Wednesday – Thursday – Friday – Saturday – Sunday
Wednesday, 23rd of October 2024
10.00-12.00 | “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași’s High-School, A Building, “Al. Dima” Auditorium, Faculty of Letters
Writers and Their Young Readers
Guest: Ștefania Mihalache
Coordinators: Professor Eugenia Drișcu, Professor Adriana Robu
Event organized in partnership with Iași County School Inspectorate
10.00-16.00 | FILIT House (Union Square)
Treasure Hunt
Event organized by Storia Books
10.00-20.00 | FILIT House (Union Square)
The Great Book Exchange: Travelling Books
Event organized by Reading is Cool
11.00-13.00 | “Mihai Eminescu” National High-School Iași, Festivities Hall
Meet Franzobel
Coordinators: Professor Lucian Țurcaș, Professor Christian Lichtenberg
11.30-13.30 | National High-School Iași, Festivities Hall
The Alecart Junior Meetings
Guest: Dan Coman
Moderators: Emil Munteanu, Nicoleta Munteanu
12.00-13.30 | FILIT House (Union Square)
What’s the Deal With This Book?
Literary Improvisation Workshop, based on the novel Greetings from Witness Protection! by Jake Burt
Host: Cristina Munteanu
Coordinator: Professor Andreea Ramona Pîrvan
Event organized in partnership with Storia Books and International Spectrum Primary School Iași
12.00-14.00 | Childrenʼs Palace Iași, Festivities Hall
The Childhood House
Guest: Ana Maria Sandu
Moderator: Ovidiu Mihăiuc
Coordinators: Professor Gabriela Andrei, Professor Adrian Gelu Dobranici,
Professor Otilia Ezaru, Professor Mihaela Ungureanu
Event organized in partnership with Childrenʼs Palace Iași
14.00-15.30 | FILIT House (Union Square)
What’s the Deal With This Book?
Literary Improvisation Workshop, based on the novel Greetings from Witness Protection! by Jake Burt
Host: Cristina Munteanu
Coordinator: Professor Silvia Andrei
Event organized in partnership with Storia Books and “Ștefan Bârsănescu” Primary School Iași
15.00-17.00 | “Vasile Pogor” Museum Iași, Studio J Hall
The Alecart Meetings
Guests: Lilia Calancea, Cristian Fulaș
Moderators: Emil Munteanu, Nicoleta Munteanu
Event organized in partnership with the National High-School Iași, “Varlaam Mitropolitul” High-School Iași,
“Octav Băncilă” National Arts High-School Iași
16.00-17.30 | FILIT House (Union Square)
Writers in the Centre
Guests: Dan Sociu, Augustina Visan
Moderator: Vlad Alui Gheorghe
16.00-18.00 | The Community Centre of Unions Iași
The Fantasy House
Guest: Doina Roman
Moderator: Dan Doboș
Event organized in partnership with “Gheorghe Asachi” County Library of Iași, “Ion Creangă” Libraryʼs Branch
17.30-19.00 | Cărturești Palas
Cool Talk with Marius Chivu about Literature and Travels
Moderator: Sînziana Bălțătescu
18.00-19.30 | FILIT House (Union Square)
Writers in the Centre
Guests: Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir, Radu Paraschivescu
Moderator: Gabriela Vieru
18.30-19.45 | Acaju
Stage Reading: „Le dehors viendra me débusquer”
Guests: Frédéric Fiolof, Hughes Leroy
Musical accompaniment: Sebastian Virtosu
Event organized by Institut Français de Roumanie à Iaşi in partnership with La Moitié du fourbi literary magazine
20.00-22.00 | “Vasile Alecsandri” National Theatre, Grand Auditorium
FILIT Evenings
Meet Guzel Iahina
Host: Marius Constantinescu
Presenter: Cătălin Sava
Consecutive interpretation: Natașa Manole, Marina Vraciu
Wednesday – Thursday – Friday – Saturday – Sunday
Thursday, 19th of October 2023
10.00-11.30 | FILIT House (Union Square)
YA English Language Translation Workshop (Focus: Science Fiction & Fantasy Books)
Trainer: Iulia Dromereschi
Event organized in partnership with AIVImedia.hub and Primary School EuroEd Iaşi
10.00-12.00 | “Costache Negruzzi” National High-School Iași
Writers and Their Young Readers
Guests: Radu Paraschivescu, Dan Sociu
Coordinators: Professor Mariana Chiriac, Professor Camelia Gavrilă
