Daily schedule
09:00 | National Museum of History of Moldova (Official opening)
European Day of Languages - which will be attended by over 300 students from 25 schools in the capital.
- Cărturești Museum – Nordic Countries – Denmark, Sweden, Norway (August 31, 1989, no. 121 A)
- Librarius Pușkin - Poland (str. Al. Pușkin 22)
- Librarius Varlaam - Italy (str. Mitropolit Varlaam 75)
- Cartego - Romania (str. Vlaicu Pîrcălab 2)
- Austrian Library USM - Austria (str. M. Kogălniceanu 65)
- Goethe Center - Germany (Teatrul Fără Name - str. Sfatul Țării 18)
- French Alliance - France (Teatrul Fără Name - str. Sfatul Țării 18)
FILIT Evenings
18:00 - 20:00 | Nameless Theater (Large Hall)
- Official Opening FILIT Chisinau
- FILIT Evenings
Meeting with Andrei KURKOV (Ukraine)
Evening Host: Radu VANCU (Romania)
11:00 - 12:30 | "Prometeu-Prim" High School (Romanian language)
Literary Laboratory – Viorica Covalschi, Diana Popescu
11:00 - 12:30 | "Ștefan cel Mare" High School (Romanian language)
Literary Laboratory – Anda Docea, Vlad Iordache-Grigore
11:00 - 12:30 | "Pro Succes" High School (Romanian language)
Literary Laboratory – Ligia Keșișian, Alexandru Vakulovski
11:00 - 12:30 | "Ion Creangă" High School (Romanian language)
Literary Laboratory – Cristina Andone, Claudia Partole, Cătălin Sava
11:00 - 12:30 | "Mihai Eminescu" High School (Romanian language)
Literary Laboratory – Lena Chilari, Irina Nechit
11:00 - 12:30 | "Da Vinci" High School (Romanian language)
Literary Laboratory – Diana Iepure, Valentina Șcerbani
11:00 - 12:30 | "Gheorghe Asachi" Theoretical High School (French)
Literary Laboratory – Emilian Galaicu-Păun, Maria Ivanov
11:00 - 12:30 | "Mircea Eliade" High School (Romanian language)
Literary Laboratory – Adrian Botez, Dumitru, Crudu, Iulian Fruntașu
11:00 - 12:30 | "Mihail Kogălniceanu" High School
Literary Laboratory – Steinar Lone, Moni Stănilă
11:00 - 12:30 - "Spiru Haret" High School (Romanian language)
Literary Laboratory – Radu Vancu
11:00 - 12:30 | "Vasile Vasilache" High School (Romanian language)
Literary Laboratory – Delia Calancia, Maria Pilchin
11:00 - 12:30 | "Prometeu Protalent" High School (Romanian language)
Literary Laboratory – Alexandru Bordian, Iulian Ciocan, Marian Coman
11:00 - 12:30 | USM - State University of Moldova
Literary Laboratory – Vitalie Ciobanu, Péter Demény, Piotr Pogorzelski
11:00 - 12:30 | UPSC – "Ion Creangă" State Pedagogical University
Literary Laboratory – Adrian Christescu, Eva Kenderessy, Joanna Kornaś-Warwas
11:00 - 12:30 | University of Balti (English)
Literary Laboratory – Brian Traantoft Rasmussen
11:00 - 12:30 | Center of Excellence in Medicine and Pharmacy "Raisa Pacalo" (Romanian language)
Literary Laboratory – Adelina Labic, Cătălin Sava
11:00 - 12:30 | USRM - Writers Union of the Republic of Moldova
Round Table – “Publishing as a Space for Intercultural Dialogue: Translation and Circulation of Eastern European Literatures in Central Europe”
Guest: Erika Hornbogner
Moderator: Ivan Pilchin
The Literature Train
15:00 - 16:00 | Chisinau – MIMI Castle (Bulboaca – Anenii Noi)
The Literature Train departs from Chișinău Railway Station
Invited: authors from all over Europe, students and the general public, passionate about literature
Train program:
- presentation of the Literature Train and the FILIT Chișinău program – Doina STIMPOVSCHII
- poetic performance + discussions with the Romanian poet Ligia Verkin KEȘiȘIAN
TVR Moldova will broadcast live throughout the journey.
