Open Gates Open Gates focused on holding workshops on screenwriting, filming and editing using basic techniques. The workshops aimed to develop artistic and creative skills among Syrian youth living in refugee camps in Lebanon. The projects supported young non-professional who aspire to make films with limited technical resources. Open Gates also called for entries of short films and organized a screening in Beirut and Berlin among other cities. Tandem Shaml 2014-15 Diversity Migration Social cohesion Youth & Children Berlin Damascus Film & Cinema Filmmaking Story-telling Film Toolkit Dorte Riemenschneider Moviemiento Berlin, Germany Ayham Abou Shakra Ettijahat. Independent culture Damascus, Syria The connection "Open Gates": a connection between Berlin (Germany) & Damascus (Syria)