Event organized in partnership with Iași County School Inspectorate
10.00-12.00 | “Mihai Eminescu” National High-School Iași
Writers and Their Young Readers
Guests: Lavinia Braniște, Mihai Iovănel
Coordinators: Professor Costina Dan, Professor Simona Manu
Event organized in partnership with Iași County School Inspectorate
10.00-12.00 | “Mihai Eminescu” Central University Library Iași, “B.P. Hasdeu” Hall
Writers and Their Young Readers
Guests: Cosmin Leucuța, Ana Maria Sandu
Coordinators: Professor Eugenia Drișcu, Professor Elena Mănucă
Event organized in partnership with Iași County School Inspectorate and “Vasile Lupu” National Pedagogical High-School Iași
10.00-12.00 | “Octav Băncilă” National Arts High-School Iași
Writers and Their Young Readers
Guests: Lidija Dimkovska, Bogdan-Alexandru Stănescu
Coordinators: prof. Mihaela Crupenschi, prof. dr. Ioan Răducea
Event organized in partnership with Iași County School Inspectorate
10.00-12.00 | “Grigore Moisil” Informatics High-School Iași
Writers and Their Young Readers
Guests: Teodora Matei, Monica Ramirez
Coordinators: Professor Anca Narcisa Adochiei, Professor Costina Macovei
Event organized in partnership with Iași County School Inspectorate
10.00-12.00 | “Al. I. Cuza” High-School Iași
Writers and Their Young Readers
Guests: Cristina Alexandrescu, Augustina Visan
Coordinators: Professor Monica Boțoiu, Professor Carmen Ciobotaru
Event organized in partnership with Iași County School Inspectorate
10.00-12.00 | “Virgil Madgearu” Technological High-School Iași
Writers and Their Young Readers
Guests: Anamaria Borlan, Dan Doboș
Coordinators: Professor Alina Antohi, Professor Ramona Boiță
Event organized in partnership with Iași County School Inspectorate
10.00-12.00 | The Technological Economic High-School of Tourism Iași
Writers and Their Young Readers
Guest: Ilie Pintea
Coordinators: Professor Petronela Budeanu, Professor Brândușa Pleșca
Event organized in partnership with Iași County School Inspectorate
10.00-16.00 | FILIT House (Union Square)
Treasure Hunt
Event organized by Storia Books
10.00-20.00 | FILIT House (Union Square)
The Great Book Exchange: Travelling Books
Event organized by Reading is Cool
10.30-12.30 | “Miron Costin” High-School Pașcani
Writers and Their Young Readers
Guests: Marius Chivu, Alex Tocilescu
Coordinators: Professor Simona Baciu, Professor Ionuț Hărățu
Event organized in partnership with Iași County School Inspectorate
11.00-13.00 | “Ion Neculce” High-School Tg. Frumos
Writers and Their Young Readers
Guests: Remus Boldea, Iulian Tănase
Coordinators: Professor Corina-Diana Alexa Angheluș,
Professor Paula Vorniceanu
Event organized in partnership with Iași County School Inspectorate
11.00-13.00 | “Ștefan cel Mare” National High-School Hârlău
Writers and Their Young Readers
Guest: Cristian Fulaș
Coordinators: Professor Mirela Iancu, Professor Cristina Sandu
Event organized in partnership with Iași County School Inspectorate
12.00-13.30 | FILIT House (Union Square)
Literary Detectives: Tangled Words With Meaning
Fantastic Book Hunt
Moderator: Irina Nichifiriuc
Event organized in partnership with Storia Books and Primary School EuroEd Iaşi, National High-School Iași,
“Miron Costin” High-School Iași
12.00-14.00 | Childrenʼs Palace Iași, Festivities Hall
The Childhood House
Guest: Laura Grünberg
Moderator: Ovidiu Mihăiuc
Coordinators: Professor Gabriela Andrei, Professor Adrian Gelu Dobranici,
Professor Otilia Ezaru, Professor Mihaela Ungureanu
Event organized in partnership with Childrenʼs Palace Iași
12.00-14.00 | “Emil Racoviță” National High-School Iași
A meeting between Translators, High-School Teachers and Students
Guests: Ferenc André (Romania), Elena Borrás García (Spain), Antònia Escandell Tur (Spain),
Jarmila Horáková (The Czech Republic), Manuela Klenke (Germany), Jozefina Komporaly (United Kingdom),
