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Film screening: "The Case Against Ratko Mladic"

March 1 2019

The Human International Documentary Film Festival, Sant+Usant (True+False) and the Fritt Ord Foundation invite the public to the Norwegian premier of the film “The Cast Against Ratko Mladic”, a film about the labyrinth-like justice system in the former Yugoslavia.

Film screening: "The Case Against Ratko Mladic"

March 1 2019

The Human International Documentary Film Festival, Sant+Usant (True+False) and the Fritt Ord Foundation invite the public to the Norwegian premier of the film “The Cast Against Ratko Mladic”, a film about the labyrinth-like justice system in the former Yugoslavia.

The Fritt Ord Foundation's seminar for student newspapers 2019: podcast

February 12 2019

Fritt Ords seminar for studentaviser 2019: podkast

February 12 2019

Teachers' seminar: Visual inspiration and technical specialisation

February 7 2019

How to do research and learn more using visual aids in subjects such as Norwegian, History and Social Science? Pupils live in a visual world – can we use visual aids more actively in school? Welcome to a seminar for upper secondary school teachers.

Teachers' seminar: Visual inspiration and technical specialisation

February 7 2019

How to do research and learn more using visual aids in subjects such as Norwegian, History and Social Science? Pupils live in a visual world – can we use visual aids more actively in school? Welcome to a seminar for upper secondary school teachers.

The Tower - film screening and panel discussion

February 7 2019

The Fritt Ord Foundation Competition for Upper Secondary School and Tenk.tv invite the public to a screening of the animation film “The Tower” (2018) – and to a discussion with the filmmakers Mats Grorud and Frode Søbstad.

The Tower - film screening and panel discussion

February 7 2019

The Fritt Ord Foundation Competition for Upper Secondary School and Tenk.tv invite the public to a screening of the animation film “The Tower” (2018) – and to a discussion with the filmmakers Mats Grorud and Frode Søbstad.

Seyran Ates on a sexual revolution in Islam

February 5 2019

Fritt Ord and Integral Film invite the public to a talk with Imam, lawyer and author Seyran Ates on Tuesday, 5 February 2019, from 6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. at the Fritt Ord Foundation, Uranienborgveien 2, Oslo. The moderator for the talk is Mohamed Abdi, who is educated as a teacher, social commentator and writer.

Seyran Ates on a sexual revolution in Islam

February 5 2019

Fritt Ord and Integral Film invite the public to a talk with Imam, lawyer and author Seyran Ates on Tuesday, 5 February 2019, from 6 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. at the Fritt Ord Foundation, Uranienborgveien 2, Oslo. The moderator for the talk is Mohamed Abdi, who is educated as a teacher, social commentator and writer.

Nominations for the Fritt Ord Prize 2019

January 28 2019

Each year, Fritt Ord awards the Fritt Ord Prize to individuals or institutions that have shown civil courage and worked to defend and strengthen freedom of expression and the conditions for it in Norway, especially by encouraging dynamic debate.

Earmarked funding for Norwegian journalism

January 11 2019

The Fritt Ord Foundation is allocating up to MNOK 25 annually for four years for journalistic projects. The MNOK 100 initiative is entitled Norwegian Journalism.

Call for Proposals: "Improving the Digital Information Ecosystem"

November 30 2018

Civitates is a new philanthropic initiative of 16 foundations committed to upholding democratic values in Europe. The deadline for the first call for proposals is 30 November 2018.

Pop-Up Exhibition: «Other Russias» and Film Screening: «Electing Russia»

November 30 2018

The Fritt Ord Foundation, The New York Review of Books Foundation, the Russian online journal of politics and culture Colta.ru and Oslo Documentary Cinema invite the public to a joint pop-up exhibition and film screening exploring contemporary Russia.

Pop-Up Exhibition: «Other Russias» and Film Screening: «Electing Russia»

November 30 2018

The Fritt Ord Foundation, The New York Review of Books Foundation, the Russian online journal of politics and culture Colta.ru and Oslo Documentary Cinema invite the public to a joint pop-up exhibition and film screening exploring contemporary Russia.

IT’S NO GOOD: POETRY AS RESISTANCE?

November 29 2018

Poetry reading with the Russian poets Lev Rubinstein, Kirill Medvedev and Maria Stepanova. Crossing the borders between poetic and political, giving the voice to the contemporary Russian poetry that exists at the cutting edge of the current cultural process. Moderation by Sasha Dugdale. The event will take place at Litteraturhuset / The Oslo House of Literature, on Thursday 29 November at 9 p.m.