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Followed by Q&A with Director May Ying Welsh via Skype and ex-Bahraini MP Ali Mahdi Aswad moderated by Executive Producer Jon Blair
Al Jazeera's May Ying Welsh tells the story of the ongoing revolution taking place in Bahrain. Shot undercover the documentary tells the story of the revolution that has been going on since February last year out of sight of the foreign press. ...more
EXTERNAL EVENT HELD AT THE WELLCOME COLLECTION
IN ASSOCIATION WITH BBC ARABIC
Named one of Time magazine's top 100 most influential people, Wael Ghonim, is credited with having sparked Egypt's revolution with a Facebook page he dedicated to a victim of the regime's violence.
The former Google executive will be talking to Ben Hammersley, Wired UK's, editor at large about the revolution and the role of technology in mobilising people to take to the streets. He will also be bringing us up to date with what's been happening since the jubilant celebrations a year ago and his work since he left Google in April this year.
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On 12 November the longest-serving post-war Prime Minister of Italy Silvio Berlusconi resigned after losing his majority and public support.
While no longer Prime Minister, he continues to control one half of the countries terrestrial TV market and his company Media Set is a big player in the print and advertising sectors. Will Berlusconi continue to wield influence and manipulate the government through his party and media ownership?
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The past year has seen people take to the streets across the Middle East and North Africa to demand an end to tyranny and oppression, with their actions leading to unprecedented regime change across the region. Less known is that the tactics used by many of these protestors come from the writings of an 83-year-old political scientist, Dr Gene Sharp. The 198 "non-violent weapons" listed in his book From Dictatorship to Democracy have now been circulated amongst dissidents around the world. We are thrilled to announce that Dr Gene Sharp will be joining us at the Frontline Club in conversation with Ruaridh Arrow, journalist, filmmaker and director of the award winning documentary How to Start a Revolution to discuss his work and the uprisings across the Middle East and North Africa.
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Followed by Q & A with Indra Sinha and Tim Edwards
Award-winning director Van Maximilian Carlson paints a chilling portrait of shattered lives and the gross negligence and class inequality that keeps the people of Bhopal from finding justice and safety. ...more
Join us for an evening of comedy at the Frontline Club.
As politicians bang the drums of war, Israeli comedian Miss D (journalist Daphna Baram) and Iranian-born Peyvand Khorsandi find common ground in their new, clear, if not so enriched forties. Hosted by Katerina Vrana.
Door's open at 7pm and the show starts at 8pm.
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Followed by a Q&A with BBC Persian's Karen Zarindast and the film's producer Darius Bazargan in conversation with Iranian-American writer, journalist and author of Lipstick Jihad Azadeh Moaveni
ORGANISED BY BBC PERSIAN
THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Ten years after 9/11 and a year before what are likely to prove deeply divisive Presidential elections, BBC Global News sent a combined team from BBC Persian and BBC Arabic TV on an epic road trip across the USA to find out what it is like to be a Muslim in America today. America's complicated relationship with Islam is examined through the eyes of two reporters - Karen Zarindast who grew up in Iran and Samir Farah who grew up in Lebanon.
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Followed by Q&A with Richard Symons
Mixing a rich collection of archive footage with the candid and poignant memories of his family, friends, colleagues, and peers, Richard Symons creates an insightful, intimate, and well documented account of the life and controversies of Yasser Arafat. ...more
Followed by Q&A with Pascale Bourgaux
Tears of an Afghan Warlord is the product of an intimate 10 year journey into the life of Mamour Hasan and his desire to maintain peace in his region. After years of hardship and war it becomes increasingly difficult for him to convince others of his ideas, including his eldest son. The film portrays the desperate attempts of man to uphold democratic ideals where democracy has failed and the pressures and arguments Afghani's have to join the Taliban. ...more
Please note the later start time of 8.20pm.
This event is now fully booked but you can watch it live online here.
Former Director General, Wadah Khanfar, will be joining us at the Frontline Club in conversation with Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow to discuss the rise of Al Jazeera, the role he played in its development and where it can go from here. ...more
This event is now fully booked but you can watch it live online here.
Tuesday 25 January 2011 has become enshrined in Egypt's history as the 'day of rage' when people took to the streets against the tyranny and oppression of President Hosni Mubarak's regime. As we approach the one-year anniversary of that day we will be joined by a panel of Egyptians to discuss the hopes of that day and the challenges that lie ahead. ...more
Followed by Q & A with Ruthie Shatz
A chronicle of family, assimilation and espionage that follows the El-Akels, a Palestinian family whose father, Ibrahim, has collaborated with the Israeli security services for 20 years. ...more
This event is now fully booked but you will be able to watch it live here and follow the discussion on #fcfreelance.
With uprisings across the Middle East and North Africa setting a relentless pace in this year's news agenda, media outlets have frequently turned to freelances to cover events in countries where they are without staff bureaus and wire services.
The Frontline Club, in association with the BBC College of Journalism, will be bringing together a panel of freelances who will discuss the practicalities of life as a freelance foreign correspondent from setting up in a country to finding and pitching stories and dealing with the realities of conflict.
