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This event is now fully booked but you can watch it live on our Ustream channel here.
Nearly three years after the end of the 26-year civil war in Sri Lanka that reportedly left an estimated 80,000-100,000 dead, questions are still arising about alleged war crimes and how they will be addressed.
Join us at the Frontline Club to discuss the impact of Sri Lanka's Killing Fields and the situation today in Sri Lanka.
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IN ASSOCIATION WITH BBC ARABIC AND FREE SPEECH DEBATE
As westerners face greater surveillance in the name of security, including threats of increased controls in the wake of the August 2011 riots, we will be joined by Timothy Garton Ash and a respected panel of experts to discuss what the historian and commentator has set out as the first principle of free speech: That all human beings must be free and able to express themselves, and to receive and impart information and ideas, regardless of frontiers.
Is it time to create a new global code that governs freedom of speech? We will be discussing this vital issue and examining what such a code would include. ...more
THIRD PARTY SCREENING ORGANISED BY BBC PERSIAN
Followed by a Q&A with producer Jenny Norton, reporter Mehdi Parpanchi and director Katherine Duchesne.
It's one of the most corrupt countries in the world and widely criticised for its human rights record but this year Azerbaijan is hosting Eurovision - one of the most glitzy TV music competitions in the world.
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Followed by a Q&A with director Mirko Pincelli and producer Enrico Tessarin
A documentary that looks at the 677 concentration camps, rape houses and prisons set up during the Bosnian war and their legacy today in Serbia, Croatia and Bosnia & Herzegovina.
Director Mirko Pincelli addresses the complexity of post conflict society, where everyday life exists somewhere between past and present.
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Join us at the Frontline Club for an evening with long time New York Times correspondent Alan Cowell who went from having the distinction of being the last correspondent to date to file by carrier pigeon to heading the New York Times web-based breaking news operation in Paris. It is this tradition that is documented in his new novel The Paris Correspondent and that he will be discussing with broadcaster, journalist and writer Charles Glass.
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Editors, producers, practitioners and others involved in the news industry will gather at the Frontline Club in early May to discuss issues of safety.
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Followed by Q&A with Neuro-psychologist Sherrie Baehr, writer/neuro-psychologist Paul Broks, associate editor of the Observer Robert McCrum and producer Maryam D’Abo. Moderated by Times Features editor Sacha Bonsor.
Rupture is a documentary that tackles the personal tragedies and triumphs of people that have suffered brain hemorrhages and strokes. Academy Award winning director Hugh Hudson (Chariots of Fire) bears witness to actress Maryam d'Abo in her journey to understanding how her subarachnoid haemorrhage affected her life and how similar brain vascular diseases have affected the lives of friends and other creative figures in the UK and the US.
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The relationship between the press and politicians is what is now under scrutiny at the Leveson Inquiry and the long awaited testimony from Rupert and James Murdoch has unearthed a relationship that paints an uncomfortable picture for the government.
Following these latest revelations, hosted by BBC Radio 4's Paddy O'Connell, we will be examining what we have heard and what the ramifications will be for politicians and the press.
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Followed by a panel discussion with Directors Mathew Charles, Juan Passarelli and others.
One of the first films to get the footage of protests in the wake of elections in Belarus in 2010, Europe's Last Dictator gives us a rare glimpse into the struggle against Aleksander Lukashenko's brutal regime. ...more
Followed by live panel discussion from Oxford University with Megan Murphy, Dr. Ha-Joon-Chang, Tarek El Diwany, and Professor David Vines
International thinkers lift the lid on the power elites of today's global economy and how the majority has been made to pay for what the filmmakers describe as "the greatest heist in history". ...more
IN ASSOCIATION WITH BBC ARABIC FOLLOWED BY A DRINKS RECEPTION OPEN TO ALL IN THE CLUB ROOM
Channel 4 News' international editor Lindsey Hilsum will be joining us in conversation with BBC Arabic presenter Rasha Qandeel to discuss Libya and her new book charting the country's history from the beginnings of Muammar Gaddafi's regime to the dictator's squalid end.