Joanna Kornaś-Warwas (Poland), Roberto Merlo (Italy)
Coordinators: Professor Ramona Bojoga, Professor Mihaela Pîrpîlă-Gotcu, Professor Irina Prodan
Event organized in partnership with Iași County School Inspectorate
13.00-15.00 | “Mihail Sadoveanu” National High-School Pașcani
Writers and Their Young Readers
Guests: Marius Chivu, Alex Tocilescu
Coordinators: Professor Mărioara Preutu, Professor Anișoara Sprinceană
Event organized in partnership with Iași County School Inspectorate
14.00-15.30 | FILIT House (Union Square)
Storytelling Workshop, based on the novel Wicked Nix by Lena Coakley
Host: Cristina Munteanu
Event organized by Storia Books and “Ștefan Bârsănescu” Primary School Iași
14.30-15.30 | “Mihai Ursachi” Culture House of Iași, “Diotima” Hall
Meetings of the Logos Club
Guest: Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir
Moderator: Serinella Zara
15.00-16.30 | “St. Hierarch Dosoftei the Metropolitan” Museum
Kids and Teens Reading Club
Guest: Dan Coman
Coordinators: Alina Aron, Dora Cană, Professor Lucreția Pascariu, Professor Silvia Andrei
Event organized in partnership with Primary School EuroEd Iaşi and Heritage for the Community Association Iași
15.00-17.00 | “Vasile Pogor” Museum Iași, Studio J Hall
The Alecart Meetings
Guests: Guzel Iahina, Karina Sainz Borgo
Moderators: Emil Munteanu, Nicoleta Munteanu
Event organized in partnership with the National High-School Iași, “Varlaam Mitropolitul” High-School Iași,
“Octav Băncilă” National Arts High-School Iași
16.00-17.00 | “Mihai Ursachi” Culture House of Iași, “Diotima” Hall
Meetings of the Logos Club
Guest: Radu Paraschivescu
Moderator: Serinella Zara
16.00-17.30 | FILIT House (Union Square)
Writers in the Centre
Guests: Magda Cârneci, Florin Partene
Moderator: Andrei Zbîrnea
16.00-18.00 | The Community Centre of Unions Iași
The Fantasy House
Guest: Mircea Țara
Moderator: Dan Doboș
Event organized in partnership with “Gheorghe Asachi” County Library of Iași, “Ion Creangă” Libraryʼs Branch
16.00-18.00 | Acaju
Meeting with Dia Radu and Robert Șerban
Moderator: Oana Olariu
Event organized in partnership with The Department of Journalism and Communication Sciences,
Faculty of Letters, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași
17.00-18.00 | FAR – co-work & coffee
The Experience of Experience: Sensory Poetry with Laur-Mihai Amanolesei, Lucian Brad, Ioan Coroamă,
Claudiu Ioan Maftei, Andreea Petcu and Elena Simion
17.50-19.50 | House of Museums Iași, Conference Hall
Meet Lavinia Braniște
Moderator: Florina Vîrnă
Event organized in partnership with Holistic Mental Health
18.00-19.30 | FILIT House (Union Square)
Writers in the Centre
Guests: Franzobel, Ana Merino, Karina Sainz Borgo
Moderator: Ovidiu Mihăiuc
20.00-22.00 | “Vasile Alecsandri” National Theatre, Grand Auditorium
FILIT Evenings
Meet Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt
Host: Ioana Bâldea Constantinescu
Presenter: Cătălin Sava
Consecutive interpretation: Simona Modreanu, Dana Monah
22.00-23.00 | FILIT House (Union Square)
Andra Andriucă Concert
Event powered by Iulius Group
Wednesday – Thursday – Friday – Saturday – Sunday
Friday, 20th of October 2023
10.00-11.30 | House of Museums Iași, Conference Hall
Literature and Translations Facing the Challenges of Contemporary Society (I)
Professional meeting
With the participation of translators of Romanian Language: Ferenc André (Romania), Elena Borrás García (Spain), Goran Čolakhodžić (Croatia), Antònia Escandell Tur (Spain), Jarmila Horáková (The Czech Republic), Manuela Klenke (Germany), Jozefina Komporaly (United Kingdom), Joanna Kornaś-Warwas (Poland), Stéphane Lambion (Belgium), Roberto Merlo (Italy), Diana Urian Polgar (Romania) and Marta Czarnecka (Poland), cultural manager
Moderator: Monica Joița
10.00-11.30 | FILIT House (Union Square)