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EXTERNAL EVENT HELD AT WARNER HOUSE
A Frontline exclusive Preview Screening of Clint Eastwood's latest film J. Edgar.
Clint Eastwood's J. Edgar is a political thriller based on the true story of one of the most powerful men in history - J. Edgar Hoover. Hoover was one of the key establishers and the head of the Federal Bureau of Investigations for almost fifty years. The power he yielded in America spanned 8 presidents and three wars. His methodology was questionable and still has implications on people's right to privacy and saftey around the world today.
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Followed by Q & A with Ami Horowitz
In a film that exposes incompetence and corruption at the heart of the UN, filmmakers Ami Horowitz and Matthew Groff charge an organisation with failing its founding ideals. U.N. Me is a harrowing and dark exploration of how the world's foremost humanitarian organisation has become a clubhouse for dictators, thugs, and tyrants. ...more
Since the Leveson Inquiry hearings began on 14 November some of the worst of British journalism has been laid bare by the victims of phone hacking, politicians, journalists and editors who have spoken.
As revelations from the phone hacking investigation continue, join us for the first event of 2012 to discuss what has been revealed about the workings of the tabloid press and what the fall out will be for the journalism industry.
A lively public meeting hosted by Paddy O'Connell of BBC Radio 4's Broadcasting House.
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IN ASSOCIATION WITH BBC ARABIC
EXTERNAL EVENT HELD AT THE RCS
The uprisings across the Middle East and North Africa were a time when the 'revolutionary Arab woman' grabbed the attention of the western media.
The fight for women's rights didn't begin with the Arab Spring and has gone on without the attention of the world's media. We will be bringing together some of the women who took part in the Arab Spring and those who have been working to promote women's rights to discuss if the revolutions have been good for women.
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From the popular uprisings in the Middle East, to the intervention in Libya, and now the tragedy unfolding in the Horn of Africa, many of this year's top stories have been dominated by humanitarian issues.
In this end of year debate, leading figures from the humanitarian world gather to discuss the main challenges to protecting and assisting people caught up in conflict and disaster. They will also explore prospects for principled humanitarian action in 2012.
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Followed by a Q&A with Producer Iva Plemic
Mila Turajlic?s film charts the rise and fall of Yugoslavia through the parallel fortunes of its extraordinary cinema industry, created by Tito to imbue the new post-war country with a mythic national self image. ...more
As another year comes to a close we warmly invite our members to join us to celebrate our eighth anniversary.
An opportunity to enjoy the company of the Club's members and also a great night to introduce friends and colleagues who are interested in joining, so please bring a guest. Complimentary drinks will be available courtesy of our generous sponsors, Chivas.
During the evening there will be a presentation of the Frontline Journalism Awards recognising excellence in journalism, which for the first time have been nominated by Frontline Club members. An auction will also be held in aid of the Fixers' Fund.
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The former Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir, is seen by many as South Asia's Palestinian counterpart. Bordered by Pakistan, India, China and Afghanistan, each country has laid claim to the territory that lies in the foothills of the Himalayas. It has been caught between continuous contestation of borders and autonomy since the partition of British India.
Join us at the Frontline Club with an expert panel to discuss where Kashmir stands in its fight for freedom and the options that lay before it.
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Followed by a Q&A with Director John Walsh and Exec Producer Roger James
Filmmaker John Walsh converts from a lifetime of Labour support to stand in the 2010 elections as the Conservative candidate for Middlesborough in this hilarious documentary on the state of democracy in Britain. ...more
Followed by a Q&A with Director Henry Corra and Producer Jeremy Amar
Prisoner? Traitor? Spy? Private McKinley Nolan is one of the last missing G.I.s in Vietnam and this provocative and moving film follows his brother?s quest to find the truth. ...more
Alex Crawford's coverage from Libya won her widespread praise after she travelled into the conflict with rebel forces. The first journalist to make it into the city of Tripoli after it fell to rebel forces, she coloured her career further with the occasional arrest, detainment, bullet, IED, tear-gassing and mortar shell.
She will be joining us at the Frontline Club in conversation with former BBC executive Vin Ray to take a look back over her career as a foreign correspondent.
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Followed by a Q&A with Director Damian Clarke and Cameraman David Niblock
Death of Fear examines how the self-immolation of a penniless fruit seller in Tunisia first ignited mass revolt in the country, then across the region in what we now call The Arab Spring. ...more
Followed by a Q&A with Director Ruaridh Arrow
Ruaridh Arrow's award winning film shows the influence of one academic's template for non-violent revolution on every major antigovernment protest of recent times. ...more
Followed by a Q&A with Nadje Al Ali
A moving portrait of the men and women who fought for the liberation of Tunisia from the French colonial power. From the heady optimism of the early days of independence, Children of Lenin charts the country's journey to dictatorship which only ended with the ousting of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in January 2011. A fascinating insight into the history of a county that sparked the Arab Spring. ...more
Jonathan Steele has been covering global events for the Guardian for over forty years. From the civil rights movement in Mississippi and Alabama to his extensive coverage of the past 30 years of Afghan history, his work has won him recognition as one of the greatest foreign correspondents of his generation.
