This year’s nominees can be found here. The winners will be announced at the Frontline Club Awards Ceremony on Thursday 24 October 2019.
The ceremony will be hosted by Elizabeth Palmer, Senior Foreign Correspondent at CBS News.
The keynote speaker will be award-winning Syrian journalist, Waad Al-Kateab.
The event is open to members or by invitation.
]]>Six extraordinary projects are shortlisted for this year’s Visionary Award from the Tim Hetherington Trust. The six shortlisted for the award will present their work and talk abut their approaches that attracted the interest of the jury.
The panel has now been announced!
- Stephen Mayes, Executive Director of the Tim Hetherington Trust will be joined by two of the judges of this year’s award to introduce the work:
- Francis Hodgson – Professor In The Culture of Photography, University of Brighton
- Dan Archer – Founder and Principal of www.empatheticmedia.com
The six projects are:
- HUMANITY LOST, HUMANITY FOUND: 25 years after Rwanda’s genocide
by Gadi Habumugisha, Mussa Uwitonze & Bizimana Jean
https://thegroundtruthproject.org/humanity-lost-humanity-found-25-years-after-rwandas-genocide/
- RUNNING TO NOWHERE – the Central American Refugee Crisis.
by Christina Simons
http://www.christinasimons.com/running-to-nowhere-the-central-american-refugee-crisis - UKRAINE.
by Christopher Nunn.
http://www.christophernunn.co.uk/ukraine-2013-2015/lwmex7ikzys73vl9iqvdoqj9m395nu - NECESSARY FICTIONS: Pineland.
by Debi Cornwall
https://www.debicornwall.com/Necessary-Fictions/3-Pineland/1 - LIVING LULLABIES.
by Hannah Reyes Morales
http://hannah.ph/ - FIREFLIES: A Brownsville Story.
by People’s Culture
http://www.peoplesculture.org/firefly.html
The Tim Hetherington Trust continues Tim’s mission to inquire more deeply and to communicate more effectively by showcasing similarly inspirational work by today’s generation of visual storytellers. To this end, the Visionary Award identifies journalists and artists breaking new ground in diverse visual disciplines. We’re very proud to hosting this event in memory of Tim which will allow intimate questioning with these extraordinary people – followed by more casual discussion in the Frontline bar.
© Christopher Nunn
]]>The nominees will be announced on 23rd of October by our distinguished panel of judges:
Jon Lee Anderson, staff writer at The New Yorker
Jeremy Bowen, BBC Middle East Editor
Andrea Bruce, photographer and co-owner of the NOOR Photo Agency
Kate Brooks, photojournalist and filmmaker
Patrick Cockburn, Middle East correspondent at The Independent
Carlotta Gall, correspondent for The New York Times
Elizabeth C Jones, freelance journalist and filmmaker
Gary Knight, photographer and co-founder of the VII Photo agency
Ramita Navai, freelance journalist and filmmaker
David Loyn, author and former BBC correspondent
Catherine Philp, Diplomatic Correspondent of The Times
Aidan Sullivan, Vice President photo assignments Getty Images
Vaughan Smith, founder of the Frontline Club and independent cameraman
For a fifth year we are delighted to include the awarding of The Richard Beeston Bursary in our ceremony. This award of £6,000 is for an aspiring British or UK-based foreign correspondent to spend six weeks abroad, researching and reporting on a foreign news story, in association with The Times newspaper. A further award of £6,000 is available to a young journalist based in Israel, Lebanon or the Palestinian territories to undertake a six-week fellowship on The Timesforeign desk in London. Applicants should have at least two years journalistic experience, be under the age of 30 on the application closing date and have a professional command of English. For more information on how to apply for the bursary and past winners click here.
]]>Anjana Ahuja
Anjana Ahuja is a freelance science journalist and a Contributing Writer at the Financial Times, where she is best known for her regular opinion columns. She has also contributed to Newsnight and made documentaries for BBC Radio 4. Prior to that, she was a staff writer at The Times for 16 years.In 2010, Anjana co-authored Selected, a book on the evolution of human leadership. She is a current trustee of the charity Sense about Science and a former school governor. She has a PhD in space physics from Imperial College London.
