Top Kino, Vienna

The second edition of the Global Migration Film Festival organized by IOM
showcased films that capture the promise and challenges of migration.
It ran from 5 to 18 December 2017, International Migrants Day, in more than 100 countries.

On 6 December 2017, the Top Kino was filled to the last place (and beyond), when IOM Austria in cooperation with the international human rights film festival this human world hosted a screening of the movie Lost in Lebanon, which tells the stories of four Syrian refugees living in Lebanon. The documentary follows their struggle after leaving behind their friends and families, through the uncertainty that ensues when they lose their residency visas at the end of Lebanon’s open-door policy for refugees in early 2015, which rendered them unable to stay or return to their home country.

The screening was followed by a panel discussion with Christina Duschl (Austrian Red Cross), Stefan Maier (Caritas Salzburg) and Elisabeth Hochenegger (IOM Austria) about future prospects of Syrian refugees in Lebanon. The lively discussion with questions from the audience was moderated by Andrea Götzelmann-Rosado (IOM Austria).

We thank everyone who attended this year’s Global Migration Film Festival in Vienna! It was a great and informative evening!