FILIT Evenings
16:30 - 18:30 | MIMI Castle
Theme: Chisinau – the perfect meeting place between East and West
Meeting with Arevik ASHKHAROYAN (Armenia), Lorina BĂLTEANU (Republica Moldova), Andrei KURKOV (Ucraina), Gaga LOMIDZE (Georgia), Piotr POGORZELSKI (Polonia)
Host of the evening: Radu VANCU (Romania)
The Literature Train
20:00 - 21:00 | MIMI Castle (Bulboaca – Anenii Noi) – Chisinau
The Literature Train departs from Bulboaca Station
10:30 - 11:45 | Artcor – Great Hall A2
Writers in the Center - "Contemporary Challenges in the Book Industry" - Publishers
Guests: Eli Bădică, Adrian Botez, Adrian Christescu, Lucia Ciocan, Gheorghe Erizanu, Diana Iepure
Moderator: Cătălin Sava
11:45 - 12:45 | Artcor – Great Hall A2
Writers in the Center - "The Horrors of Oppressive Regimes"
Guests: Piotr Pogorzelski, Brian Traantoft Rasmussen, Larisa Turea
Moderator: Radu Vancu
Dialogue held in Romanian and English (with translation)
14:30 - 15:15 | Artcor – Great Hall A2
Writers in the Center - "Particularities of Cultural Journalism" - Journalists
Guests: Péter Demény, Anda Docea, Diana Popescu, Cătălin Striblea
Moderator: Cătălin Sava
15:15 - 16:00 | Artcor – Great Hall A2
Writers in the Center - "Where SF ends and fantasy begins"
Guests: Iulian Ciocan, Marian Coman
Moderatoare: Eli Bădică
16:00 - 17:00 | Artcor – Great Hall A2
Writers in the Center - "The Place of Romanian Literature in Europe" - Translators
Guests: Joanna Kornaś-Warwas, Eva Kenderessy, Steinar Lone
Moderator: Moni Stănilă
10:30 - 11:15 | Artcor – Multimedia Hall
Roundtable „Chișinău – dialogue between East and West” - workshop dedicated to librarians
Part of „Chișinău – the perfect meeting place between East and West”
Participants: Eugenia Bejan (director Biblioteca Națională pentru Copii „Ion Creangă”), Sandor Biszcak (Arcanum), Mariana Harjevschi (director Biblioteca Municipală „B.P.Hașdeu”), Elena Pintilei (director Biblioteca Națională a Republicii Moldova)
Moderator: Răzvan Pop (director of the Astra County Library in Sibiu)
11:15 - 12:00 | Artcor – Multimedia Hall
Roundtable "CHILL Network - Literature Labs" - workshop dedicated to high school teachers from Chisinau
Participants: Teachers from 14 high schools in Chisinau
15:15 - 16:00 | Artcor – Multimedia Hall
Roundtable "How we talk about literature" - workshop dedicated to journalists
Participants: Alexandru Bordian, Victoria Cernea, Vitalie Ciobanu, Dumitru Crudu, Victoria Cușnir, Péter Demény, Anda Docea, Maria Ivanov, Ana Mărgineanu, Diana Mihuța, Cătălin Striblea
Moderator: Diana Popescu
16:00 - 16:45 | Cărturești Museum
Writers in City Center - "Romanian identity within the basserebian literature"
Meeting with Paula ERIZANU
Moderator: Lena CHILARI
16:45 - 17:30 | Artcor – Multimedia Hall
Roundtable "Literature and Film, Cultural Intersections" - in partnership with LitFilm project
Participants: Liliana Botnariuc, Delia Calancia, Veaceslav Cebotari, Iulian Ciocan, Marian Coman, Viorica Covalschi, Péter Demény, Anda Docea, Iulian Fruntașu, Dumitru Grosei, Nicolae Negară, Diana Popescu, Ronin Terente, Radu Vancu, Alexandru Vakulovski
Moderator: Valentina Iusuphodjaev
Workshops for children
10:00 - 10:50 | National Library for Children "Ion Creangă" Branch 2 (Firefly Theater)
Book Illustration Workshop - with authors Delia Calancia (Romania) and Stela Damaschin-Popa (Republic of Moldova)
Who can participate? The workshop is recommended for children aged 9-12
Workshops for children
10:00 - 10:50 | National Museum of History of Moldova
Clay books - clay book modeling and hieroglyphic writing workshop
Who can participate? The workshop is recommended for children aged 9 – 14 years old.
