DUBAI: The upcoming Venice Film Festival is set to host a discussion on the situation in Afghanistan and how it is impacting filmmakers and Afghan artists as the Taliban take power. For the latest updates, follow us on Instagram @arabnews.lifestyle The festival announced an official panel to be held on Sept. 4 on “the need to create humanitarian corridors and guarantee that (Afghan) filmmakers and other artists will be granted the status of political refugees, allowing (them) to leave the country in addition to concerns about their future and the need to help them get settled once they reach Europe.” Afghan filmmaker Sahraa Karimi will be joined on the Venice panel by Afghan documentary filmmaker Sahra Mani, among others. The panel will be moderated by Italian journalist Giuliano Battiston. The panel will also include Rotterdam International Film Festival artistic director Vanja Kaludjercic; Orwa Nyrabia, who is the artistic director of the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam; European Film Academy (EFA) president Mike Downey; and Matthijs Wouter Knol, who is the EFA’s executive director.