He will be joining us at the Frontline Club in conversation with freelance journalist Tom Finn who is currently based in Sana'a, Yemen to reflect on his 40-year career, which has taken him to Eastern Europe, Washington correspondent and Kabul, Afghanistan throughout the Soviet period until 1992.
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Followed by a Q&A with Colin Izod
The Witches of Gambaga examines the lives and experiences of a community of 100 women condemned as 'witches' in Northern Ghana. ...more
Please join us for November's Club Quiz with quizmaster David Dickinson.
You can enter as an individual or as a team of up to six. All money raised will go to the Fixers' Fund which raises money for families of fixers around the world killed or injured while working with the international media. This event is open to everyone.
The quiz will be general knowledge with a historical bias.
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What began in the financial district of New York City in mid September under the name Occupy Wall Street has become a movement that is spreading across the globe. But what do they want and how do they intend to achieve their goals? Are their aims realistic? Can they have any impact?
Join us at the Frontline Club to debate the aims and objectives of the Occupy movement and to discuss whether it can bring about any change.
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The brutal torture and murder of Khaled Said by Egyptian police in June 2010 and the Facebook page We Are All Khaled Said served as a catalyst to the uprising that eventually ousted president Hosni Mubarak in February this year.
The message the Egyptian people were sending was that they were no longer prepared to live under a regime that used torture as a weapon against dissent.
A panel of experts will be discussing the importance of resistance to the use of torture by authoritarian regimes in the protests of the Arab Spring.
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Followed by a Q&A with Director Phil Grabsky
Following young Afghan Mir through ten years of his life, The Boy Mir is a unique and highly personal perspective on the human experience and toll of the war in Afghanistan over the last decade. ...more
In 2007 Luke Harding arrived in Moscow to take up a new job as a correspondent for The Guardian. Not long after, mysterious agents from Russia's Federal Security Service, the successor to the KGB, broke into his flat. He was followed, bugged, and even summoned to Lefortovo, the FSB's notorious prison.
Luke Harding will be joined by a panel at the Frontline Club to discuss his experiences as The Guardian's Moscow correspondent and what they tell us about Russia today.
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Overfishing and dying oceans are in the media spotlight as never before. Will it change anything?
'End of the Line', the film about overfishing, has been screened across the globe. Channel 4's "Fish Fight' series this year prompted a huge public response in the UK. London department store Selfridges' "Project Ocean" event mixed scientists and royalty in discussing ocean issues. Celebrity chefs have taken up the cause, and stories about the dying oceans now seem to dominate environmental reporting by the media.
Will the increased spotlight on marine damage bring real change? Or is the ocean just the latest 'fad', as climate change issues fall out of favour with editors and politicians? Media, campaigning and policy experts will discuss the growing focus on 'blue' issues.
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At 12.45pm Monday 24 October 2011, WikiLeaks will be holding a press conference at Frontline Club, 13 Norfolk Place, London, W2 1QJ.
If you would like to attend this event please email wikileaks.pressconference@mail.be to register. The Frontline Club will not be handling requests to attend.
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Followed by a Q&A with Director Philip Cox
The film follows intrepid Kolkata detective Rajesh and his motley band on raids and investigations across India. Through the lens of his investigative work and personal life, Rajesh the detective is the catalyst to revealing the realities of modern India. ...more
IN ASSOCIATION WITH BBC COLLEGE OF JOURNALISM
After the headlines trumpeting that Alex Crawford and Sky News were clear winners of the battle for reporting Tripoli, we will be taking stock of this recent chapter in covering modern warfare.
With a panel of newsroom executives and frontline journalists we will discuss how the conflict in Libya was reported and what its legacy is likely to be.
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EXTERNAL EVENT HELD AT THE ROYAL INSITUTION OF GREAT BRITAIN
IN ASSOCIATION WITH BBC ARABIC
With leaders toppled in Tunisia and Egypt, continuing uprisings in Syria, Yemen and Bahrain, the Arab world has seen tumultuous change in recent months. Where does all this upheaval leave Israel? We will be focusing on the response of Israel to the revolutions sweeping across the Middle East and North Africa.
With a panel of Israeli experts and journalists we will explore how Israel and its people view the demands for democracy which are ousting friends in the region such as President Hosni Mubarak.
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With John Sweeney (BBC), Elena Kudimova (Anna Politkovskaya’s sister), Marina Goldovskaya (Director, “A Bitter Taste of Freedom”), Leila Alikarami (The 2009 Recipient of the RAW in WAR Anna Politkovskaya Award on behalf of the One Million Signatures Campaign for Equality in Iran), Mariana Katzarova (founder of RAW in WAR) and many others in the audience who knew Anna.
