Daily schedule
17:00 - 20:00 | Teatrul Fără Nume (Main Hall)
- Official Opening of the CHILL Festival - ilo - FILIT Chisinau
- Opening speech: Tadeusz Dąbrowski (Poland)
- CHILL Evenings
Guests: Radka Denemarková (Czech Republic) and José Luís Peixoto (Portugal)
Host: Diana Popescu (Romania)
Language: English, with live translation into Romanian
FREE ACCESS
10:00 - 11:30 | UPSC „Ion Creangă”
Theme: War
Starting statement: excerpt from “Years in the Fire: The Destruction of Ukraine”
Guest: Andrei Kurkov (Ukraine)
Introduction: Adrian Ghicov (Republic of Moldova)
Moderator: Olga Boz (Republic of Moldova)
Language: English, with consecutive interpretation into Romanian
FREE ACCESS
10:30 - 11:30 | Cărturești at the Museum
Guest: Radka Denemarková (Czech Republic)
Moderator: Victor Cobuz (Romania)
Book: ”Money from Hitler”
Actress: Cătălina Balan (Republic of Moldova)
Language: English, with consecutive interpretation into Romanian
FREE ACCESS
11:30 - 12:30 | Cărturești at the Museum
Guest: José Luís Peixoto (Portugal)
Moderator: Victor Cobuz (Romania)
Book: “You Died on Me”, „Galveias”, „The Piano Cemetery”
Actor: Ilinca Munteanu
Language: English, with consecutive interpretation into Romanian
FREE ACCESS
14:30 - 15:30 | Chișinău – Castel MIMI (Bulboaca – Anenii Noi)
The Literature Train Departs from Chișinău Station
Guests: authors from across Europe, students, and the general public with a passion for literature
Train Car 2: Performance by actors Alexandra Botnaru and Ilinca Munteanu
Train Cars 1 and 3: DEAR - Drop Everything And Read
FREE ACCESS
16:00 - 18:00 | Castel MIMI
Theme: Chișinău - the right meeting place between East and West
Guests: Iulian Ciocan (Republic of Moldova), Marta Czarnecka (Poland), Nestan Nene Kvinikadze (Georgia), Varujan Vosganian (Romania)
Moderator: Andrei Kurkov (Ukraine)
Language: English, with live translation into Romanian
FREE ACCESS
21:00 - 22:00 | Castel MIMI (Bulboaca – Anenii Noi) - Chișinău
The Literature Train Departs from Bulboaca Station
FREE ACCESS
13:00 - 13:45 | “Ion Creangă” National Children
Storytelling Workshop – with author Simona Epure (Romania)
Who can participate? The workshop is recommended for children ages 9–10
Language: Romanian
FREE ACCESS
11:00 - 12:30 | Artcor
Topic: Genocide
Guests: Nicolae Negru (Republic of Moldova), Alexander Rubel (Germany), Larisa Turea (Republic of Moldova), Varujan Vosganian (Romania)
Moderator: Vasile Munteanu (Republic of Moldova)
Language: Romanian, with AI translation into English
FREE ACCESS
14:00 - 14:50 | Artcor
Topic: Between Languages and Generations: New Poetic Odessa
Guests: Vladyslava Ilyinska (Ukraine), Mykhailo Kutsak (Ukraine)
Moderator: Maya Dimerli (Ukraine)
Language: Ukrainian, with AI translation into English and Romanian
FREE ACCESS
14:50 - 15:40 | Artcor
Theme: Humor has become a National Strategy of Ukraine
Guests: Taya Naydenko (Ukraine)
Moderator: Maya Dimerli (Ukraine)
Language: Russian, with AI translation into English and Romanian
FREE ACCESS
15:40 - 16:30 | Artcor
Theme: Migrating – the Solution of Expression through Poetry
Guests: Suji Kwock Kim (Great Britain), Lyuba Yakimchuk (Ukraine)
Moderator: Dumitru Crudu (Republic of Moldova)
Language: English with consecutive translation into Romanian
FREE ACCESS