YA English Language Translation Workshop (Focus: Science Fiction & Fantasy Books)
Trainer: Iulia Dromereschi
Event organized in partnership with AIVImedia.hub and “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași’s High School
Coordinators: Professor Nadina Cehan, Professor Eugenia Drișcu
10.00-11.30 | Primary School Grajduri, Iași
Meet Iulian Tănase
Coordinators: Professor Adina Hamza, Professor Gabriel-Teofil Chiochiu, Oana Stănescu
Event organized in partnership with Asociația OvidiuRo
10.00-12.00 | “Mihai Eminescu” National High-School Iași, Festivities Hall
Meet Ingo Schulze
Coordinators: Professor Cristina Țurcaș Neughebauer, Professor Roxana Cornea
10.00-12.00 | National High-School Iași
Writers and Their Young Readers
Guests: Lilia Calancea, Ioana Maria Stăncescu
Coordinators: Professor Mihaela Cobzaru, Professor Gabriela Petrache
Event organized in partnership with Iași County School Inspectorate
10.00-12.00 | “Emil Racoviță” National High-School Iași
Writers and Their Young Readers
Guests: Magda Cârneci, Mihai Radu
Coordinators: Professor Roxana Arhire, Professor Luminița Teodorescu
Event organized in partnership with Iași County School Inspectorate
10.00-12.00 | “Garabet Ibrăileanu” National High-School Iași
Writers and Their Young Readers
Guests: Florin Partene, Lucian Vasilescu
Coordinators: Professor Cristina Chiprian, Professor Vasile Cezar Hărățu
Event organized in partnership with Iași County School Inspectorate
10.00-12.00 | The Economic Administrative High-School Iași
Writers and Their Young Readers
Guests: Doina Roman, Mircea Țara
Coordinators: Professor Natalia Copăcel, Professor Iolanda Năstuță
Event organized in partnership with Iași County School Inspectorate
10.00-12.00 | “Vasile Alecsandri” High-School Iași
Writers and Their Young Readers
Guests: Gabriel Cărtărescu, Maria Orban
Coordinators: Professor Alla Apopei, Professor Manuela Coțofan
Event organized in partnership with Iași County School Inspectorate
10.00-12.00 | “Dimitrie Cantemir” High-School Iași
Writers and Their Young Readers
Guests: Cristina Chira, Cătălina Matei
Coordinators: Professor Traian Fîntînaru, Professor Ofelia Știrbăț
Event organized in partnership with Iași County School Inspectorate
10.00-12.00 | “Miron Costin” High-School Iași
Writers and Their Young Readers
Guests: Cristina Centea, Laura Grünberg
Coordinators: Professor Săndica Bizim, Professor Geanina Honceriu
Event organized in partnership with Iași County School Inspectorate
10.00-16.00 | FILIT House (Union Square)
Treasure Hunt
Event organized by Storia Books
10.00-20.00 | FILIT House (Union Square)
The Great Book Exchange: Travelling Books
Event organized by Reading is Cool
11.00-12.00 | “Mihai Ursachi” Culture House of Iași, “Diotima” Hall
Meetings of the Logos Club
Guests: Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt
Moderator: Serinella Zara
11.00-12.30 | “Varlaam Mitropolitul” High-School Iași
Poetic Hub: How Do We Approach Contemporary Poetry
Guests: Lucian Balan, Romina Hamzeu, Andrada Strugaru
Facilitators: Elena Simion and Andrei Zbîrnea
Coordinators: Carmen Corina Florea, Professor Anamaria Timofti
12.00-13.30 | FILIT House (Union Square)
Cool jobs in the Literary World: book cover illustrator and rights manager
Interactive Workshop for Teens
Guests: Carmen Parii, Cătălina Staicu
Moderator: Sînziana Bălțătescu
Event organized in partnership with Reading is Cool
12.00-14.00 | Childrenʼs Palace Iași, Festivities Hall
The Childhood House
Guest: Piotr Socha
Moderator: Ovidiu Mihăiuc
Coordinators: Professor Gabriela Andrei, Professor Adrian Gelu Dobranici,
Professor Otilia Ezaru, Professor Mihaela Ungureanu
Event organized in partnership with Childrenʼs Palace Iași
12.30-13.30 | “Mihai Ursachi” Culture House of Iași, “Diotima” Hall
Meetings of the Logos Club
Guest: Ana Merino
Moderator: Serinella Zara