RAW in WAR present: Remembering Anna Politkovskaya - a special event and screening of "A Bitter Taste of Freedom" by Marina Goldovskaya ...more
Followed by a Skype Q&A with Director Danfung Dennis
Hell and Back Again is a cinematic revolution in the documentation of conflict in the 21st century. Filmmaker Danfung Dennis follows U.S Marine Sgt. Nathan Harris at home and in active service in hostile Afghanistan with unrivalled artistry, immediacy and intimacy. ...more
As both a conceptual artist and lieutenant colonel in the Saudi army, Abdulnasser Gharem is somewhat of an unusual figure. Described as the "rock star of Saudi contemporary art", he recently made history when his installation Message/Messenger sold for a record price at auction in Dubai.
Abdulnasser Gharem will be joining us at the Frontline Club to discuss the inspiration behind his work, which is now in the collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Saudi Arabian Ministry of Culture & Information. He will also reflect on how he reconciles being a soldier and an artist, shedding light on Saudi's secretive society and culture.
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How do the Afghan people view the last ten years since the US-led invasion and how have their lives have been changed?
Is it just another chapter in nearly half a century of conflict and instability? Is civil war avoidable? Is there any hope for the future and what might that future look like?
Another opportunity to join in a lively public meeting, hosted by Paddy O'Connell of BBC Radio 4's Broadcasting House, bringing together experts and commentators and mixing their views with contributions from our audience.
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Followed by a Q&A with Producer Melanie Fall and Director Adrian Pennink
With exclusive and unparalleled access Adrian Pennink's documentary unfolds around incredible interviews with Henry Kissinger during a series of trips to China, Israel and Russia. Combining these unique conversations with exceptional archive footage, the film gives an extraordinary insight into the mind, personality and motivation of one of the most influential figures in the history of American foreign policy. ...more
Almost two weeks after their arrest, little has been heard about the fate of the six Iranian filmmakers who are currently being held in Tehran's notorious Evin Prison with no access to their lawyers. Accused of collaborating secretly with BBC Persian and illegally supplying content portraying Iran in a negative light, they have been condemned as "a group of terrorists, Bahais, communists and devil worshippers" by Iran's Minister of Intelligence.
Join us at the Frontline Club for this reactive briefing to discuss the detainment of the filmmakers, the battle for press freedom in Iran and the regime's relationship with foreign media.
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Followed by a Q&A with Directors Marc and Nick Francis
When China Met Africa explores the ever-shrinking world in which we live through a cast of international characters with echoing sentiments on two different continents. The burgeoning scope of the continent's rising global power, and the macrocosm of the three protagonists' lives in Zambia, are portrayed in When China Met Africa to explore the new meaning of globalisation. ...more
Caught between political instability, conflict and violence, whilst famine and drought destroy the people and the land, there is seemingly little that can be done to bring relief to this failed state. Aid agencies are being criticised for not acting sooner and making provisions for prevention, as the famine and drought in the Horn of Africa were deemed "predictable." Does the international system need to step up their efforts and produce a coordinated response? And what lessons can we learn for the future about prevention rather than cure?
Join us at the Frontline club with an expert panel to discuss the role of the international system, and what more can be done to bring relief to this war torn famine stricken country.
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Veteran war correspondent and winner of the Royal Television Society's Reporter of the Year Award, Martin Bell has reported from over 80 countries and 11 wars in his time as a BBC journalist. Making his name in journalism for his work during the Vietnam war, and later on as an Independent MP for Tatton in 1997 during a landslide win against the Conservatives.
He will be joining former BBC executive Vin Ray to take a look back at his career as a journalist, MP and UNICEF Ambassador.
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Followed by a Skype Q&A with Director Valery Balayan
Love Me Please investigates the shooting of journalist Anastasia Baburova in Moscow revealing the true extent of neo-Nazism in Russia and how human rights activists can be effective in the face of such danger. ...more
Murdoch on his knees, MP's Expenses, Wikileaks, Phone Hacking and Tomlinson; Investigative journalism seems to be going through a purple patch. Is it really alive or is this a false dawn?
Join us to debate and launch the book Investigative Journalism: Dead or Alive? Edited by John Mair and Richard Keeble published by Abramis on September 20th. Author priced copies will be available on the night.
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A seasoned human rights defenders and her idealistic young colleague embark on a trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo. For Mathilde it's an induction into a life less ordinary. For Sadhbh it's back to madness and chaos away from her lover and London - exactly as she likes it.
A special preview reading of Bang Bang Bang, which is coming to the Royal Court Theatre in October.
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Drawing on their experiences working with two very different global media players, David Carr of the New York Times and Richard Gizbert of Al Jazeera English will be discussing the future of the news industry.
From the future of newspapers like the New York Times and whether they can adapt quickly enough to survive to the emergence of new business models offering alternative sources of funding. They will be addressing some of the big questions that are exercising many minds within the media.
A remarkable opportunity to debate the future of the news industry with two of its key players.
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Followed by a Q&A with Producer/Reporter Juliana Ruhfus and Director Orlando von Einsiedel
The Nigerian Connection explores the emerging world of terrifying drug and sex trafficking from Nigeria to Europe. The story goes deep undercover and follows the trail of the victims, perpetrators, law makers, and citizens involved in this crisis from West Africa all the way to the shores of Italy. ...more
When reports began coming in of the bombing in Oslo on 22 July the general consensus among experts appeared to be that the attack had all the hallmarks of Islamic extremism.
