Past Events and Screenings

View in iTunes It’s one of the world’s oldest surviving democracies, but just how free is the British media? Law firms can and do serve newsdesks with so-called superinjunctions banning all mention of their client or of the writ itself. Lawyers acting for footballer John Terry and oil trader Trafigura both tried this tactic to […]

“Could improving internet access really help Afghanistan break out of the vicious cycle of war and extremism?”. This film journeys through areas of Afghanistan rarely seen on camera where the hope offered by the internet age is tempered by the harsh realities of a country battered by decades of fighting.

An incredibly powerful portrait of controversial Jewish American academic Norman Finkelstein, a deeply polarising figure whose struggles arise from core questions about freedom, identity and nationhood.

View in iTunes How will online journalism affect this year’s UK General Election? For good or bad, it is certain the internet will carry more breaking news, more character attacks and more contentious comment than ever before. The bloggers will be busy and their stories, true or not so true, will spread like wildfire. We […]

Paddy O’Connell of BBC Radio 4’s Broadcasting House returns to his seat for another First Wednesday at the Frontline Club.
Like a public meeting, the emphasis of First Wednesday events is on discussion, bringing together experts and commentators on a wide range of issues with lots of opportunity to ask questions and contribute from the floor.

View in iTunes With more journalists finding themselves without jobs in the last 12 months than at perhaps any point in the trade’s history, an increasing number of reporters, editors, designers and filmmakers are forging careers as freelances, many of them diversifying and learning new skills along the way. But what are the key skills […]

Can a government whose former ministers offer their influence for a few thousand a day expect to be re-elected? Or does Channel 4’s Dispatches investigation into cash-for-influence illustrate corruption that is across the political spectrum? Join us at the Frontline Club for a special event with Dispatches journalist Antony Barnett and producer and director of […]

A hard-hitting documentary with unprecedented access to Kurdish communities in Southeast Turkey, that examines violence against women in the name of “honour” and the women prepared to make a stand for independence and equality.

The White Diamond is a film about the daring adventure of exploring a rainforest canopy with a novel flying device-the Jungle Airship. Airship engineer Dr. Graham Dorrington embarks on a trip to the giant Kaieteur Falls in the heart of Guyana, hoping to fly his helium-filled invention above the tree-tops. But this logistic effort will not be without risk.

A panel will examine the strategies that have been used when a journalist has been kidnapped. When are media blackouts used and should the press observe them?

“Celebrities” have dominated news culture in the last decade and become a mini publishing industry all of their own. But, is this coming to an end?
Joining us for a discussion about the media’s relationship with fame, are comedian and former journalist Jane Bussman, Popbitch founder Camilla Wright, with more to be confirmed.

An apocalyptic vision that hints towards science fiction, Lessons of Darkness concentrates on the aftermath of the first Gulf War – specifically on the Kuwaiti oil fires, as a world burst into flames.

Veteran BBC foreign correspondent John Simpson will be at the Frontline Club on the eve of the publication of his new book Unreliable Sources examining the British press and its reporting of key events throughout history.

An opportunity to hear historian, political writer and columnist Timothy Garton Ash in conversation with Jon Snow, discussing the events of the past decade and the importance of facts.

The Frontline Club is proud to announce our first event in association with The Channel 4 BRITDOC Foundation.  An evening of Documentary Matchmaking to pair great new projects with the right people in the industry to help make them happen. From 7 – 8.30pm, directors and producers will be introducing their work in progress projects […]

Ed Kashi is a US-based photojournalist and filmmaker whose work spans over 60 countries including Nigeria, Iraq and Afghanistan. In March’s In the Picture,Ed Kashi will explore his experiences as a photojournalist, focusing on his work in the Niger Delta.

A highly personal documentary in which Werner Herzog traces the often violent ups and downs of his relationship with the actor Klaus Kinski, revisiting the Munich apartment where they first met, film locations they worked on and recalling the fights and outbursts that were part of their extreme yet creatively successful relationship.

Special event looking at the acclaimed Up Series which since 1964 has chronicled the lives of 14 children from very different backgrounds who were first interviewed at the age of seven to find out about their hopes and dreams. Michael Apted has re-visited them every seven years to see how their lives have taken shape.
Director Michael Apted will be showing clips and discussing the experience with Producer Claire Lewis who has worked on the Up series for the last 35 years.

In celebration of International Women’s Day we are screening the premiere of Awra Amba. A remarkable, and previously untold story, about a community in Ethopia who have taken their society into their own hands to attempt to create a life free of inequality, poverty and hunger.

Paddy O’Connell of BBC Radio 4’s Broadcasting House will be in the chair for another of our First Wednesday discussions. First Wednesdays are an opportunity to debate with experts and commentators on a wide range of issues from domestic politics to international affairs, climate change and economics.