Footage from the debate on JIHAD: A Story of the Others
On Tuesday 25 August the Fritt Ord Foundation and Fuuse hosted a screening of the documentary film JIHAD: A Story of the Others, by Emmy Award winning director Deeyah Khan.
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In Memoriam – Francis Sejersted
Francis Sejersted, former chair of the Fritt Ord Foundation’s Board of Trustees, passed away in the early hours of Tuesday, 25 August. Sejersted chaired the Board of the Fritt Ord Foundation from 2000 to 2011.
JIHAD: A Story of the Others - Norwegian Film Premiere and Conversation
Fritt Ord and Fuuse invite to the Norwegian premiere of JIHAD: A Story of the Others, followed by a discussion on extremism and deradicalization on Tuesday, 25 August 2015 at 5 p.m. Venue: The Fritt Ord Foundation, Uranienborgveien 2, Oslo.
The Fritt Ord Foundation has allocated MNOK 2.3 for youth related projects in the library
Press Release, Tuesday, 11 August 2015
Brave journalists and media organisations from Russia and Eastern Europe to be awarded Press Prizes
The Fritt Ord Foundation and the ZEIT-Stiftung invite the public to attend the awards ceremony on Wednesday 24 June 2015 at 12.00 h.
Congratulations to the winners of the Fritt Ord and ZEIT-Stiftungs Eastern Europe Press Prizes
The Fritt Ord Prize: Free Press Russia and the Gerd Bucerius Prize: Free Press Eastern Europe were awarded on Wednesday 24 June 2015 at noon at the Norwegian Nobel Institute in Oslo.
Youth|Literature|Library: Literature programmes at libraries 2015–16
The Fritt Ord Foundation announces a call for applications for grants of NOK 50 000 each for literature programmes at libraries that target for youth from 13-19 years of age. Examples include funding for communications activities aimed at non-fiction, fiction and comic strips through meetings with writers, writing courses, debates, reading circles or online communications activities. At the same time, we are open to original ideas for presenting topics other than literature.
Footage from the event "What is the climate for debate like in the Scandinavian countries?"
The Free Word Foundation’s event on Scandinavian public spheres took place on Tuesday 9 June at 7 p.m.-9 p.m. A great thanks to everyone who attended! The footage from the debate can be viewed below.
Programme:
Welcome by Knut Olav Åmås, Executive Director of the Fritt Ord Foundation
Good criticism
The Fritt Ord Foundation announces a call for applications for 10 annual grants of NOK 200 000 each for critics who write for daily or weekly newspapers, or who supply reviews to TV/radio. The new grant scheme will provide aggregate funding of MNOK 6 over a three-year period.
Fritt Ord Foundation grants awarded to 10 seasoned critics
The Fritt Ord Foundation has now awarded the first 10 grants for critics in the amount of NOK 200 000 each. “We received no fewer than 58 applications, far more than we had expected. Many of the applicants are extremely well qualified”, reports Georg Fr. Rieber-Mohn, Chair of the Fritt Ord Foundation Board.
At the Gates/In Transit: Photo exhibition and seminar at the main Deichman Library
The photo exhibition “At the Gates/In Transit”, sponsored by the Fritt Ord Foundation, can be seen at the main Deichman Library for the rest of this week. The exhibition focuses on refugees and asylum-seekers in Greece and Finland, and it is part of the project “”http://www.futurelabeurope.eu/fortress-europe-from-a-youth-perspective.html">Fortress Europe – from a Youth Perspective".
Cass Sunstein in Oslo
Professor Cass Sunstein will be holding the annual Vilhelm Aubert Memorial Lecture and be speaking at open seminars in Oslo on Tuesday, 12 May.
Launch party for NORWEGIAN JOURNAL OF PHOTOGRAPHY #2
We invite the public to a launch party for the second edition of the NORWEGIAN JOURNAL OF PHOTOGRAPHY (NJP) on Friday, 8 May 2015, at 6.00 p.m. at the Fritt Ord Foundation, Uranienborgveien 2 in Oslo, to celebrate all the photographers and to present their photo projects:
FREEDOM OF THE PRESS DAY 2015
Blasphemy, freedom of expression and freedom of the press – free as long as no one is offended?
The Freedom of Expression Foundation Tribute Ceremony
At a ceremony held at the Fritt Ord Foundation’s premises on 17 April, the initiators of the Ring of Peace were awarded the Freedom of Expression Foundation Tribute for their unique demonstration that mobilised a large number of citizens to form a protective ring around Jews in Norway.
Freedom of Expression Foundation Tribute to the Ring of Peace
The young Muslim initiators behind the Ring of Peace are awarded the Freedom of Expression Foundation Tribute for their unique demonstration that mobilised a large number of citizens to form a protective ring around the country’s Jews.