It was only when news came through of a gunman on Utøya that it began to become clear that something quite different was taking place in Norway.
As we mark the ten year anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States, we will be examining the extent of our understanding of extremism.
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Followed by a Q&A with Director Michael Collins and Producer Marty Syjuco
Give Up Tomorrow is the harrowing story of Paco Larrañaga, a young man falsely accused of the murder of two Chinese-Filipino girls. The film offers an unseen glimpse into the surreal world of the Philippines' crime and punishment. ...more
This event is fully booked. We also have a one day workshop with Brian Storm on Sept 8. Details are here.
Storytelling opportunities continue to evolve as a result of technological innovations and an expanding media universe. The digital age is giving documentary photographers and photojournalists extraordinary new ways to tell stories. With this new ability, you can also exercise a greater level of authorship with your work. How can the long-form, in-depth visual storyteller satisfy both their journalistic and financial needs in this environment? Learn how to disseminate your work to create an impact on the subject, issue and hopefully society.Join Brian Storm, Founder and Executive Producer of MediaStorm, to see how some of the top photojournalists have redefined their... ...more
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EXTERNAL EVENT HELD AT THE ROYAL INSTITUTION OF GREAT BRITAIN.
To mark ten years since the terrorists attacks on the United States, the Frontline Club is holding a special event to look at the extent to which 9/11 has defined our world today and will continue to shape our future. ...more
Followed by a Q&A with Director Rodrigo Vazquez
Teenage Miners is the complicated and heart-breaking story of poverty stricken children forced to work in the tin mines of Bolivia. The film shines a light on a group of children who work against the law for the benefit of the people they love, but at the cost of their lives. ...more
Followed by a Q&A with Filmmaker John D McHugh
Bahrain: Fighting for Change takes to the streets of the eponymous Gulf state to examine the mounting pressure and activism of protesters looking for governmental reform. Endgame? examines the question of American military success in Afghanistan in the weeks leading up to President Obama's decision on the eventual size of the military's presence in the nation. ...more
With the world watching the latest uprisings in Syria and the continued intervention in Libya, the media has largely turned its attention away from the catalyst of the Arab spring, Tunisia and the next country to oust its president, Egypt. But what does the future hold for these fledgeling democracies?
Join us at the Frontline club with a panel of experts to discuss what the future holds for Tunisia and Egypt.
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This event was postponed from 9th August due to the London riots. It will now take place on the 24th of August.
Photographer Toby Smith recently spent two months in China producing his latest project China's New Energy Pioneers. Across 11 provinces, his work took him to coal mines, wind farms and hydro-electric plants as he captured the landscapes and people implementing the Communist Party's latest Five Year Plan. The plan, announced in March 2011, is significant in its attempts to slow economic growth and address escalating energy and environmental problems. Moderated by Jim Footner of Greenpeace. ...more
As we approach the 10-year anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks we will be bringing together a panel of experts to discuss the "War on Terror" that was launched by the United States government in their wake.
What has been achieved in Afghanistan and Iraq and, ten years on, what could be learnt from the Arab Spring about change in the region? 5 months into a new campaign in Libya, is it time that we reassess our involvement in the Arab world?
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Followed by a Q&A with Director Rachel Seifert
Cocaine Unwrapped explores the global economy and human toll of the trafficking and prosecution of cocaine. Painting a multi-faced portrait of the role of cocaine in a society that attempts to define the 'war on drugs' in absolutes, director Rachel Seifert takes an un-biased view of one of the world's largest drugs and dangerous ...more
EXTERNAL EVENT HELD AT THE WELLCOME COLLECTION
IN ASSOCIATION WITH BBC ARABIC
Named one of Time magazine's top 100 most influential people, Wael Ghonim, is credited with having sparked Egypt's revolution with a Facebook page he dedicated to a victim of the regime's violence.
The former Google executive will be talking to Ben Hammersley, Wired UK's, editor at large about the revolution and the role of technology in mobilising people to take to the streets. He will also be bringing us up to date with what's been happening since the jubilant celebrations a year ago and his work since he left Google in April this year.
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On 12 November the longest-serving post-war Prime Minister of Italy Silvio Berlusconi resigned after losing his majority and public support.
While no longer Prime Minister, he continues to control one half of the countries terrestrial TV market and his company Media Set is a big player in the print and advertising sectors. Will Berlusconi continue to wield influence and manipulate the government through his party and media ownership?
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The past year has seen people take to the streets across the Middle East and North Africa to demand an end to tyranny and oppression, with their actions leading to unprecedented regime change across the region. Less known is that the tactics used by many of these protestors come from the writings of an 83-year-old political scientist, Dr Gene Sharp. The 198 "non-violent weapons" listed in his book From Dictatorship to Democracy have now been circulated amongst dissidents around the world. We are thrilled to announce that Dr Gene Sharp will be joining us at the Frontline Club in conversation with Ruaridh Arrow, journalist, filmmaker and director of the award winning documentary How to Start a Revolution to discuss his work and the uprisings across the Middle East and North Africa.
