SYDNEY: Acclaimed Bulgarian journalist and filmmaker Tsvetana Paskaleva will visit Australia to showcase her award-winning documentary ‘Karabakh’s Wounds’ in May 2013.
Paskaleva was an eyewitness journalist, who covered the 1991 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between the people of Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijan. The conflict erupted after the Azeri government quashed the democratic right to self-determination of the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh.
‘Karabakh’s Wounds’ chronicles the struggles of the Armenian people during the brutal onslaught by the Azeri armed forces, which indiscriminately murdered innocent Armenian civilians. This acclaimed documentary has been showcased at numerous international film festivals and Paskaleva has been the recipient of numerous awards including from the President of the Republic of Armenia.
Tsvetana Paskaleva has travelled the world extensively, promoting the plight of the people of Nagorno-Karabakh. She has had audiences in the Parliaments of France, Spain, the Czech Republic and various governmental and non-governmental organisations throughout the United States, Europe and the Middle East. She will be showcasing her documentary in London after her visit to Australia.
The New South Wales State Parliament will host the Australian premiere screening of ‘Karabakh’s Wounds’ on May 7th at 6pm, hosted by the Hon. Gladys Berejiklian MP, NSW Minister for Transport.
The Armenian National Committee of Australia’s (ANC Australia) Executive Director, Vache Kahramanian said: “We are delighted that Tsvetana Paskaleva will be visiting Australia. The New South Wales Parliament is a fitting venue for the Australian premiere of her documentary ‘Karabakh’s Wounds’ as it was the third state in the world to recognise the Republic of Nagorno-Karbakh in October 2012.”
There will be a second community screening of 'Karabakh's Wounds' on Sunday 12 May, at Galstaun College.
This event has been organised by the office of the Representative of the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh in Australia.
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