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Paul Lowe will be in conversation with the Director of Panos Pictures, Adrian Evans and two Panos photojournalists, Andrew Testa and Chloe Dewe Mathews.
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This event is now fully booked but you can watch the event live on our Ustream channel here.
Little is known about the prison camps of North Korea where it is estimated that 200,000 are imprisoned. Shin Dong-Hyuk is the only person born into one of these camps that has ever escaped.
He will be joining us at the Frontline Club with Blaine Harden whose book Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West recounts this extraordinary journey.
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Followed by Q&A with director Lalage Snow
For the first time in post-Taliban Afghanistan the national army is recruiting women, but only very few have stepped forward for training. In Afghan Army Girls, photojournalist and first-time director Lalage Snow reveals the difficulties, threats and personal changes these women go through as well as the complicated status they have in Afghan society. Followed by Q&A with director Lalage Snow. ...more
ORGANISED BY BBC PERSIAN
Followed by a Q&A with director Maziar Bahari and BBC Persian TV's Pooneh Ghoddoosi.
From Cyrus to Ahmadinejad is a groundbreaking documentary about one of the most explosive conflicts in the world. For the first time on the record, an Israeli official, vice Prime Minister Moshe Yalon, implicitly, accepts the responsibility for the assassination of Iranian scientists, damaging Iranian nuclear centrifuges with a computer virus and destroying Iran's military and nuclear facilities in the past few years. ...more
This event is now fully booked but you can watch the event live on our Ustream channel here.
As we approach the one year anniversary of the death of Osama Bin Laden, Ahmed Rashid will be joining senior BBC presenter and special correspondent Lyse Doucet to discuss the future for Pakistan, Afghanistan and the United States. ...more
Jon Shenk's The Island President tells the story of President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives, a man confronting a problem greater than any other world leader has ever faced - the literal survival of his country and everyone in it.
After bringing democracy to the Maldives following thirty years of despotic rule, Nasheed is now faced with an even greater challenge: as one of the most low-lying countries in the world, a rise of three feet in sea level would submerge the 1,200 islands of the Maldives enough to make them uninhabitable.
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This event is now fully booked but you can watch the event live on our Ustream channel here.
What has happened to the people of Bosnia in the aftermath of the Bosnian war which broke out 20 years ago?
Ed Vulliamy writer for the Guardian and Observer will be joining Frontline Club founder Vaughan Smith in conversation to look back at the impact of the war both then and on people's lives today.
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Join us for an evening of comedy at the Frontline Club. PUNCHLINES our new monthly event will feature the comic talents of Paul Chowdhry, Jen Brister, Suzi Ruffell others.
Door's open at 7pm and the show starts at 7.30pm. Please arrive early to ensure seats.
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Follow the discussion on #fckony2012 and watch it live here.
The recent KONY 2012 campaign video has been met with strong criticism, but nobody can question its effectiveness in reaching a mass audience.
Despite its inaccuracies this campaign has created wider awareness about Joseph Kony and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) than any news report or campaign that has come before it, so what can be learned? Join us for April's First Wednesday as we debate whether the KONY 2012 campaign is a force for good or a worrying development in campaigning.
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Followed by Q&A with director Christophe Ayad
When he came to power in June 2000 few perhaps expected the UK graduate of Medicine Bashar al-Assad would prove to be a ruthless dictator. Syria, Assads' Twilight looks at the history of the Assad regime and its chances of survival. ...more
Followed by Q&A with director Daniel Junge & producer Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Every year hundreds of people, most of them women, are attacked with acid in Pakistan. Saving Face is a heartbreaking and human documentary that follows two of these survivors as they reveal their internal and external scars. ...more
Followed by Q&A with directors Javeria Rizvi Kabani and Jonny von Walstrom and executive producer Hussain H. Kabani
Before any political revolution was in sight in the middle east, filmmakers Javeria Rizvi Kabani, Jonny von Walstrom and Alexandra Sandels visited Egypt, Tunisia, and Lebannon to witness the network revolutions already taking place. Following young activists, journalists, and bloggers we learn that silence is no longer an option among those with access to the new digital tools and networks created in the last few years. ...more
From Senegal in the West to Somalia in the East runs a fault line, 'the knife edge where Islam and Christianity meet'. This area of land separates the continent's 400 million Muslims from its 500 million Christians.
