English PEN, The Centre for Investigative Journalism and Dogwoof present: COLLECTIVE

Wednesday 20 January 2021, 7-8pm GMT
Online, Free

'I've said this many times: when the press bows down to the authorities, the authorities will mistreat the citizens.' - Cătălin Tolontan

We're very excited to announce our first event of 2021, in partnership with Dogwoof and the Centre for Investigative Journalism (CIJ), from 7-8pm GMT on Wednesday 20 January. Join us for a live panel discussion with acclaimed director Alexander Nanau, investigative journalist Cătălin Tolontan, and Director of English PEN Daniel Gorman, hosted by journalist Crina Boros. The discussion will centre on issues of freedom of expression and freedom of the press raised in Nanau's recent documentary COLLECTIVE, a searing exposé of deadly corruption uncovered in the Romanian healthcare system after a fire at Bucharest's COLLECTIVE club killed 27 people.

The event will be streamed live on The Centre for Investigative Journalism's Youtube channel. To receive a reminder when the event starts, subscribe to the channel and turn on notifications.

WATCH THE LIVE WEBCAST

English PEN supporters can rent or buy COLLECTIVE with a 20% discount. Simply click 'I have a promo code' at checkout and enter the code COLPEN20. This discount is valid until the end of January. We hope you enjoy this urgent and compelling film as much as we did, and we look forward to seeing some of you at the event on Wednesday.

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