16:30 - 17:20 | Artcor
Theme: Odesa. Museum Diary of War
Guests: Maria Apriatova (Ukraine), Olena Iliasova (Ukraine)
Moderator: Maya Dimerli (Ukraine)
Language: Ukrainian, with AI translation into English and Romanian
FREE ACCESS
10:30 - 12:00 | Artcor Rooftop
Yoga Instructor: Svetlana Vakulovski (Rep. of Moldova)
Atmosphere: Actors reading – participants relaxing
FREE ACCESS
14:00 - 15:00 | Cărturești Muzeu
Guest: Andrei Kurkov (Ukraine)
Moderator:Ivan Pilchin (Republic of Moldova)
Book: “Samson and Nadejda”
Actor: Victor Popov (Republic of Moldova)
Language: English, with consecutive interpretation into Romanian
FREE ACCESS
15:30 - 16:30 | The Union of the Writers in Republic of Moldova
Guest: Varujan Vosganian (Romania)
Moderator: Teo Chiriac (Republic of Moldova)
Book: ”Double Self-Portrait: The Memory of a Day”
Language: Romanian
FREE ACCESS
15:30 - 16:30 | Cărturești at the Museum
Guest: Alhierd Bacharevič (Belarus)
Moderator: Maria Ivanov (Republic of Moldova)
Book: ”The Dogs of Europe”
Actor: Alexandra Botnaru (Republic of Moldova)
FREE ACCESS
18:00 | Teatrul Fără Nume (Main Hall)
Guest: Radu Paraschivescu (Romania)
Moderator: Cătălin Striblea (Romania)
Language: Romanian, with consecutive interpretation into English
FREE ACCESS
11:00 - 12:00 | “Ion Creangă” National Children's Library
Storytelling Workshop – with author Simona Epure (Romania)
Who can participate? The workshop is recommended for children ages 9–10
FREE ACCESS
11:00 - 12:00 | “Ion Creangă” National Children
Storytelling Workshop – with author Adelina Labic (Republic of Moldova)
Who can participate? The workshop is recommended for children ages 9–10
FREE ACCESS
14:00 - 15:00 | “Ion Creangă” National Children's Library
Book Illustration Workshop - with illustrator Olga Solonina (Republic of Moldova)
Who can participate? The workshop is recommended for children ages 9–12
FREE ADMISSION
14:00 | Teatrul Fără Nume (Main Hall)
Film: ”Two Prosecutors”
Director: Sergei Loznitsa (Ukraine)
Length: 118 minutes
FREE ACCESS
16:00 | Teatrul Fără Nume (Main Hall)
Guest: Sergei Loznitsa (Ukraine)
Moderator: Valentina Iusuphodjaev (Republic of Moldova)
Language: English, with simultaneous interpretation into Romanian.
FREE ACCESS
11:00 - 12:30 | Chișinău City History Museum - The Water Tower, Mateevici 60A Street
Theme: Endangered Heritage - A Dialogue for Preservation
Guests: Olena Iliasova (Ukraine), Maria Apriatova (Ukraine), Svetlana Pociumban (Rep. of Moldova)
Moderator: Valeria Suruceanu (Rep. of Moldova)
FREE ACCESS
14:00 - 15:15 | Artcor
Theme: Book Editing and Publishing - Challenges for Republic of Moldova and Romania
Guests: Eli Bădică (Romania, Nemira), Natalia Blanari (Republic of Moldova, Cartego), Mircea V. Ciobanu (Republic of Moldova, Știința), Lucica Ciocan (Republic of Moldova, Arc), Adrian Christescu (Romania, Lebăda Neagră), Maria Pilchin (Republic of Moldova, Prut Internațional)
Moderator: Olesea Galușca (Republic of Moldova)
FREE ACCESS
15:15 - 16:15 | ArtCor
Theme: Translation
Guests: Adrian Christescu (Romania), Julija Cimafiejeva (Belarus), Radu Paraschivescu (Romania), Ivan Pilchin (Republic of Moldova)
Moderator: Johan Öberg (Suedia)
FREE ACCESS
16:15 - 17:30 | Artcor
Theme: Culture in AI Era: how is the Cultural Journalism influenced?