Join us to discuss Africa's fault line with New York Times bestseller Eliza Griswold and the BBC's Africa Editor Solomon Mugera. ...more
ORGANISED BY BBC PERSIAN
There's a long tradition in Afghanistan of families with no sons choosing to bring up one of their daughters as a boy. For the girls this means growing up dressed in boy's clothes, answering to a boy's name and being allowed the freedoms and privileges Afghan boys enjoy both within the family and outside.
Tahir Qadiry's film looks at the issue from a number of different perspectives. He spends time with a girl currently growing up as a boy, talks to a young woman who's still coming to terms with her experience being raised as a boy, seeks the opinion of a mullah and hears from a human rights activist.
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This event is now fully booked but you can watch the event live on our Ustream channel here.
Vladimir Putin is back in presidential office for a third term after four years as Russia's Prime Minister. We will be asking what the people of Russia think of the man who has dominated the country's politics for more than 12 years and will now be President for a new extended term of six years?
Tens of thousands of Muscovites have taken part in protests to demand free and fair elections. But how deep and how far does the disaffectedness go? Join us to discuss the outcome of the presidential elections in Russia and what they mean for the future of the people of Russia and its development on the world stage.
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The screening will be followed by a Q&A with producer of the series and Aljazeera's Commissioning Editor for Major Series Jon Blair
Screenings from the Frontline with Al Jazeera is a new initiative to contextualise the news and working experiences of journalists and filmmakers reporting from the political hotspots of our time. Each screening of a pre-broadcast special report will be attended by the producers, cameramen and directors who will discuss the process of making them. ...more
Since the start of the 2003 conflict in Darfur, questions have been raised about the role played by the United Nations and the viability of its mandate.
Join us at the Frontline Club to discuss the actions of the UN and whether they are still failing Darfur.
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Online booking for this event has now closed. Tickets will be available for purchase on the door tonight.
How are the rules of reporting being rewritten by risk? What innovative methods are journalists using to report from some of the world’s most dangerous places?
Journalists working in areas of conflict reveal how they get information when traditional techniques are insufficient. The discussion will focus on the interaction between local hires and foreign journalists.
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Online booking for this event has now closed, however tickets will be available on the door tonight.
EXTERNAL EVENT HELD AT THE ROYAL INSTITUTION OF GREAT BRITAIN
Join us as we bring together a prominent panel to discuss the growing tensions between Iran, its neighbours and the West, the impact of the power struggles at the heart of government and looking at the future of the pro-democracy movement.
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In association with BBC College of Journalism
Governments and security forces are becoming increasingly wise to the role of social media in organising and enhancing protest movements. As a result they are developing new ways in which to block, hack and track protestors tweets, Facebook and other social media tools in order to prevent unrest.
Join us at the Frontline Club for a lively discussion about the latest technology available to protesters and how far technology can go in making protest safer and smarter.
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Followed by Q&A with producer and writer Noemi Weis
One of the most popular sports in the Middle East, camel racing is a prestigious and wealthy sport. Desert Riders exposes how the use of young boys as jockeys and the trafficking industry that has developed to bring them from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Mauritania and Sudan. ...more
Followed by Q&A with director Amanda Homsi-Ottoson
Jasad and the Queen of Contradictions is a documentary about Lebanese poet and writer Joumana Haddad who has stirred controversy in the Middle East for having founded "Jasad" (the Body), a cultural quarterly Arabic-language magazine. Dedicated to the body's art, science and literature, "Jasad" is one of the first of its kind in the Arab world. ...more
You can watch this event live on our Ustream channel by clicking here.
