The Armenian Film Festival Australia returns for its 6th edition to Melbourne and Sydney, with a slate of impressive films, including 45 Days: The Fight for a Nation – a film by British conflict documentary journalist reporter and filmmaker, Emile Ghessen, who in 2020, was on the ground covering the largely unreported 44-day war on the indigenous Armenian Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) by Azerbaijan, backed by NATO member Turkey.

Now in Ukraine, Emile will be making his way to Australia for the film festival to provide rare insights from the warzones themselves.

The festival will include eight feature films focused on documentary, drama, animation and family, with four international filmmakers in attendance. Launching with a traditional Gala event in both cities, the festival will include Armenian food, live music, song and dance performances to make this year’s event a truly immersive cultural experience.