...more
Please note the later start time of 8.20pm.
This event is now fully booked but you can watch it live online here.
Former Director General, Wadah Khanfar, will be joining us at the Frontline Club in conversation with Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow to discuss the rise of Al Jazeera, the role he played in its development and where it can go from here. ...more
This event is now fully booked but you can watch it live online here.
Tuesday 25 January 2011 has become enshrined in Egypt's history as the 'day of rage' when people took to the streets against the tyranny and oppression of President Hosni Mubarak's regime. As we approach the one-year anniversary of that day we will be joined by a panel of Egyptians to discuss the hopes of that day and the challenges that lie ahead. ...more
The former Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir, is seen by many as South Asia's Palestinian counterpart. Bordered by Pakistan, India, China and Afghanistan, each country has laid claim to the territory that lies in the foothills of the Himalayas. It has been caught between continuous contestation of borders and autonomy since the partition of British India.
Join us at the Frontline Club with an expert panel to discuss where Kashmir stands in its fight for freedom and the options that lay before it.
...more
Jonathan Steele has been covering global events for the Guardian for over forty years. From the civil rights movement in Mississippi and Alabama to his extensive coverage of the past 30 years of Afghan history, his work has won him recognition as one of the greatest foreign correspondents of his generation.
He will be joining us at the Frontline Club in conversation with freelance journalist Tom Finn who is currently based in Sana'a, Yemen to reflect on his 40-year career, which has taken him to Eastern Europe, Washington correspondent and Kabul, Afghanistan throughout the Soviet period until 1992.
...more
The brutal torture and murder of Khaled Said by Egyptian police in June 2010 and the Facebook page We Are All Khaled Said served as a catalyst to the uprising that eventually ousted president Hosni Mubarak in February this year.
The message the Egyptian people were sending was that they were no longer prepared to live under a regime that used torture as a weapon against dissent.
A panel of experts will be discussing the importance of resistance to the use of torture by authoritarian regimes in the protests of the Arab Spring.
...more
In 2007 Luke Harding arrived in Moscow to take up a new job as a correspondent for The Guardian. Not long after, mysterious agents from Russia's Federal Security Service, the successor to the KGB, broke into his flat. He was followed, bugged, and even summoned to Lefortovo, the FSB's notorious prison.
Luke Harding will be joined by a panel at the Frontline Club to discuss his experiences as The Guardian's Moscow correspondent and what they tell us about Russia today.
...more
As both a conceptual artist and lieutenant colonel in the Saudi army, Abdulnasser Gharem is somewhat of an unusual figure. Described as the "rock star of Saudi contemporary art", he recently made history when his installation Message/Messenger sold for a record price at auction in Dubai.
Abdulnasser Gharem will be joining us at the Frontline Club to discuss the inspiration behind his work, which is now in the collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Saudi Arabian Ministry of Culture & Information. He will also reflect on how he reconciles being a soldier and an artist, shedding light on Saudi's secretive society and culture.
...more
Almost two weeks after their arrest, little has been heard about the fate of the six Iranian filmmakers who are currently being held in Tehran's notorious Evin Prison with no access to their lawyers. Accused of collaborating secretly with BBC Persian and illegally supplying content portraying Iran in a negative light, they have been condemned as "a group of terrorists, Bahais, communists and devil worshippers" by Iran's Minister of Intelligence.
Join us at the Frontline Club for this reactive briefing to discuss the detainment of the filmmakers, the battle for press freedom in Iran and the regime's relationship with foreign media.
...more
Drawing on their experiences working with two very different global media players, David Carr of the New York Times and Richard Gizbert of Al Jazeera English will be discussing the future of the news industry.
From the future of newspapers like the New York Times and whether they can adapt quickly enough to survive to the emergence of new business models offering alternative sources of funding. They will be addressing some of the big questions that are exercising many minds within the media.
A remarkable opportunity to debate the future of the news industry with two of its key players.
...more
When reports began coming in of the bombing in Oslo on 22 July the general consensus among experts appeared to be that the attack had all the hallmarks of Islamic extremism.
It was only when news came through of a gunman on Utøya that it began to become clear that something quite different was taking place in Norway.
As we mark the ten year anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States, we will be examining the extent of our understanding of extremism.
...more
This event was postponed from 9th August due to the London riots. It will now take place on the 24th of August.
Photographer Toby Smith recently spent two months in China producing his latest project China's New Energy Pioneers. Across 11 provinces, his work took him to coal mines, wind farms and hydro-electric plants as he captured the landscapes and people implementing the Communist Party's latest Five Year Plan. The plan, announced in March 2011, is significant in its attempts to slow economic growth and address escalating energy and environmental problems. Moderated by Jim Footner of Greenpeace. ...more
As we approach the 10-year anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks we will be bringing together a panel of experts to discuss the "War on Terror" that was launched by the United States government in their wake.
What has been achieved in Afghanistan and Iraq and, ten years on, what could be learnt from the Arab Spring about change in the region? 5 months into a new campaign in Libya, is it time that we reassess our involvement in the Arab world?