Political tension are rising in Pakistan following the the Supreme Courts decision to charge Prime Minister Yousef Raza Gilani with contempt for failing to re-open corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.
We will be bringing together a panel of experts to discuss the deepening political crisis in Pakistan and ask what lies ahead.
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ORGANISED BY BBC ARABIC
Followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Shaimaa Khalil
A year after the Arab Spring Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Yemen are still coming to terms with the realities that the fall of their respective dictators created. Some other countries are still struggling and revolts are ongoing in Syria and Bahrain. But what about countries in the Middle East that have born witness to the Arab Spring but haven't been noticeably been touched by it?
In this documentary Shaimaa Khalil speaks to young Saudis, opposition leaders and tribe elders and asks whether the Arab Spring could ever find it's way to The Kingdom.
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This event is now fully booked but you can watch the event live on our Ustream channel here.
Picture Credit: Tom Craig, Albanian Bathers
As journalists are increasingly expected to multi-task and provide the text, photography, video and tweets for their stories, writer A. A. Gill and photographer Tom Craig will mount a defence of their increasingly rare form of partnership and the insights and enrichment two sides on each story can bring. Before the opening of an exhibition of their work, the pair will speak at the Frontline Club about their close collaboration and the stories they have explored together. ...more
In association with BBC College of Journalism
Newly-appointed to Channel 4 News as Washington correspondent, Matt Frei, will be in conversation with former BBC executive Vin Ray to look back over nearly two decades at the BBC before his move was announced in May last year.
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Followed by Q&A with Director Arman T. Riahi and Producer Arash T. Riahi
Digging deep into the issues faced by second generation immigrants in Vienna, the film explores issues of identity, immigration, violence and poverty in Europe through one of the greatest forces youth culture has for expressing itself - hip hop. ...more
Followed by Q&A with Producer Arash T. Riahi
A film about the sacrifices made by three Moldovan women who leave their homes and families to find work that they hope will pave the way for a better future. ...more
What are the options for the Syrian people and for President Bashar al-Assad and his regime now that China and Russia have vetoed the U.N. Security Council's resolution calling for foreign intervention? We will be discussing the deadly crackdown and asking what can be done - and by whom?
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"Politics Versus the Personal: Totalitarianism Stamps out Love"
Presented by Borealis Theatre and the Estonian Embassy.
In conjunction with the UK theatre premiere of Purge by Sofi Oksanen at the Arcola Theatre, 22nd February – 24th March, Viv Groskop will lead a dynamic discussion about politics, love and oppression with three influential writers.
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Followed by Q&A with Director Simon Bright and Producer Michael Auret
Director Simon Bright takes us on a journey through the life of Zimbabwe's president Robert Mugabe to find out why a leader who seemed so full of promise has become so ruthless in his defence of his position and power. ...more
The workshop will be run by founder of MediaStorm, Brian Storm
This one-day workshop provides an overview of multimedia storytelling approaches while engaging participants in discussion about the most appropriate ways to create a multimedia story. Through real world examples, the instructor will share proven techniques to improve reporting and post production. ...more
Join us at the Frontline Club with Fawzia Koofi and the co-author of the book that tells her story The Favored Daughter: One Woman's Fight to Lead Afghanistan into the Future, Nadene Ghouri, award-winning journalist and BBC correspondent.
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On 25 February, ENO stages the London premiere of The Death of Klinghoffer by John Adams. A powerful and arresting opera from one of the world's greatest living composers, directed by Warhorse's Tom Morris. Based on the hijacking of the cruise liner Achille Lauro, and resulting in the death of Leon Klinghoffer, a Jewish-American passenger. The Death of Klinghoffer is a theatrical presentation of an event that dominated the world headlines and became a defining moment in the Arab-Israeli conflict.
This debate explores the complex role of the arts in illuminating contemporary events touching on the relevance of opera today and ENO's role in bringing fresh, modern work to the London stage, and extending the boundaries of theatre.