13.00-14.30 | “Mihai Eminescu” National High-School Iași
Lost in Translation? (Debate and Workshop)
With the participation of translators Ferenc André, Elena Borrás García, Joanna Kornaś-Warwas, Roberto Merlo
Event organized by the English Language Department of the “Mihai Eminescu” National High School Iași
14.00-15.30 | FILIT House (Union Square)
Original vs Translation – A debate about teenagers’ propensity to read books in their original language,
with translators and YA readers
Host: Irina Nichifiriuc
Guests: Sînziana Bălțătescu, Lavinia Ciureanu, Iulia Dromereschi, Ioana Maxim, Mihai Pricopoaia
Event organized by Storia Books and Sfatul Mamei
14.00-15.30 | “Mihai Eminescu” National High-School Iași
A Test on Translation from Romanian (joute de traduction)
With the participation of Iulia Badea Gueritée and Ioana Maria Stăncescu
Event organized by the English Language Department of the “Mihai Eminescu” National High School Iași
14.00-16.00 | House of Museums Iași, Conference Hall
Meet Ilie Pintea
Moderator: Lucian Bălănuță
Event organized in partnership with The Department of Journalism and Communication Sciences, Faculty of Letters, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași
14.00-17.00 | Retro Cafe
Playwriting Workshop for Teens with Daniel Chirilă
Event organized in partnership with Centrul Educațional de Arte Performative CEVA, Asociația Frilensăr,
and “Al. I. Cuza” High-School Iași
14.30-16.00 | National High-School Iași
Ars traducendi Workshops
With the participation of translators Jozefina Komporaly (workshop in English), Stéphane Lambion (workshop in French), Manuela Klenke (workshop in German)
Coordinators: Professor Anda Boțoiu (English Language), Professor Lorina Iacob, Professor Maria Moisuc,
Professor Ioana Teodorescu (French Language), Professor Anca Leaută, Professor Constantin Circiu (German Language)
Event organized in partnership with National High School Iași
15.00-15:20 | Institut Français de Roumanie à Iaşi, “Benjamin Fondane” Hall
Opening of the „Dessins pour la paix” Exhibit
Presenter: Vincent Henry
15.00-16.45 | Institut Français de Roumanie à Iaşi, “Maria Carpov” Hall
Translation Contest of Press Texts “Courrier international”, 8th edition
15.00-17.00 | “Vasile Pogor” Museum Iași, Studio J Hall
The Alecart Meetings
Guests: Lidija Dimkovska, Petra Hůlová
Moderators: Emil Munteanu, Nicoleta Munteanu
Event organized in partnership with the National High-School Iași, “Varlaam Mitropolitul” High-School Iași,
“Octav Băncilă” National Arts High-School Iași
16.00-17.30 | Institut Français de Roumanie à Iaşi, Braunstein Palace Iași
Conference: Quʼest-ce quʼune revue littéraire en France aujourdʼhui? / What is a Literary Magazine Today in France?
Guests: Frédéric Fiolof, Hughes Leroy
Event organized in partnership with Institut Français de Roumanie à Iaşi and La Moitié du fourbi Literary Magazine
16.00-18.00 | FILIT House (Union Square)
Writers in the Centre
Guests: Artiom Oleacu, Alina Purcaru
Moderator: Andrei Zbîrnea
16.00-18.00 | Braunstein Palace Iași, Cupola Hall, 4th floor
Debate: Literary Criticism In the Era of Influencers
Guests: Ștefan Baghiu, Bogdan Crețu, Teona Farmatu, Mihai Iovănel, Claudia Tokacs, Gabriela Vieru
Moderator: Marius Chivu
Event organized in partnership with “Queen Mary” City Museum of Iași
16.00-18.00 | The Community Centre of Unions Iași
The Fantasy House
Guest: Anamaria Borlan
Moderator: Dan Doboș
Event organized in partnership with “Gheorghe Asachi” County Library of Iași, “Ion Creangă” Libraryʼs Branch
16.30-17.30 | Institut Français de Roumanie à Iaşi, “Benjamin Fondane” Hall
Courrier International Translation Workshop
Dialogue with students
Guest: Iulia Badea Guéritée
18.00-19.30 | House of Museums Iași, Conference Hall
Debate: Convergence or Conflict? The Freedom of Creation and Social Awareness in Contemporary Literature.
