Nov 2008
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3rd November
On the night before the 56th US election Frontline is pleased to present Frost/Nixon - the film adaptation of Peter Morgan's hugely successful stage play. Oscar winning director Ron Howard brings this remarkable story to the screen, not only recreating the on-air interview, but also showing the motivations of both men, and the around-the-world, behind the scenes maneuvering and machinations at play.
13 Norfolk Place, London, W2 1QJ
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4th November
The Frontline Club and the editors of Monocle invite you to join them to follow live coverage on the American networks of the 56th US Presidential election night. Join leading journalists, policymakers and think tank members as the results unfold state by state. There will also be the latest coverage, commentary and analysis from colleagues on the night, who have been closely following and reporting on these elections since the campaign began. We look forward to seeing you for wine, refreshments and history in the making.
13 Norfolk Place, London W2 1QJ
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6th November
In recent weeks, increasing criticism has been levelled at the media over failure to provide adequate warning of the impending economic turmoil, as well as accusations of sensationalist coverage. Did the media fail in its scrutiny? Or are the workings of international finance now so complex and secretive that the media can no longer provide effective oversight?
13 Norfolk Place, London W2 1QJ
In association with the CIJ
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10th November
“Everyone lives by selling something” – Robert Louis Stevenson It’s March 2003, Iraq, and Fidelis Cloer is a businessman in search of the perfect war. In fact he’s going out of his way to find trouble so that he can sell armoured cars to the military and aid organisations attempting to restore some order to the chaotic capital. Along with several colleagues and an arsenal of small arms fire to help them on the way, Cloer, you may have guessed is no ordinary salesman.
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11th November
Fake Town. Real WarFull Battle Rattle is the story of a real war and a fake town. In California’s Mojave Desert, the US Army has built a ‘virtual Iraq’ – a billion dollar urban warfare simulation – and populated it with hundreds of Iraqi role-players. Army units spend three weeks inside the simulation before deploying to Iraq.
13 Norfolk Place, London, W2 1QJ
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14th November
Why are Iraqi prisoners of war being forced to listen to Barney the Purple Dinosaur's theme tune repeatedly, at top volume? Why have 100 de-bleated goats been secretly placed inside the Special Forces command centre at Fort Bragg, North Carolina? Has the US army really enlisted the help of Uri Geller? In The Men Who Stare at Goats, soon to be made into a feature film with an all-star cast, author Jon Ronson searches for answers to these and many other questions, revealing some of the extraordinary beliefs at the core of the War on Terror.
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18th November
In Living with AIDS, Sorious Samura works as an orderly in hospital in Zambia , where the majority of the patients are HIV positive. Confronted daily with death, he describes his workplace as being like a frontline in a war zone. The staff work under horrendous conditions where protective gloves are a luxury and shrouds for the dead are stained with the blood of previous corpses.
13 Norfolk Place, London, W2 1QJ
18th November
Description: VII Photo presents the work of three photojournalists Marcus Bleasdale, Ron Haviv, and Donald Weber, who witnessed this swift and intense conflict between Georgia and Russia, providing a sweeping narrative of both the media's prominent and controversial role, as well as the sheer senselessness of the war that erupted in August.
VII Gallery - DUMBO - 28 Jay Street, Brooklyn New York, USA
18th November
In competition at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, this critically acclaimed animated feature delves into the repressed memory of director Ari Folman during his time in the Israeli Army fighting in the Lebanon War. Our collective amnesia of Folman’s real life horror is gradually exposed, through graphic novel-esque animation, to reveal a deeply personal and at times harrowing portrait of the futility of war.
Curzon Mayfair Cinema, 38 Curzon Street, London, W1J 7TY.
Nearest tube: Green Park
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20th November
The Kurt Schork Memorial Fund, the Institute for War & Peace Reporting and Wiley Blackwell invite you to an evening to celebrate fearless and compelling journalism
13 Norfolk Place, London W2 1QJ
RSVP essential: rsvp@iwpr.net
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24th November
When foreign journalists are working in hostile environments, they often rely on a local (The Fixer) to set up interviews, interpret conversations, and provide links and leads to people and stories. They are an essential tool in the newsgathering process. In this revealing film, director Aaron Rockett follows the journey of freelance journalist Sean Langan and his fixer, Sami Sharaf on the streets of Kabul as they film a story about the country's first all female driving school.
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25th November
Elizabeth Pisani has spent ten years working as a scientist in the bloated AIDS industry. In The Wisdom of Whores, she unfolds a universe of brothels and bureaucracies, of bickering junkies and squabbling charities, of men who sell sex and men who would rather prohibit it. Illustrating solid science with ribald tales from the frontlines of sex and drugs, The Wisdom of Whores explains how we could shut down HIV everywhere except sub-Saharan Africa. We could do it with a few, simple steps. We could do it with less money than we already have. But we won't.
13 Norfolk Place, London W2 1QJ
25th November
An evening of fine food and wine with Malcolm Gluck and John Taylor.
A tantalising menu of excellent fare cooked by Frontline head chef John Taylor accompanied by fine wines recommended and explained by Malcolm Gluck.
£78 (inclusive of VAT and service)(credit card details needed for booking)
To book call 020 7479 8960.
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26th November
Gideon Mendel is an award winning photographer and has been documenting the impact of HIV/Aids in Africa for more than 12 years, working in 10 different countries to show the many ways the disease has devastated the lives of millions of ordinary people.
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28th November
With great pleasure we invite the Club members to join us to celebrate Frontline's 5th Anniversary. Party starts from 6.30pm with free drinks and canapes until 9pm. The Frontline Journalism Awards, in association with Canon, will also be taking place this evening starting at 7.30pm.
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