Novo Cinemas

Novo Cinemas
Formerly	Grand Cinemas
Company type	Private company
Founded	15 May 2000; 24 years ago
Number of locations	15
Area served	Qatar; UAE; Oman;
Key people	Jaber Al Ansari, Group CEO, ELAN Group
Owner	ELAN Group
Website	novocinemas.com

Novo Cinemas is a movie theatre chain owned by ELAN Group operating in Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Oman. It is headquartered in Doha and considered one of the larger cinema chains in the Middle East.^[2]^[3]

It was previously known as Grand Cinemas since 2000 until it relaunched on 6 May 2014 under the Novo Cinemas name,^[3] with theatres located in Qatar,^[4] Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah.^{[citation needed]}

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, 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 Megaplex in Dubai.^[5]

In July 2007, the Grand Cinemas franchise expands into Lebanon 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.^{[citation needed]}

It was relaunched on 6 May 2014 as Novo Cinemas.^[6]

Services

Online booking
Mobile booking

Private Bookings

Private screenings
Birthday parties
Special events
Team building

Branches

United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi

Bawabat Al Sharq Mall

Dubai

Sharjah

Buhairah Centre
Mega Mall
Sahara Centre

Ras Al Khaimah

Manar Mall

Qatar

The Pearl (IMAX)
01 Mall
Mall of Qatar (IMAX)
Souq Waqif
Tawar Mall
Place Vendome
Msheireb Galleria
Place Vendôme Mall

Oman

Mall of Muscat - Muscat

References

^ "Jaber Al Ansari". Entrepreneur Middle East. Retrieved 28 December 2016. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
^ "Revealed: New Novo Cinema in Dubai". Time Out Dubai. Archived from the original on 2015-09-15. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
^ ^a ^b "Grand Cinemas Announces Rebranding as Novo Cinemas; Presenting a new and Innovative Cinematic Experience". Retrieved 2018-05-30.
^ "Novo Cinemas IMAX "The Pearl"". imax.com. Archived from the original on 2015-10-06. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
^ "IMAX Theater - Grand Megaplex - Ibn Battuta Mall [Dubai] - TEN Movies". movies.theemiratesnetwork.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
^ "Novo Cinemas UAE". Retrieved 2018-05-30.

External links

[1] "Jaber Al Ansari". Entrepreneur Middle East. Retrieved 28 December 2016. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)

[2] "Revealed: New Novo Cinema in Dubai". Time Out Dubai. Archived from the original on 2015-09-15. Retrieved 2018-05-30.

[zawya-3] "Grand Cinemas Announces Rebranding as Novo Cinemas; Presenting a new and Innovative Cinematic Experience". Retrieved 2018-05-30.

[4] "Novo Cinemas IMAX "The Pearl"". imax.com. Archived from the original on 2015-10-06. Retrieved 2019-09-16.

[5] "IMAX Theater - Grand Megaplex - Ibn Battuta Mall [Dubai] - TEN Movies". movies.theemiratesnetwork.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2018-05-30.

[6] "Novo Cinemas UAE". Retrieved 2018-05-30.

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