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When nine-year-old Kamin Mohammadi fled to London with her family in June 1979 escaping Iran after the revolution that brought down the Shah little was she to know that she would not step foot in the country again for 17 years.
She will be joining us at the Frontline Club in conversation with Pooneh Ghoddoosi from BBC Persian TV to talk about her journey back to her homeland to find the family she left behind, and to rediscover her Iranian identity after 17 years away from the country that she loved.
As an Iranian exile living in Britain, Mohammadi struggled to fit in. She will be joining us at the Frontline Club to talk about her journey back to her homeland to find the family she left behind, and to rediscover her Iranian identity after almost 18 years away from the country that she loved.
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The closure of the News of the World following further revelations that schoolgirl Milly Dowler's phone was allegedly hacked by private investigators has failed to draw a line under the growing crisis.
The print media has long defended its freedom from outside regulation. Is there a future for statutory regulation of the press or is it time for the Press Complaints Commission to be scrapped as actor and recent privacy crusader Hugh Grant has claimed?
Join us at the Frontline Club with an expert panel to discuss this ever-deepening scandal, as we consider what 'hackgate' might mean for the future of British journalism.
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Followed by Q&A with Director May Ying Welsh via Skype and ex-Bahraini MP Ali Mahdi Aswad moderated by Executive Producer Jon Blair
Al Jazeera's May Ying Welsh tells the story of the ongoing revolution taking place in Bahrain. Shot undercover the documentary tells the story of the revolution that has been going on since February last year out of sight of the foreign press. ...more
Followed by Q & A with Indra Sinha and Tim Edwards
Award-winning director Van Maximilian Carlson paints a chilling portrait of shattered lives and the gross negligence and class inequality that keeps the people of Bhopal from finding justice and safety. ...more
Followed by Q&A with Richard Symons
Mixing a rich collection of archive footage with the candid and poignant memories of his family, friends, colleagues, and peers, Richard Symons creates an insightful, intimate, and well documented account of the life and controversies of Yasser Arafat. ...more
Followed by Q&A with Pascale Bourgaux
Tears of an Afghan Warlord is the product of an intimate 10 year journey into the life of Mamour Hasan and his desire to maintain peace in his region. After years of hardship and war it becomes increasingly difficult for him to convince others of his ideas, including his eldest son. The film portrays the desperate attempts of man to uphold democratic ideals where democracy has failed and the pressures and arguments Afghani's have to join the Taliban. ...more
Followed by Q & A with Ruthie Shatz
A chronicle of family, assimilation and espionage that follows the El-Akels, a Palestinian family whose father, Ibrahim, has collaborated with the Israeli security services for 20 years. ...more
EXTERNAL EVENT HELD AT WARNER HOUSE
A Frontline exclusive Preview Screening of Clint Eastwood's latest film J. Edgar.
Clint Eastwood's J. Edgar is a political thriller based on the true story of one of the most powerful men in history - J. Edgar Hoover. Hoover was one of the key establishers and the head of the Federal Bureau of Investigations for almost fifty years. The power he yielded in America spanned 8 presidents and three wars. His methodology was questionable and still has implications on people's right to privacy and saftey around the world today.
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Followed by Q & A with Ami Horowitz
In a film that exposes incompetence and corruption at the heart of the UN, filmmakers Ami Horowitz and Matthew Groff charge an organisation with failing its founding ideals. U.N. Me is a harrowing and dark exploration of how the world's foremost humanitarian organisation has become a clubhouse for dictators, thugs, and tyrants. ...more
Followed by a Q&A with Producer Iva Plemic
Mila Turajlic?s film charts the rise and fall of Yugoslavia through the parallel fortunes of its extraordinary cinema industry, created by Tito to imbue the new post-war country with a mythic national self image. ...more
Followed by a Q&A with Director John Walsh and Exec Producer Roger James
Filmmaker John Walsh converts from a lifetime of Labour support to stand in the 2010 elections as the Conservative candidate for Middlesborough in this hilarious documentary on the state of democracy in Britain. ...more
Followed by a Q&A with Director Henry Corra and Producer Jeremy Amar
Prisoner? Traitor? Spy? Private McKinley Nolan is one of the last missing G.I.s in Vietnam and this provocative and moving film follows his brother?s quest to find the truth. ...more
Followed by a Q&A with Director Damian Clarke and Cameraman David Niblock
Death of Fear examines how the self-immolation of a penniless fruit seller in Tunisia first ignited mass revolt in the country, then across the region in what we now call The Arab Spring. ...more
Followed by a Q&A with Director Ruaridh Arrow
Ruaridh Arrow's award winning film shows the influence of one academic's template for non-violent revolution on every major antigovernment protest of recent times. ...more
Followed by a Q&A with Nadje Al Ali
A moving portrait of the men and women who fought for the liberation of Tunisia from the French colonial power. From the heady optimism of the early days of independence, Children of Lenin charts the country's journey to dictatorship which only ended with the ousting of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in January 2011. A fascinating insight into the history of a county that sparked the Arab Spring. ...more
Followed by a Q&A with Colin Izod
The Witches of Gambaga examines the lives and experiences of a community of 100 women condemned as 'witches' in Northern Ghana. ...more
Followed by a Q&A with Director Phil Grabsky
Following young Afghan Mir through ten years of his life, The Boy Mir is a unique and highly personal perspective on the human experience and toll of the war in Afghanistan over the last decade. ...more
This event was postponed from 9th August due to the London riots. It will now take place on the 24th of August.