Workshops for children
10:00 - 10:50 | Cărturești Museum
Story Creation Workshop – with authors Cristina Andone (Romania) and Claudia Partole (Republic of Moldova)
Who can participate? The workshop is recommended for children aged 9-10
Workshops for children
10:50 - 11:40 | National Library for Children "Ion Creangă" Branch 2 (Firefly Theater)
Book Illustration Workshop - with authors Delia Calancia (Romania) and Stela Damaschin – Popa (Republic of Moldova)
Who can participate? The workshop is recommended for children aged 9-12
Workshops for children
10:50 - 11:40 | National Museum of History of Moldova
History of writing - calligraphy writing workshop with quill and ink
Who can participate? The workshop is recommended for children aged 9-14.
Workshops for children
10:50 - 11:40 | Cărturești Museum
Storytelling workshop – with authors Viorica Covalschi (Republic of Moldova) and Diana Popescu (Romania)
Who can participate? The workshop is recommended for children aged 9-10
Workshops for children
11:40 - 12:30 | National Library for Children "Ion Creangă" Branch 2 (Firefly Theater)
Book Illustration Workshop - with authors Delia Calancia (Romania) and Stela Damaschin-Popa (Republic of Moldova)
Who can participate? The workshop is recommended for children aged 9-12
Workshops for children
11:40 - 12:30 | National Museum of History of Moldova
Clay Books - clay book modeling and hieroglyphic writing workshop
Who can participate? The workshop is recommended for children aged 9-14.
Workshops for children
11:40 - 12:30 | Cărturești Museum
Storytelling Workshop – with authors Vlad Iordache – Grigore (Romania) and Maria Pilchin (Republic of Moldova)
Who can participate? The workshop is recommended for children aged 9-10
Workshops for children
14:30 - 15:20 | National Library for Children "Ion Creangă" Branch 2 (Firefly Theater)
Storytelling Workshop – with authors Cristina Andone (Romania) and Claudia Partole (Republic of Moldova)
Who can participate? The workshop is recommended for children aged 9-10
Workshops for children
14:30 - 15:20 | National Museum of History of Moldova
History of writing - calligraphy writing workshop with quill and ink
Who can participate? The workshop is recommended for children aged 9-14.
Workshops for children
14:30 - 15:20 | Cărturești Museum
Story creation workshop – with authors Vlad Iordache – Grigore (Romania) and Maria Pilchin (Republic of Moldova)
Who can participate? The workshop is recommended for children aged 9-10
Workshops for children
15:20 - 16:10 | National Library for Children "Ion Creangă" Branch 2 (Firefly Theater)
Story creation workshop – with authors Viorica Covalschi (Republic of Moldova) and Vlad Iordache – Grigore (România)
Who can participate? The workshop is recommended for children aged 9-10
Workshops for children
15:20 - 16:10 | National Museum of History of Moldova
Clay books - clay book modeling and hieroglyphic writing workshop
Who can participate? The workshop is recommended for children aged 9-14.
Pascal Bruckner film
15:30 - 17:45 | Nameless Theater (Great Hall)
Film screening – Months of Bile
FILIT Evenings
18:00 - 20:00 | Nameless Theater
FILIT Evenings
Meeting with: Pascal BRUCKNER (France)
Evening host: Cătălin SAVA (Romania)
TEIU + NAP concert
20:00 - 22:00 | Artcor Court
TEIU concert
22:00 - 01:00 | Artcor Court
White Night of Poetry
Participating: Lorina Bălteanu, Delia Calancia, Dumitru Crudu, Péter Demény, Paula Erizanu, Iulian Fruntașu, Emilian Galaicu-Păun, Tatiana Grosu, Diana Iepure, Maria Ivanov, Adelina Labic, Irina Nechit, Maria Pilchin, Alexandru Vakulovski, Radu Vancu, Augustina Visan
- Performance: Lena CHILARI
- Performance: Ligia KEȘIȘIAN
Moderator: Moni Stănilă
12:00 - 12:45 | Artcor – Multimedia Hall
Round Table “The Importance of an International Literature Festival for Chisinau”
Participants: Cristina Andone, Eli Bădică, Eugenia Bejan, Marian Coman, Elena Pintilei, Răzvan Pop, Cătălin Striblea, Alexandru Vakulovski, Radu Vancu
Moderator: Cătălin Sava
FILIT Evenings
15:30 - 17:30 | Nameless Theater
Meeting with Dorota MASLOWSKA (Poland)
Host of the evening: Cătălin STRIBLEA (Romania)
18:00 - Closing FILIT Chișinău 2025