March 2026
West Asian Film Festival second edition in 2027 TBA ASAP
The Debut 2026 of West Asian Film Festival (March 25-29) was a fantastic success. We gratefully thank our team, the participating festival movies, particularly – their filmmakers & distributers, Filmarchiv Austria and the METRO Kinokulturhaus – team, the City of Vienna, all our panel participants and naturally a very warm thank you to our outstanding audience – which showed great …
IG Grabs ‘Shot The Voice Of Freedom’ + Open Panel w/ Raihana Akbary – Day 5 – Sun, Mar 29, 2026
Social media video snapshots sent to us to @waffvienna – of the movie screening Shot The Voice Of Freedom – on Day 5 – Sunday, March 29, 2026 at Cinema Salon | METRO Kulturhauskino. The panel discussion was held with Raihana Akbary. We thank everyone for the crowded participation on our last & final WAFF …
Snapshots of our Open Panel Discussion on Day 4 – Sat, Mar 28, 2026
Some substantial impressions from our open panel discussion in the framework of WAFF’s Special Program on Saturday, March 28, 2026: Transformative Resistance or Blind Spot? Participants were: Javaneh Collective, mAny of us Collective, Loulwa Khour, Luna Al-Mousli. This panel discussion explores the role of diaspora communities in shaping political discourse, memory culture, and solidarity across …
Impressions Day 3 & 4 – Fri & Sat, Mar 27 & 28, 2026
Here are some impressions of WAFF’s Festival Days 3 & 4 in the framework of the movie-screenings on Fri, Mar 27, 2026: Tehran, an Unfinished History, Divine Comedy; and in the framwork of the movie screenings on Sat, Mar 28, 2026: Little Syria, We Never Left; at Cinema Salon | Metro Kinokulturhaus. Photos: Hannaneh Heydari …
Snapshots of Day 2: Thu, Mar 26, 2026
Photo by Zahra Khorshidi. Here are some snapshots of Festival Day 2 in the framework of the screenings of Gaza To Oscar, The Virgin And The Child & All The Mountains Give at the Cinema Salon | METRO Kinokulturhaus. We were delighted to experience our screenings on the second day – again – with such …
Impressions of WAFF Opening Day 1: Wed, Mar 25, 2026
Photo by Madhi Rahmati. Impressions from the West Asian Film Festival‘s opening day at the Historic Hall | METRO Kinokulturhaus – in the framework of the opening-movie Cutting Through Rocks. Introductionary opening pitches covering the general festival-vision & mission-statement were presented by Ramón Reichert & Zahra Khorshidi (both – Festival Art Direction). We thank everyone …
Frauen*solidarität Wien joins WAFF Panel: Sun, Mar 29, 2026
We are happy to announce that Frauen*solidaritaet Wien (@frauensolidaritaet) joins our WAFF Special Program on Sunday, March 29 – 4:00pm – 5:30pm along with our other speakers at our open discussion panel: LECTURE&DIALOGUE: Female Strategies of Resistance in Conflict Zones. The feminist development policy organization was founded in 1982. View: Full Announcement – WAFF Special …
WAFF 2026 Social Media Trailer
Press play to view video: Social Media Festival Trailer by Mahdi Rahmati.
Download PDF: WAFF 2026 Program Flyer
Festival Artwork Motif: Zahra Korshidi. Festival Flyer / Postcard / Poster – Print Design & Production: Mahdi Rahmati. You can download our WAFF Program Print Flyer as PDF: Download: WAFF Program PDF WAFF Festival Program Flyer – Front Print WAFF Festival Program Flyer – Back Print View: Full Festival Program online-listing: View: Full Program