A debate powered by “Timpul prezent” Radio Show
Guests: Delia Grigore, Laura Grünberg, Radu Vancu, Vlad-Levente Viski
Moderators: Adela Greceanu, Matei Martin
Event organized in partnership with Radio România Cultural
18.00-19.30 | FILIT House (Union Square)
Writers in the Centre
Guests: Cristian Fulaș, Petra Hůlová, Ștefania Mihalache
Moderator: Gelu Diaconu
20.00-22.00 | “Vasile Alecsandri” National Theatre, Grand Auditorium
FILIT Evenings
Meet Markus Zusak
Host: Robert Șerban
Presenter: Cătălin Sava
Consecutive interpretation: Dana Bădulescu, Sorana Lupu
22.00-04.00 | FILIT House (Union Square)
The White Night of Poetry – Marathon of Public Readings
Guests: Cristina Alexandrescu, Ferenc André, Radu Andriescu, Șerban Axinte, Ștefan Tudor Baciu, Ștefan Baghiu, Daniela Bejinariu, Ramona Boldizsar, Goran Čolakhodžić, Gabriel Cărtărescu, Magda Cârneci, Marius Chivu, Cyrus Console, Luminița Dascălu, Lidija Dimkovska, Anda Docea, Teona Farmatu, Alex Frandeș, Cristian Gălățanu, Delia Grigore, Romina Hamzeu, Jarmila Horáková, Stéphane Lambion, Teodora Leon, Daria Maruseac, Cătălina Matei, Leonard Matei, Marian Mihai, Paul Mihalache, Ștefania Mihalache, Bogdan Napa, Ioana Nicolaie, Artiom Oleacu, Florin Partene, Vasi Prode, Alina Purcaru, Adi Secară, Dan Sociu, Andrada Strugaru, Robert Șerban, Radu Vancu, Lucian Vasilescu, Augustina Visan, Daniela Vizireanu, Andrei Zbîrnea
Moderators: Vlad Alui Gheorghe, Paula Erizanu, Marin Mălaicu-Hondrari
Wednesday – Thursday – Friday – Saturday – Sunday
Saturday, 21st of October 2023
10.00-11.30 | “Vasile Pogor” Museum Iași, The “Junimea” Lounge
Literature and Translations Facing the Challenges of Contemporary Society (II)
Professional meeting
With the participation of translators of Romanian Language: Ferenc André (Romania), Elena Borrás García (Spain), Goran Čolakhodžić (Croatia), Antònia Escandell Tur (Spain), Jarmila Horáková (The Czech Republic), Manuela Klenke (Germany), Jozefina Komporaly (United Kingdom), Joanna Kornaś-Warwas (Poland), Stéphane Lambion (Belgium), Roberto Merlo (Italy) și Pascal Jourdana (France), cultural manager, Mădălina Cocea (Romania), communicator of science
Moderator: Monica Joița
10.00-11.30 | FILIT House (Union Square)
YA English Language Translation Workshop (Focus: Science Fiction & Fantasy Books)
Trainer: Iulia Dromereschi
Event organized in partnership with AIVImedia.hub and “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași’s High School
Coordinators: Professor Nadina Cehan, Professor Eugenia Drișcu
10.00-12.00 | House of Museums Iași, Conference Hall
Every Child Deserves a Story–Reading Programme for Kids and Parents
Guest: Delia Grigore
Event organized in partnership with Asociația OvidiuRo
10.00-13.00 | House of Museums Iași, Museum Education Hall
Literary Education and Architecture Workshop A Window’s Memory (12-14 years)
Event organized in partnership with Asociaţia De-a Arhitectura and the Romanian Order of Architects, Iași Branch
10.00-16.00 | FILIT House (Union Square)
Treasure Hunt
Event organized by Storia Books
10.00-20.00 | FILIT House (Union Square)
The Great Book Exchange: Travelling Books
Event organized by Reading is Cool
11.00-13.00 | “Vasile Pogor” Museum Iași, Studio J Hall
The Alecart Meetings
Guests: Giulia Caminito, Mihai Radu
Moderators: Emil Munteanu, Nicoleta Munteanu
Event organized in partnership with the National High-School Iași, “Varlaam Mitropolitul” High-School Iași,
“Octav Băncilă” National Arts High-School Iași
11.30-12.30 | CUIB
Journalism – a Personal and Cultural Growth Instrument for Children and Young Adults
Ioana Matfeev in dialogue with Iulia Badea Gueritée
Event organized in partnership with Europe Direct Iași
12.00-13.30 | Fika Cafe
Cool jobs in the Literary World: cultural manager, PR, bookstore worker
Interactive Workshop for Teens
Guests: Oana Boca Stănescu, Carmen Corina Florea
Moderator: Liviana Tane
Event organized in partnership with Reading is Cool