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On 15 February 2011, inspired by their Tunisian and Egyptian neighbours, the people of Libya took to the streets in Benghazi calling for the end of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's brutal regime.
Join us at the Frontline Club to discuss the task of rebuilding Libya a year after the uprising began. We will be looking at the work of the National Transitional Council (NTC) and the tensions that remain. What are the prospects of a peaceful future?
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ORGANISED BY BBC PERSIAN
Q&A with filmmaker Bozorgmehr Sharafedin.
BBC Persian's ground-breaking documentary, The Ayatollah's Seal, charts the Ayatollah's reign and, through a number of interviews with relatives, biographers and politicians, builds a profile of Iran's most powerful man.
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Followed by Q&A with director Damian Clarke and Adib Nessim moderated David Niblock
A year ago Cairo's "Twitterati" tweeted their revolution for 18 days in and around Tahrir Square. Tweets from Tahrir is a chance to hear in more than 140 characters what they thought then, and what they feel now about developments in their country.
Screenings from the Frontline with Al Jazeera is a new initiative to contextualize the news and working experiences of journalists and filmmakers reporting out of the political hotspots of our time.
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Followed by Q&A with Producer Hetty Naaijkens-Retel Helmrich
Position Among the Stars completes director Leonard Retel Helmrich's multi award-winning trilogy following an Indonesian family from the slums of Jakarta. The film follows Tari, the only educated child of the family, as she struggles with the impulses of becoming a teenager with their expectations of her as their hope for a better future. ...more
Followed by Q&A with Director Martyn Burke and Producer Anthony Feinstein
A unique exploration of the psychological and emotional toll of covering wars and the risks journalists take in order to cover them. Dr. Anthony Feinstein, who works as a psychiatrist for CNN, CBS, BBC, Reuters was involved in the making of the film, which was Shortlisted for the Academy Award nomination for best documentary. ...more
LET'S CELEBRATE 365 allows us to glimpse the diverse, colourful and sometimes obscure festivals, ceremonies and rituals celebrated around the world.
Artful and anthropological in equal measure, Jeremy Hunter's photographs are a snapshot of a world of truly disparate cultures and their celebrations, many of which have remained unchanged for centuries.
This event will be moderated by Paddy O'Connell of BBC Radio 4's Broadcasting House and the Frontline Club's First Wednesday strand.
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Followed by Q&A and discussion with Director Marc Hoeferlin and Africa Investigates' Claudio Von Planta moderated by David Niblock
This is the story of a unique football team playing in Tanzania's third division and how it takes on the myths about albinism that have lead to thousands of people being dismembered and brutally killed. ...more
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?
...more
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 can watch it live on our Ustream channel here.
Nearly three years after the end of the 26-year civil war in Sri Lanka that reportedly left an estimated 80,000-100,000 dead, questions are still arising about alleged war crimes and how they will be addressed.
Join us at the Frontline Club to discuss the impact of Sri Lanka's Killing Fields and the situation today in Sri Lanka.
...more
Join us at the Frontline Club for an evening with long time New York Times correspondent Alan Cowell who went from having the distinction of being the last correspondent to date to file by carrier pigeon to heading the New York Times web-based breaking news operation in Paris. It is this tradition that is documented in his new novel The Paris Correspondent and that he will be discussing with broadcaster, journalist and writer Charles Glass.
...more
Paul Lowe will be in conversation with the Director of Panos Pictures, Adrian Evans and two Panos photojournalists, Andrew Testa and Chloe Dewe Mathews.
...more
This event is now fully booked but you can watch the event live on our Ustream channel here.
Little is known about the prison camps of North Korea where it is estimated that 200,000 are imprisoned. Shin Dong-Hyuk is the only person born into one of these camps that has ever escaped.
He will be joining us at the Frontline Club with Blaine Harden whose book Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West recounts this extraordinary journey.
...more
This event is now fully booked but you can watch the event live on our Ustream channel here.
What has happened to the people of Bosnia in the aftermath of the Bosnian war which broke out 20 years ago?
