Nick Holdsworth

Europe

Freelance Writer and Filmmaker at Freelance

Correspondent at Variety

Variety correspondent covering Eastern Europe and Scandinavia.

Articles

I hope Putin won't dodge peace talks, says Zelensky

2 days ago | thetimes.com | Marc Bennetts |Nick Holdsworth
Donald Trump willing to attend Ukraine peace talks in Istanbul

2 days ago | thetimes.com | Marc Bennetts |Nick Holdsworth
I'll be waiting for Putin in Istanbul, says Zelensky

3 days ago | thetimes.com | Marc Bennetts |Nick Holdsworth
Løgn, luksus og endeløs krig

1 week ago | nytid.no | Nick Holdsworth

The Bibi FilesForfatter: Alexis Bloom Alexis Bloom Forlag: (USA)KORRUPSJON / Alexis Blooms gripende avsløring av det nett av løgner som Israels statsminister Benjamin Netanyahu tilsynelatende har vevd for å unngå korrupsjonsanklager, viser hvordan en manns frykt for fengsel har ført til krig og ustabilitet i Midtøsten. Det handler om en mann hvis ego har vokst til det punkt at han ser på seg selv som en slags kong David-skikkelse som le-der det jødiske folket til frelse.
Lies, luxury and endless war – MODERN TIMES

1 week ago | en.nytid.no | Nick Holdsworth

The Bibi FilesForfatter: Alexis Bloom Alexis Bloom Forlag: (USA)CORRUPTION / Alexis Bloom's gripping exposé of the web of lies that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has apparently woven to avoid corruption charges shows how one man's fear of prison has led to war and instability in the Middle East. It's about a man whose ego has grown to the point where he sees himself as a kind of King David figure leading the Jewish people to salvation.
Å arbeide for fred

1 week ago | nytid.no | Nick Holdsworth

Holding Liat Regissør: Brandon Kramer (USA)GAZA / Konflikten i Gaza er forferdelig for alle uskyldige. Men hva gjør at en israelsk familie kan skape den politiske vilje og press som skal til for å få datteren løslatt i løpet av to måneder, mens tusener av palestinere som ble arrestert og fengslet uten tiltale eller rettssak under krigen, forblir stemmeløse.
Working for peace - MODERN TIMES

1 week ago | en.nytid.no | Nick Holdsworth

Rich full-format MODERN TIMES including the supplement Orientering and Modern Times Review comes out quarterly in early March, June, September and December) with international book reviews (non-fiction) and comments / essays. According to the physical newspaper (and PDF), the articles are published regularly online (see the newsletters).
Når propagandaen inntok skolene

2 weeks ago | nytid.no | Nick Holdsworth

Mr Nobody Against PutinRegissør: David Borenstein Pavel Talankin Tsjekkia (Danmark)RUSSLAND / Hvordan en lærerassistent i en småby ble en varsler om krigspropagandaens dystre virkelighet. Hvis du ser én dokumentarfilm i år, bør det være Mr Nobody Against Putin.
When propaganda took over the schools – MODERN TIMES

2 weeks ago | en.nytid.no | Nick Holdsworth

Mr Nobody Against PutinRegissør: David Borenstein Pavel Talankin Tsjekkia (Danmark)RUSSIA / How a small-town teaching assistant became a whistleblower about the grim reality of war propaganda. (THIS ARTICLE IS MACHINE TRANSLATED by Google from Norwegian)If you watch one documentary this year, it should be Mr Nobody Against Putin.
The Helsinki Effect

1 month ago | moderntimes.review | Nick Holdsworth |Eastern Europe

DIPLOMACY / With a gently satirical outer wrapping and a deadly serious inner core, Arthur Franck's account of the seminal Helsinki Agreement of 1975—The Helsinki Effect—demonstrates just how historic a diplomatic process that was at the time seen as tedious and irrelevant really was. Country: Finland, Germany, NorwayDocumentary directors occasionally produce a film that is an instant classic. Arthur Franck’s entertaining and deeply insightful The Helsinki Effect is one of the few.