12.00-13.30 | House of Museums Iași, Conference Hall
Presentation of the FILIT 2023 Publishing Project: Little Things. Childhood under Communism
With the participation of Remus Boldea, Lilia Calancea, Marius Chivu, Cristian Fulaș, Vlad Moraru, Ioana Nicolaie, Maria Orban,
Ana Maria Sandu, Daniel Șandru, Robert Șerban, Alex Tocilescu
Moderator: Diana Vrabie
Event organized in partnership with The Institute for the Investigation of Communist Crimes
and the Memory of the Romanian Exile
12.00-13.30 | “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași, A Building, III.12 Amphitheater, Faculty of Letters
Morten Strøksnes in dialogue with the students from the Norwegian Department
Moderators: Crina Leon, Diana Urian Polgar
12.00-13.30 | FILIT House (Union Square)
Writers in the Centre
Guests: Cătălina Matei, Lucian Vasilescu
Moderator: Andrei Zbîrnea
12.00-14.00 | Childrenʼs Palace Iași, Festivities Hall
The Childhood House
Guest: Cristina Centea
Moderator: Ovidiu Mihăiuc
Coordinators: Professor Gabriela Andrei, Professor Adrian Gelu Dobranici,
Professor Otilia Ezaru, Professor Mihaela Ungureanu
Event organized in partnership with Childrenʼs Palace Iași
14.00-15.30 | FILIT House (Union Square)
Writers in the Centre
Guests: Cristina Chira, Ingo Schulze, Bogdan-Alexandru Stănescu
Moderator: Bogdan Crețu
14.00-15.30 | Fika Cafe
They Both Die In The End – About Love, Death and Choices
Host: Irina Nichifiriuc
Guests: Daniel Boancă, Anamaria Ghiban, Maria Radu, Măriuca Radu, Alex Zbîrciog
Event organized by Storia Books and Sfatul Mamei
14.00-17.00 | Retro Cafe
Playwriting Workshop for Teens with Daniel Chirilă
Event organized in partnership with Centrul Educațional de Arte Performative CEVA, Asociația Frilensăr,
and “Al. I Cuza” High-School Iași
15.30-17.00 | “Vasile Pogor” Museum Iași, Studio J Hall
Alecart Zoon Poetikon
Guests: Gabriel Cărtărescu, Florin Partene, Alina Purcaru vs. Alex Frandeș, Alexia Plăcintă, Alina Vițel
Moderators: Emil Munteanu, Nicoleta Munteanu
Event organized in partnership with the National High-School Iași, “Varlaam Mitropolitul” High-School Iași,
“Octav Băncilă” National Arts High-School Iași
16.00-17.30 | FILIT House (Union Square)
Writers in the Centre
Guests: Maylis de Kerangal, Mihai Radu, Morten Strøksnes
Moderator: Iulia Badea Gueritée
16.00-18.00 | The Community Centre of Unions Iași
The Fantasy House
Guest: Monica Ramirez
Moderator: Dan Doboș
Event organized in partnership with “Gheorghe Asachi” County Library of Iași, “Ion Creangă” Libraryʼs Branch
16.00-18.30 | Institut Français de Roumanie à Iaşi, “Benjamin Fondane” Hall
„Publications numériques et inventions littéraires”
Presentation and Writing Workshop
Guest: Pascal Jourdana
18.00-19.30 | FILIT House (Union Square)
Writers in the Centre
Guests: Lilia Calancea, Giulia Caminito, Ioana Maria Stăncescu
Moderator: Raluca Aftene
19.00-20.00 | Chez les Amis
MICImari istorii rescrise de ceva
Stage Reading
Event organized in partnership with Centrul Educațional de Arte Performative CEVA and Asociația Frilensăr
19.00-20.00 | Theater3
Readings3
„I Spoke to Putin” by Irina Nechit
Stage Reading
Direction: Radu Ghilaș
Cast: Tatiana Ionesi, Emil Coșeru, Doru Aftanasiu, Dumitru Georgescu, Haruna Condurache
Event organized in partnership with “Vasile Alecsandri” National Theatre and Alecart
20.00-22.00 | “Vasile Alecsandri” National Theatre, Grand Auditorium
FILIT Evenings
Meet Burhan Sönmez
Host: Radu Vancu
Presenter: Cătălin Sava
Consecutive interpretation: Dana Bădulescu, Sorana Lupu
22.00-23.00 | FILIT House (Union Square)
Valeria Stoica Concert
Event powered by Cărturești
23.30-04.00 | Acaju
Writers Play Music (Ștefan Baghiu & Marius Chivu)
Wednesday – Thursday – Friday – Saturday – Sunday
Sunday, 22nd of October 2023
10.00-11.30 | FILIT House (Union Square)
Cool jobs in the Literary World: editor and translator
Interactive Workshop for Teens
Guests: Eli Bădică, Stéphane Lambion
Moderator: Sînziana Bălțătescu
