Novo Cinemas
| Formerly | Grand Cinemas |
|---|---|
| Company type | Private company |
| Founded | 15 May 2000 |
Number of locations | 15 |
Area served | |
Key people | Jaber Al Ansari, Group CEO, ELAN Group |
| Owner | ELAN Group |
| Website | novocinemas |
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.
It was previously known as Grand Cinemas since 2000 until it relaunched on 6 May 2014 under the Novo Cinemas name, with theatres located in Qatar, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah.
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.