This year, the panel discussion on the topic of #CinemaAgainstForgetting – Focus on Afghanistan provided impressive impetus. The current situation of women in Afghanistan was examined in depth through the different perspectives of the panelists. Manizha Bakhtari, Afghanistan's last ambassador to Vienna, Najiba Noori, director of the film WRITING HAWA, and Shikiba Babori, journalist and ethnologist, were three Afghan women who shared their personal accounts of their work and lives, moving the audience with their impressions. The panel talk was held in English and German, with Jasmin Tabatabai professionally and confidently moderating the evening and Homa Amiri providing support as…