Fritt Ord, Oslo Documentary Cinema, Tour de Force and weekly newspaper Ny Tid invite the public to a pre-screening of the Oscar winning documentary film CITIZENFOUR, Wednesday 15 April at 5.30 p.m. at Victoria Kino, Oslo.
The film is preceded by a conversation between lawyer Jon Wessel-Aas member of the Edward Snowden defence team, Patrick Toomey from The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
Is your master’s project about freedom of expression, social debate or journalism? If so, you can apply for a student grant from the Fritt Ord Foundation.
Writer and historian Hilde Gunn Slottemo presents “Freedom of expression. Foundation and Society 1974-2024”
The Fritt Ord Foundation’s Prize for 2024 is awarded to war and press photographer Harald Henden for his courageous and uncompromising documentation of wars, conflicts and natural disasters for more than three decades.
In collaboration with the ZEIT STIFTUNG BUCERIUS of Hamburg, the Fritt Ord Foundation has allocated the Free Media Awards annually since 2004 to Eastern European journalists and media that defy every obstacle to tirelessly ensure independent press coverage. Russia’s war against Ukraine and the subsequent wave of disinformation clearly demonstrates the need for independent reporting in the region. Journalists and media in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Russia, Ukraine Ukraine and Hungary that promote freedom of the press through their investigative and independent reporting are eligible to be nominated for the Free Media Awards.