Ed Vulliamy writer for the Guardian and Observer will be joining Frontline Club founder Vaughan Smith in conversation to look back at the impact of the war both then and on people's lives today.
...more
From Senegal in the West to Somalia in the East runs a fault line, 'the knife edge where Islam and Christianity meet'. This area of land separates the continent's 400 million Muslims from its 500 million Christians.
Join us to discuss Africa's fault line with New York Times bestseller Eliza Griswold and the BBC's Africa Editor Solomon Mugera. ...more
This event is now fully booked but you can watch the event live on our Ustream channel here.
Vladimir Putin is back in presidential office for a third term after four years as Russia's Prime Minister. We will be asking what the people of Russia think of the man who has dominated the country's politics for more than 12 years and will now be President for a new extended term of six years?
Tens of thousands of Muscovites have taken part in protests to demand free and fair elections. But how deep and how far does the disaffectedness go? Join us to discuss the outcome of the presidential elections in Russia and what they mean for the future of the people of Russia and its development on the world stage.
...more
Since the start of the 2003 conflict in Darfur, questions have been raised about the role played by the United Nations and the viability of its mandate.
Join us at the Frontline Club to discuss the actions of the UN and whether they are still failing Darfur.
...more
Join us at the Frontline Club with Fawzia Koofi and the co-author of the book that tells her story The Favored Daughter: One Woman's Fight to Lead Afghanistan into the Future, Nadene Ghouri, award-winning journalist and BBC correspondent.
...more
On 15 February 2011, inspired by their Tunisian and Egyptian neighbours, the people of Libya took to the streets in Benghazi calling for the end of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi's brutal regime.
Join us at the Frontline Club to discuss the task of rebuilding Libya a year after the uprising began. We will be looking at the work of the National Transitional Council (NTC) and the tensions that remain. What are the prospects of a peaceful future?
...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.
...more
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?
...more
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
THIRD PARTY SCREENING ORGANISED BY BBC PERSIAN
Followed by a Q&A with producer Jenny Norton, reporter Mehdi Parpanchi and director Katherine Duchesne.
It's one of the most corrupt countries in the world and widely criticised for its human rights record but this year Azerbaijan is hosting Eurovision - one of the most glitzy TV music competitions in the world.
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Followed by a Q&A with director Mirko Pincelli and producer Enrico Tessarin
A documentary that looks at the 677 concentration camps, rape houses and prisons set up during the Bosnian war and their legacy today in Serbia, Croatia and Bosnia & Herzegovina.
Director Mirko Pincelli addresses the complexity of post conflict society, where everyday life exists somewhere between past and present.
...more
Followed by Q&A with Neuro-psychologist Sherrie Baehr, writer/neuro-psychologist Paul Broks, associate editor of the Observer Robert McCrum and producer Maryam D’Abo. Moderated by Times Features editor Sacha Bonsor.
Rupture is a documentary that tackles the personal tragedies and triumphs of people that have suffered brain hemorrhages and strokes. Academy Award winning director Hugh Hudson (Chariots of Fire) bears witness to actress Maryam d'Abo in her journey to understanding how her subarachnoid haemorrhage affected her life and how similar brain vascular diseases have affected the lives of friends and other creative figures in the UK and the US.
...more
Followed by a panel discussion with Directors Mathew Charles, Juan Passarelli and others.
One of the first films to get the footage of protests in the wake of elections in Belarus in 2010, Europe's Last Dictator gives us a rare glimpse into the struggle against Aleksander Lukashenko's brutal regime. ...more
Followed by live panel discussion from Oxford University with Megan Murphy, Dr. Ha-Joon-Chang, Tarek El Diwany, and Professor David Vines
International thinkers lift the lid on the power elites of today's global economy and how the majority has been made to pay for what the filmmakers describe as "the greatest heist in history". ...more
Followed by Q&A with director Lalage Snow
For the first time in post-Taliban Afghanistan the national army is recruiting women, but only very few have stepped forward for training. In Afghan Army Girls, photojournalist and first-time director Lalage Snow reveals the difficulties, threats and personal changes these women go through as well as the complicated status they have in Afghan society. Followed by Q&A with director Lalage Snow. ...more
Jon Shenk's The Island President tells the story of President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives, a man confronting a problem greater than any other world leader has ever faced - the literal survival of his country and everyone in it.