Guests: Virgil Botnaru (Republic of Moldova), Elena Calarașan (Republic of Moldova), Vitalie Ciobanu (Republic of Moldova), Victor Cobuz (Romania), Dumitru Crudu (Republic of Moldova), Mihaela Iorgu (Republic of Moldova), Diana Mihuță (Republic of Moldova), Diana Popescu (Romania), Cristina Plataș (Republic of Moldova),
Moderator: Maria Pilchin (Republica Moldova)
FREE ACCESS
14:00 - 17:00 | STUDEM Association – Bălți
Workshop on the theme “Young People's Testimonies Through Literature”—with Isabella Thalbitzer (Denmark), a mentor with the Ungdomsbureauet Association (Denmark).
Who can participate? The workshop is recommended for young people ages 15–20.
20:30 | Artcor
Guests: Julija Cimafiejeva (Belarus), Tadeusz Dąbrowski (Poland), José Luís Peixoto (Portugal), Lyuba Yakimchuk (Ukraine)
Moderator: Iulian Fruntașu (Republic of Moldova)
Actors: Cătălina Balan, Alexandra Botnaru, Ilinca Munteanu, Victor Popov
FREE ACCESS
11:00 - 12:30 | University Center „Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu” from Cahul
Guest: Varujan Vosganian (Romania)
Moderator: Nicolae Dandiș (Republic of Moldova)
FREE ACCESS
14:30 - 15:30 | Artcor
Topic: City Architecture Chișinău - Odessa
Guest: Anetta Dabija (Republic of Moldova), Alla Ceastina (Republic of Moldova)
Moderator: Alexandru Corduneanu (Republic of Moldova)
FREE ACCESS
15:30 - 16:15 | Artcor
Theme: UNESCO Cities of Literature Odesa - Göteborg
Moderator: Johan Öberg (Sweeden)
Guests: Maya Dimerli (Ukraine)
Language: English
FREE ACCESS
10:30 - 12.30
Guide: Adrian Lungu (Republic of Moldova, Save Chișinău)
Starting point: Loteanu Cinema
Destinations: Interbellic buildings in Chișinău
FREE ACCESS
18:00 | Teatrul Fără Nume (Main Hall)
Guest: Ingo Schulze (Germany)
Moderator: Cătălin Ștefănescu (Romania)
Language: German, with simultaneous interpretation into Romanian.
FREE ACCESS
11:00 - 12:00 | “Ion Creangă” National Children’s Library
Storytelling Workshop – with authors Simona Epure (Romania) and Adelina Labic - Lungu (Republic of Moldova)
Who can participate? The workshop is recommended for children ages 9–10
FREE ACCESS
14:00 | Teatrul Fără Nume (Sala Mare)
Film: “Babyn Jar. Context”
Director: Sergei Loznitsa (Ukraine)
Runtime: 112 minutes
FREE ACCESS
16:00 | Teatrul Fără Nume (Main Hall)
Guest: Sergei Loznitsa (Ukraine)
Moderator: Valentina Iusuphodjaev (Rep. of Moldova)
Language: English, with simultaneous interpretation into Romanian.
FREE ACCESS
Workshop on the theme “Young People’s Testimonies Through Literature” – with Isabella Thalbitzer (Denmark), mentor at the Ungdomsbureauet Association (Denmark).
Who can participate? The workshop is recommended for young people aged 15–20.