Photographer Toby Smith recently spent two months in China producing his latest project China's New Energy Pioneers. Across 11 provinces, his work took him to coal mines, wind farms and hydro-electric plants as he captured the landscapes and people implementing the Communist Party's latest Five Year Plan. The plan, announced in March 2011, is significant in its attempts to slow economic growth and address escalating energy and environmental problems. Moderated by Jim Footner of Greenpeace. ...more
Picture credit: cybertoad from Flickr
The Frontline Club is hosting a July networking party to bring together people from all branches of the photography industry. From established photographers to aspiring photojournalists, gallery curators, publishers and agencies, the event will give attendees the chance to discuss photography and network with their peers. ...more
Photograph: Andrew Winning / Reuters
Getting the best images possible means that photographers and video journalists in particular need to get hair-raisingly close to the action, often putting themselves in danger. Reuters photographer Andrew Winning and video journalist Inigo Gilmore will speak at the Frontline Club about shooting on Libya's front line. ...more
Photograph: Liz Hingley from her series for Save the Children with the Jones family in Wolverhampton.
An eye-opening presentation of photographs will be accompanied by a discussion with two respected photographers about their experiences of working in the UK, covering issues on their doorstep. What are the challenges at home compared to overseas? Liz Hingley will talk about problems of access, media interest and legal issues. ...moreThis event will be moderated by Sue Steward and special guest Alice Fay will speak on behalf of Save the Children.
"Orphans are Africa's tsunami" claims photographer Carol Allen Storey, who has documented the lives of orphans in Sub Saharan Africa. Two groups of children provide a focal point for her work. One, a gang of Ugandan youngsters known as the 'Dustbin tribe', live and play on a rubbish tip, the other, lucky enough to be in school in Tanzania, are marked out from their classmates with red badges to signify their HIV positive status. ...more
Moderated by Colin Jacobson
Teun Voeten is an acclaimed war photographer who decided to live for five months in a tunnel underneath Manhattan's well-healed Upper West Side. The eclectic mix of people he lived with underground form the basis of his book Tunnel People. ...more
Photographs: Courtesy of Getty Images, Hulton Archive
John G. Morris, LIFE magazine's London Picture Editor on D-Day, who famously saved Robert Capa's pictures of the landing on Omaha Beach, will discuss what we have learned from viewing images of war using recently released LIFE pictures of the aftermath of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. ...more
Photograph: Patrick Chauvel
A special event about reporting from Vietnam with some of the giants of war reporting including Jon Swain, Michael Nicholson and Patrick Chauvel. ...more
Followed by a Q&A moderated by photographer Chris Steele-Perkins
British photographer David Hoffman, who specialises in coverage of protest and has dedicated his career to documenting racial and social conflict, policing and social exclusion, will focus on the war being waged on photography through oppressive policing and privacy laws that limit press freedom. ...more
All events are open to the public Followed by Q&A moderated by Catherine Philp the Diplomatic Correspondant of The Times.
British photojournalist Jason P. Howe spent 5 years visiting some of the most war ravaged areas of Colombia. He lived with FARC rebels, right wing death squads, cocaine producers, Government forces and the internally displaced to produce the images for his book COLOMBIA: Between the Lines.As part of the event the Frontline Club will screen the images from his book and Jason will discuss his experiences documenting Colombia behind the headlines.... ...more
Followed by a Q&A moderated by Tim Rogers (Thomson Foundation)
Balazs Gardi and Teru Kuwayama met at the world press photo masterclass in 2000, and developed a friendship and collaborative approach to photography and journalism in the years that followed.Following the September 11 attacks on the United States, they both embarked on long term explorations of the region that is now commonly referred to as "the central front" in the "global war on terror". Between them, they have made more than twenty trips to the region, traveling independently, and also as embedded reporters with US, NATO, Pakistani, and Indian military forces. Gardi and Kuwayama are co-directors of November Eleven, a non-profit... ...more
£10 - To book for this event please call reservations on 020 7479 8940 or email events@frontlineclub.com Followed by Q&A moderated by Roger Tooth (The Guardian)
In 2007, John D McHugh won the Frontline Club Award for his work in Afghanistan. In 2008, The Guardian commissioned him to produce an online project called “Six months in Afghanistan.” The project was to include photography, short films, audio slideshows, and blogging. “I wanted to use the full range of multimedia options open to me to tell the story of the war in Afghanistan,” says McHugh, “and The Guardian gave me the opportunity to do this, and the platform to present the results to a worldwide audience.” McHugh will present a selection of this multimedia work at The Frontline... ...more