Razia Iqbal
Razia Iqbal is one of the main presenters of Newshour, the flagship news and current affairs programme on BBC World Service. She also regularly presents The World Tonight on BBC Radio 4. She was the BBC’s arts correspondent for a decade, covering arts and culture for radio and television news. She also presented Talking Books on BBC World TV: an in depth interview programme with leading writers. Razia has been a journalist with the BBC for nearly three decades, and has worked as a political reporter, and as a foreign correspondent in Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Most recently, she has covered the 2016 Presidential campaign in the US; the Turkish elections and travelled in India and Pakistan making programmes for radio and television. She was born in Uganda, Kampala and moved to London as a child.
Toby Mundy
Toby Mundy is Executive Director of the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction. In 2000 he founded Atlantic Books, where he was Chief Executive and Publisher until 2014, when he left to start literary agency TMA Limited. He is also chair of trustees of Wimbledon BookFest, a registered charity; a partner at the management and communications consultancy Jericho Chambers and chair of the advisory board of The Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award.
]]>The ever-increasing presence of visual images in every aspect of our lives signals a new relationship with photography. Visual communication is no longer the exclusive preserve of professionals with technical skill, privileged access and mystical vision. We are all photographers now and imagery flows between us as easily as conversation, and meaning can be found in even the smallest details of otherwise unremarked lives. Tim Hetherington put this at the core of his mission as he traveled the world and worked to find ever more effective ways to share the wisdom he found:
“I want to record world events, big History told in the form of a small history, the personal perspective that gives my life meaning and significance.”
This evening will gather friends and colleagues who worked with Tim to develop storytelling strategies, and discuss how these ideas have developed and evolved with new imagination in the years since.
Speakers:
Ged Naughton was one of Tim’s first professional collaborators in Africa 1999. Together they started to document amateur Liberian soccer in a project that evolved into “Healing Sport” that Tim published in 2002. Ged discusses the ethical issues they faced and shares rarely seen footage and stills by Tim from this time.
Nusee Cooper was a player with the Millennium Stars Liberian soccer team and provides a sharp counterpoint to Ged & Tim’s narrative about sport as a metaphor for the larger issues facing West Africa at the turn of the Century.
David Snider introduces the short documentary that he produced in 2002 in which Tim describes his “Trojan horse” strategy in Healing Sport that harnessed the story of amateur sports players to represent some unpalatable realities about conflict and its consequences.
James Hopkirk brings the evening up to date having recently completed his MFA in photography at LLC. James is making a deep study of local politics in South London as a means to explore issues of national significance through the lives of Lambeth citizens.
Liza Faktor,, co-founder of Screen will talk about transmedia approaches to documentary storytelling and in the process deliver an update on the project she’s producing (or collaborating on) with the 2016 Visionary Awardee Dominic Bracco II
]]>The panel consisted of award-winning filmmakers Liam Saint-Pierre, Chloe White, Marc Silver, and Gemma Atkinson, with documentary programmer and DocHouse producer Jenny Horwell moderating the discussion.
The discussion began with an overview of techniques and inspirations from each filmmaker – and it was soon evident that the speakers did not stick to any unchangeable formula in their work.
“There is no process for when I’m making films,” Silver said, with White adding that he views himself as “more of a spontaneous filmmaker.”
Atkinson said: “I let the character dictate what direction the film goes in, rather than going into it with a big plan, which means it can go in any direction.”
“It has been quite nice to hear the others tonight, often I thought it was just me who was so haphazard!,”commented Saint-Pierre.
Great to see such a talented, eloquent bunch of documentary makers at @frontlineclub. Time I dusted off the camera. pic.twitter.com/JXSRVQbox4
— Peter Yeung (@ptr_yeung) February 15, 2016
Although there was a general consensus that the creative process should not be formulaic, three elements were highlighted for their significance at the start of a project: inspiration by way of specific characters, places, and issues.
“I like characters who are really passionate about something, and they are kind of on the edge of society,” said Saint-Pierre, as he explained how he found the shopkeeper around whom his first film centred.