12:30 | Chișinău City History Museum - The Water Tower
SIDE PROJECT
Exhibition: VYTYNANKI REALITY - as a result of the International Lab organised within CarbonArt'26
Organizer: [KSA:K] Association
Artistic Director: Olga Kashimbeckova
Curators: Lilia Dragneva
FREE ACCESS
10.00 - 11.30 | Literature Lab at „Mihail Kogălniceanu” Lyceum
Meeting with Ingo Schulze (Germany), Alexander Rubel (Romania) and Adrian Christescu (Romania)
Coordinating professor: Iulia Dobrea (Republic of Moldova)
10.00 - 11.30 | Literature Lab at „Prometeu Protalent” Lyceum
Meeting with Sergei Loznitsa (Ukraine)
Coordinating professor: Natalia Adașan (Republic of Moldova)
10:00 – 11:30 | Literature Lab at “Mihai Eminescu” Lyceum
Meeting with Eli Bădică (Romania) and Larisa Turea (Republic of Moldova)
Coordinating teacher: Irina Gonța (Republic of Moldova)
10:00 – 11:30 | Literature Lab at “Raisa Pascalo” Center of Excellence in Medicine and Pharmacy
Meeting with Suji Kwock Kim (United Kingdom) and Iulian Fruntașu (Republic of Moldova)
Coordinating teachers: Olga Pleșca (Republic of Moldova) and Elena Catărău (Republic of Moldova)
10:00 – 11:30 | Literature Lab at “Petru Zadnipru” Lyceum
Meeting with Victor Cobuz (Romania) and Iulian Ciocan (Republic of Moldova)
Coordinating teacher: Luminița Fală (Republic of Moldova)
10.00 - 11.30 | Literature Lab at „Ion Creangă” Lyceum
Meeting with Cătălin Ștefănescu (Romania) and Maria Pilchin (Republic of Moldova)
Coordinating teacher: Svetlana Pîslaru (Republic of Moldova)
10:00 – 11:30 | Literature Lab at “Alexandr Pușkin” Lyceum
Meeting with Johan Öberg (Suedia) and Ivan Pilchin (Republic of Moldova)
Coordinating teacher: Iulia Zaharevici (Republic of Moldova)
10:00 – 11:30 | Literature Lab at the “Erhard Busek” Austrian School in Moldova
Meeting with Ulrich Schreiber (Germany)
Coordinating professor: Dr. Paulus Adelsgruber (Republic of Moldova)
10.00 - 11.30 | Literature Lab at „Vasile Vasilache” Lyceum
Meeting with Dan Lungu (Romania)
Coordinating professor: Volcov Rodica (Republic of Moldova)
Workshop on the theme “Young People’s Testimonies Through Literature”
Participants: 15 students from “Gheorghe Asachi” High School
Mentor: Isabella Thalbitzer (Denmark), member of the Ungdomsbureauet Association (Denmark).
Who can participate? The workshop is recommended for young people aged 15–20.
CHILL Network Forum
13.00 - 17.00 - Artcor
Forumul CHILL Network
11:30 - 12:30 | The National Library of Republic of Moldova (Arte Room)
BookM@p 2. Illustrators from Romania and the Republic of Moldova
Children’s Book Illustration Exhibition
Curator: Cezarina Caloian
FREE ACCESS
9:00–9:30 | National Library of the Republic of Moldova (lobby of the main building)
Moderators: Elena Pintilei (Republic of Moldova), Emilian Galaicu-Păun (Republic of Moldova)
9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | National Library of the Republic of Moldova
Opening Remarks: Elena Pintilei (Republic of Moldova), Dan Suruceanu (Republic of Moldova)
Presentation Sessions:
Elena Pintilei (Republic of Moldova) - National Policies on Reading: From Government Strategies to Innovative Projects
Baiba Molnika (Latvia) - The Riga Manifesto: From the Practice of Reading to the Empowerment of Societies
Justinas Vancevicius (Lithuania) - Policies to Promote Reading in Lithuania: Nurturing a Reader from Day One
Evdokiya Kamenova Kuteva (Bulgaria) - Electronic Resources via Remote Access to the “St. Cyril and Methodius” National Library
Isabela Korys (Poland) - Influence or Impact? Can Public Libraries Play a Role in Addressing Current Challenges? Lessons Learned from the Polish Experience
Cristina Mladin (Romania) - Europe’s Common Sky: Ignatius Batthyány and the Scholarly Networks of the Enlightenment
13:00 - 14:30 | National Library of the Republic of Moldova (Arts and Maps Hall, Building 2)
Panel Discussion
Topic: How Does a Reading Program Become a National Culture of Reading?