Event organized in partnership with Reading is Cool
10.00-16.00 | FILIT House (Union Square)
Treasure Hunt
Event organized by Storia Books
10.00-20.00 | FILIT House (Union Square)
The Great Book Exchange: Travelling Books
Event organized by Reading is Cool
11.00-12.00 | House of Museums Iași, Museum Education Hall
Public speaking and storytelling Workshop for Children and Teens
Moderator: Maura Anghel
Event organized in partnership with Asociația Kre@tivIS
11.00-12.00 | “Mihai Ursachi” Culture House of Iași, “Diotima” Hall
Meetings of the Logos Club
Guest: Maylis de Kerangal
Moderator: Serinella Zara
11.00-13.00 | “Vasile Pogor” Museum Iași, Studio J Hall
The Alecart Meetings
Guest: Markus Zusak
Moderators: Emil Munteanu, Nicoleta Munteanu
Event organized in partnership with the National High-School Iași, “Varlaam Mitropolitul” High-School Iași,
“Octav Băncilă” National Arts High-School Iași
12.00-13.30 | FILIT House (Union Square)
Writers in the Centre
Guests: Cristina Alexandrescu, Gabriel Cărtărescu
Moderator: Vlad Alui Gheorghe
12.00-14.00 | Childrenʼs Palace Iași, Festivities Hall
The Childhood House
Guest: Lavinia Braniște
Moderator: Ovidiu Mihăiuc
Coordinators: Professor Gabriela Andrei, Professor Adrian Gelu Dobranici,
Professor Otilia Ezaru, Professor Mihaela Ungureanu
Event organized in partnership with Childrenʼs Palace Iași
12.30-13.30 | “Mihai Ursachi” Culture House of Iași, “Diotima” Hall
Meetings of the Logos Club
Guest: Bogdan-Alexandru Stănescu
Moderator: Serinella Zara
14.00-15.30 | FILIT House (Union Square)
Writers in the Centre
Guests: Lidija Dimkovska, Cosmin Leucuța, Maria Orban
Moderator: Silviu Romaniuc
14.00-16.00 | The Community Centre of Unions Iași
The Fantasy House
Guest: Teodora Matei
Moderator: Dan Doboș
Event organized in partnership with “Gheorghe Asachi” County Library of Iași, “Ion Creangă” Libraryʼs Branch
14.00-17.00 | Retro Cafe
Playwriting Workshop for Teens with Daniel Chirilă
Event organized in partnership with Centrul Educațional de Arte Performative CEVA, Asociația Frilensăr,
and “Al. I. Cuza” High-School Iași
17.00-18.00 | FAR – co-work & coffee
The Experience of Experience: Sensory Poetry with Laur-Mihai Amanolesei, Lucian Brad, Ioan Coroamă,
Claudiu Ioan Maftei, Andreea Petcu and Elena Simion
18.00-21.00 | “Vasile Alecsandri” National Theatre, Grand Auditorium
FILIT Evenings
The Romanian Cultural Institute Award Ceremony for the Best Translation of a Book from Romanian Language in 2022
Presenter: Oana Boca Stănescu, National Book Centre director
The High-School Students Award Ceremony for Most Beloved Book of 2022
Coordinators: Professor Luciana Antoci, Professor Mihaela Apetroae, Professor Mihai-Cezar Zaharia
Coordinators of the jury teams: Professor Luminița Agache, Professor Liliana Balan, Professor Adina Cășuneanu,
Professor Cristina Chiprian, Professor Manuela Coțofan, Professor Mihaela Doboș, Professor Claudia Lefter,
Professor Elena Mănucă, Professor Ștefania Țugui, Professor Lavinia Ungureanu, Professor Daniela Zaharia
Meet Mircea Cărtărescu
Host: Mirela Nagâț
Presenter: Cătălin Sava
FILIT Exhibits, 18-22 of October 2023
FILIT House (Union Square) | 10.00-20.00
Unforgettable Women
Photography exhibit
Curator: Ozolin Dușa
“Vasile Pogor” Museum Iași | 10.00-17.00
Memories from Junimea
Curators: Lăcrămioara Agrigoroaiei, George Drîmbei
Invincible
A graphics exhibit created by the artist Ioniță Benea and inspired by Radu Vancu’s poetry
“The History of Romanian Theatre” Collection (Copou Park) | 10.00-17.00
Mirrors of Paper
Curator: Laura Terente
House of Museums Iași | 10.00-17.00
Ars Scribendi. A History of the Written Word in Antiquity and Middle Ages
Curator: Ana Honcu
House of Museums Iași | 10.00-17.00
Teodor T. Burada, Globetrotter of the 19th Century
Curator: Beatrice Panțiru
Institut Français de Roumanie à Iaşi, “Benjamin Fondane” Hall „Dessins pour la paix” / „Justice for Ukraine”
* (the exhibition can be seen according to the IFRI’s timetable)