West Asian Film Festival Vienna presents contemporary cinema from West Asia and neighboring cultural regions. The festival creates a space for films that engage with the social, political, and aesthetic questions emerging from a culturally diverse region often reduced to simplified narratives.
Featuring works from Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Gaza, Rojava, and Rojhelat, the program spans documentary, experimental, and poetic storytelling. Alongside screenings, artist talks, lectures, workshops, and community encounters create a space for dialogue, reflection, and exchange between filmmakers and audiences.
Saturday, March 28, 2026
PANEL DISCUSSION: Transformative Resistance or Blind Spot? – Saturday, March 28, 2026 | 4:00 pm–5:30 pm | METRO Kino, Cinema Salon | WAFF Special Program | Panel Participants: Javaneh Collective, mAny of us Collective, Loulwa Khoury
Little Syria – Saturday, March 28, 2026 | 6:00 pm–7:30 pm | METRO Kino, Cinema Salon
Director: Reem Karssli, Madalina Rosca. Countries: Portugal, Romania, Germany. Released: 2025. Length: 90 min. Format: DCP. Language: Arabic, English, German, Ukrainian with English subtitles.
We never left – Saturday, March 28, 2026 | 8:30 pm–10:00 pm | METRO Kino, Cinema Salon
Director: Loulwa Khoury. Countries: Lebanon, United States. Released: 2025. Length: 83 min. Format: DCP. Language: Arabic, English with English subtitles.