Moderators: Elena Pintilei (Republic of Moldova), Maria Pilchin (Republic of Moldova)
Participants: Diana Silvestru (Republic of Moldova), Vera Osoianu (Republic of Moldova), Maria Șleahtițchi (Republic of Moldova), Eugenia Bejan (Republic of Moldova), Mariana Harjevschi (Republic of Moldova), Nadejda Pădure (Republic of Moldova), Cristina Țurcanu (Republic of Moldova), Victoria Buțanu (Republic of Moldova), Diana Mihuță (Republic of Moldova)
14:45 - 16:30 | National Library of the Republic of Moldova (“Mihai Eminescu” Hall, central building)
Panel Discussion
Topic: Books and Algorithms—An Intergenerational Dialogue
Moderators: Ion Sturza (Republic of Moldova), Iulian Filip (Republic of Moldova)
Participants: Alexandru Stratan (Republic of Moldova), Nicolae Dandiș (Republic of Moldova), Veronica Borș (Republic of Moldova), Orest Dabija (Republic of Moldova), Natalia Cheradi (Republic of Moldova), Natalia Grâu (Republic of Moldova), Lilia Ciobanu (Republic of Moldova), Mariana Marin (Republic of Moldova), and students from the Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova.
10.00 - 16.00 | The European Day of Languages
9:00 a.m. | National Museum of the History of Moldova (Official Opening)
European Day of Languages – an event organized by EUNIC Moldova
Cărturești Museum – Nordic Countries – Denmark, Norway, Sweden (August 31, 1989, No. 121 A)
Ap. 12 – Poland (2 Vlaicu Pîrcălab St.)
USM Austrian Library – Austria (65 M. Kogălniceanu St.)
Goethe-Institut – Germany (Theater Fără Nume – 18 Sfatul Țării St. – GROUND FLOOR)
Alliance Française – France (Theater Without a Name – 18 Sfatul Țării St. – 3rd FLOOR)
National Library of the Republic of Moldova – Greece (31st August Street – ARTE HALL)
14:00 | 9th of september
Guest: Artur Don
Moderator: Svitlana Bondar
Can literature emerge alongside the experience of combat? How does a writer’s perspective change when he himself becomes a soldier?
A discussion about the poetry collection Tut Buly My (I Was Here) and his memoir Hemingway Nichogo Ne Znaye (Hemingway Knows Nothing)
Link: https://bebelplatz.org/en/
12:00 | 17th of september
Guest: Halyna Vdovychenko
Moderator: Svitlana Bondar
How are stories born? Where do writers find their characters? Why is it so important for children to have their own world of books and imagination?
A discussion about cats, adventures, children’s imagination, and how literature helps us understand ourselves and the world around us, and navigate childhood amid the difficult conditions of war.
Link: https://bebelplatz.org/en/
12:00 | 19th of september
Guest: Iryna Fingerova
Moderator: Svitlana Bondar
How can we talk to European readers about Ukraine without oversimplifications or stereotypes? How do we translate the experience of war into a different cultural language? What happens to us when a border arises between us and home?
A discussion about Zugwind - a novel about a Ukrainian woman who has arrived in Germany but cannot leave the war and her home behind
Link: https://bebelplatz.org/en/
13:15 | 19th of september
Guest: Yevheniia Henova
Moderator: Svitlana Bondar
What happens to these young people after the initial hugs and flowers at the border? How can we help them regain their sense of home? How should we relate to those whom the war has forced to grow up too soon?
A discussion of the book They Chose Ukraine - sixteen stories of young people who have endured occupation or deportation but have not let Russia take away their home and identity
Link: https://bebelplatz.org/en/
14:30 | 19th of september
Guest: Zoia Kazanzhy
Moderator: Svitlana Bondar
A discussion about the poetry collection Marta and Other Women and the female experience of war, which often remains outside the mainstream spotlight
Link: https://bebelplatz.org/en/
20th of september
Guest: Andriy Lyubka
Moderator: Svitlana Bondar
How does your perspective on the conflict change when you are no longer just an observer or a volunteer returning from the front lines, but are directly involved in defending your country? How do writers talk about war, people, and Ukraine after such a shift in perspective?
A discussion about a writer who for years traveled to the front lines with humanitarian aid and who has now moved from the “home front” of the war to wearing a military uniform and serving on active duty