- CEO
- Ali Ishaq Hussein Al-Ishaq
- Sector
- Consumer services
- Industry
- Movies/Entertainment
- Address
- Doha Qatar
- IPO Date
- May 26, 1997
- Business
- Qatar Cinema & Film Distribution Co. Q.P.S.C. is a Qatar-based public shareholding company primarily engaged in theatrical motion picture exhibition, film distribution, commercial advertising, and real estate investment. Founded in 1970 and headquartered in Doha, Qatar, the company operates across three principal business segments: Cinema Operations, Commercial Trading, and Real Estate and Financial Investments. The company's core products and services include theatrical screening of Arabic, Hollywood, Bollywood, and international motion pictures across standard and luxury cinema circuits, including The Mall Cineplex, Royal Plaza Cinema, Al Thumama Mall Cinema, and Katara Cinema; distribution, licensing, and commercial trading of feature films, television serials, and digital video content; cinema screen advertising, lobby marketing displays, and promotional event hosting; on-site concession and cafeteria operations offering specialized food and beverage services; trading and supply of commercial cinematic projectors, sound equipment, and audiovisual theatre accessories; leasing, management, and development of commercial and residential real estate properties located primarily in the Najma and Musheireb districts of Doha; and portfolio management of strategic financial investments and equity securities in listed Qatari enterprises. In recent major developments, Qatar Cinema & Film Distribution Co. established a strategic partnership and Memorandum of Understanding with Qatar Museums to rehabilitate and revitalize the historic Gulf Cinema and Doha Cinema complex in Najma, repurposing the heritage venue into a modern cultural hub featuring the Cinémathèque Qatar, multimedia archives, production studios, and hospitality spaces in collaboration with the Doha Film Institute. Furthermore, the company expanded its premium entertainment footprint through the deployment of its state-of-the-art four-screen VIP cinema facility at Katara Cultural Village, supporting its broader strategic pivot toward high-margin, technologically advanced theatrical venues and diversified commercial assets within the State of Qatar.