the most popular films produced by Uzbekfilm include ''

Maftuningman ''Delighted by You'' ( uz, Maftuningman, Мафтунингман; russian: Очарован тобой) is a 1958 black-and-white Uzbek musical/comedy produced by Yoʻldosh Aʼzamov. ''Maftuningman'' is the first Uzbek comedy and is considered ...

'' (1958), ''

Mahallada duv-duv gap ''Mahallada duv-duv gap'' (''The Talk of the Neighborhood'' or ''The Whole Neighborhood is Talking about It'') ( uz, Mahallada duv-duv gap, Маҳаллада дув-дув гап; russian: Об этом говорит вся махалля) is a 1 ...

'' (1960), ''

Yor-yor '' Yor-yor '' or ''Gde ty, moya Zulfiya?'' (transliteration of the Russian title of the film meaning "Where are You, My Zulfiya?") ( uz, Yor-yor, Ёр-ёр; russian: Где ты моя, Зульфия?, italic=yes) is a 1964 Uzbek comedy produced ...

'' (1964), '' Shum bola'' (1977), '' Toʻylar muborak'' (1978), '' Suyunchi'' (1982), '' Kelinlar qoʻzgʻoloni'' (1984), '' Armon'' (1986), and '' Abdullajon'' (1991). After Uzbekistan became independent in 1991, the government of the country took full control of the studio. In 1996, Uzbekfilm was turned into an open joint-stock company. The studio produces half a dozen feature-length films a year.

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