After bringing democracy to the Maldives following thirty years of despotic rule, Nasheed is now faced with an even greater challenge: as one of the most low-lying countries in the world, a rise of three feet in sea level would submerge the 1,200 islands of the Maldives enough to make them uninhabitable.
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Followed by Q&A with director Christophe Ayad
When he came to power in June 2000 few perhaps expected the UK graduate of Medicine Bashar al-Assad would prove to be a ruthless dictator. Syria, Assads' Twilight looks at the history of the Assad regime and its chances of survival. ...more
Followed by Q&A with director Daniel Junge & producer Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Every year hundreds of people, most of them women, are attacked with acid in Pakistan. Saving Face is a heartbreaking and human documentary that follows two of these survivors as they reveal their internal and external scars. ...more
Followed by Q&A with directors Javeria Rizvi Kabani and Jonny von Walstrom and executive producer Hussain H. Kabani
Before any political revolution was in sight in the middle east, filmmakers Javeria Rizvi Kabani, Jonny von Walstrom and Alexandra Sandels visited Egypt, Tunisia, and Lebannon to witness the network revolutions already taking place. Following young activists, journalists, and bloggers we learn that silence is no longer an option among those with access to the new digital tools and networks created in the last few years. ...more
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with producer of the series and Aljazeera's Commissioning Editor for Major Series Jon Blair
Screenings from the Frontline with Al Jazeera is a new initiative to contextualise the news and working experiences of journalists and filmmakers reporting from the political hotspots of our time. Each screening of a pre-broadcast special report will be attended by the producers, cameramen and directors who will discuss the process of making them. ...more
Followed by Q&A with producer and writer Noemi Weis
One of the most popular sports in the Middle East, camel racing is a prestigious and wealthy sport. Desert Riders exposes how the use of young boys as jockeys and the trafficking industry that has developed to bring them from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Mauritania and Sudan. ...more
Followed by Q&A with director Amanda Homsi-Ottoson
Jasad and the Queen of Contradictions is a documentary about Lebanese poet and writer Joumana Haddad who has stirred controversy in the Middle East for having founded "Jasad" (the Body), a cultural quarterly Arabic-language magazine. Dedicated to the body's art, science and literature, "Jasad" is one of the first of its kind in the Arab world. ...more
Followed by Q&A with Director Arman T. Riahi and Producer Arash T. Riahi
Digging deep into the issues faced by second generation immigrants in Vienna, the film explores issues of identity, immigration, violence and poverty in Europe through one of the greatest forces youth culture has for expressing itself - hip hop. ...more
Followed by Q&A with Producer Arash T. Riahi
A film about the sacrifices made by three Moldovan women who leave their homes and families to find work that they hope will pave the way for a better future. ...more
Followed by Q&A with Director Simon Bright and Producer Michael Auret
Director Simon Bright takes us on a journey through the life of Zimbabwe's president Robert Mugabe to find out why a leader who seemed so full of promise has become so ruthless in his defence of his position and power. ...more
Paul Lowe will be in conversation with the Director of Panos Pictures, Adrian Evans and two Panos photojournalists, Andrew Testa and Chloe Dewe Mathews.
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LET'S CELEBRATE 365 allows us to glimpse the diverse, colourful and sometimes obscure festivals, ceremonies and rituals celebrated around the world.
Artful and anthropological in equal measure, Jeremy Hunter's photographs are a snapshot of a world of truly disparate cultures and their celebrations, many of which have remained unchanged for centuries.
This event will be moderated by Paddy O'Connell of BBC Radio 4's Broadcasting House and the Frontline Club's First Wednesday strand.
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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
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