Silver added: “for me, the place is a character. It’s not just the people, but also the essence of a place.”
Each of the panellists agreed that they aimed to spend as much time as possible with their subjects. Silver explained that on a five-day shoot, he would try and spend the first two days with his subjects without his camera. “I might take a stills camera, just for fun. But I’ve learnt from the past that I don’t need to over-shoot – and also I need to get past the first layer with that person and gain trust.”
However, the panel also reflected on how working with tight budgets and shorter timelines meant that the aim of spending significant time with their subjects was often unrealistic.
Horwell then moved the discussion onto one of the final stages of short documentary production: the editing process.
She asked the filmmakers to comment on their top tips for this stage, and how they avoid common mistakes.
“Hold the shot for longer than you plan. Whatever time you are holding it for, add an extra 5-10 seconds” Atkinson advised.
White agreed, and cemented the point with an extended clip from her film The Long Haul: “At the time I didn’t know that shot would be so useful, but trusting your shots and holding them for a long time, you’ll be thankful when it comes to the edit.”
Saint-Pierre added that for him “it was a matter of the character; you don’t want to turn the camera off. Often I’ve done it and then missed an amazing moment.”
The conversation did not run chronologically through the filmmaking process due to the non-linear nature of short documentary production – as Horwell had predicted – and the discussion touched on subjects including the use of ‘playful’ introductions, to how to best distribute your content online.
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The Frontline Club Awards for excellence in journalism were presented at the Frontline Club in London last night. Judged by seasoned journalism practitioners, the Presenter of the Awards, Channel 4 News’ Jon Snow, described the Frontline Club Awards as “given by the best, to the best”.
The winners of the Frontline Club Awards 2012 in four categories are as follows:
Broadcast
The horror in Homs by Mani for Channel 4 News.
The judges described this piece “ a remarkable eye-witness record of the early battle for Homs”. French photographer and filmmaker Mani reported for Channel 4 News on the bombardment of Homs in February this year. ‘Mani‘ is the pseudonym he has used to protect his identity, in the event of his returning to Syria.
Broadcast Special Commendation
This is what the judges described as “persistent and daring reporting, achieving a masterly narrative.” They called it a “partnership between two exceptional journalists at the top of their trade.”
Photojournalism
One judge, Carlotta Gall, described Goran’s work as “so immediate, you really feel you were there” while Jon Lee Anderson called it “unparalleled combat photography”.
This piece was described as “incredibly powerful”, “Ghaith consistently takes us to the very edge, in a way that nobody else does.”
2012 Frontline Club Tribute Award
Marie was killed in Syria in February of this year while reporting from Homs for The Sunday Times.
This year’s judges were: The New Yorker‘s Jon Lee Anderson, VII photojournalists Gary Knight and Seamus Murphy, Jeremy Bowen and Allan Little from the BBC, Carlotta Gall from The New York Times, Patrick Cockburn of The Independent and Frontline Club Founder Vaughan Smith. The awards aim to recognise journalistic integrity, courage and independence of spirit, regardless of nationality or media discipline and include the work of freelances.
The Frontline Club Awards are presented annually in recognition of the most outstanding journalism seen over a one year period. They aim to reward independence of spirit, courage and the highest standards in journalism. The shortlist for the Awards can be viewed here.
For the first time the Frontline Club Awards have been expanded into four categories:
Print | Broadcast | Photojournalism | Tribute
The Frontline Club Awards will be presented by Jon Snow at the Frontline Club at a fundraising event. The Awards are sponsored by Vodafone with prizes provided by Canon and proceeds from ticket sales will go to the Frontline Club Charitable Trust to help sustain its activities.
A Prize Draw will also take place in aid of the Fixers’ Fund, including prizes from Monocle, ITN, Photofusion, QI, Vodafone and KK Outlet, prints donated by the photographers of VII, £500 credit on imaging services at Metro Imaging and £500 of credit to spend at onefinestay.
Book a dining or non-dining ticket via the Charity Giving website here. Your donation will go directly to the Frontline Club Charitable Trust to support its work.
Dress code: Lounge suits and cocktail dresses.
