Program
Friday, May 27
7 p.m.: Gala Opening & Opening of Exhibitions
Exhibitions
1988 - 2022: History in Motion
Director, Areg Kozmoyan
Cover-to-Cover
Illustrator, Harut Tumaghyan
Post-War, Post-Truth
4 PLUS
Da(i)mages
Karen Mirzoyan
The Human Cost of Information
EVN Report
Lratun
Media Initiatives Center
Saturday, May 28
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.: Photojournalism Workshop
Laurence Cornet, Le Monde/Dysturb
Giulietta Palumbo, Magnum Photos
*By invitation only.
11 a.m.: Narrative Journalism Panel
Moderator: Lara Setrakian, EVN Report Board Member
Panelists:
- Raffi Khatchadourian, The New Yorker
- Rimvydas Valatka, DELFI
- Howard Amos, The Moscow Times
- Ara Tadevosyan, Mediamax
1 p.m.: Disruptive Culture: Beyond Tech
Moderator: Njdeh Satourian
Panelists:
- Davit Bagdassarian, Krisp
- Arik Akverdian, VCV
- Nerses Ohanyan, HyeTech
- Hovhannes Kuloghlyan, Groksmith
4 p.m.: War Reporting Panel
Moderator: Roubina Margossian, EVN Report
Panelists:
- Augustinas Šulija, LRT
- Vardan Hovhannisyan, Bars Media
- Laurence Cornet, Le Monde
- Angela Frangyan, Filmmmaker
- Vaghinak Ghazaryan, Photojournalist
6 p.m.: Up Close and Personal
Moderator: Sara Anjargolian, EVN Report Editorial Board
Featured guest: Vardan Hovhannisyan, Bars Media
8 p.m.: Film Screening & Discussion
“Five More Days”
Directed by Arman Manaryan, 1975
*In Armenian only.
Sunday, May 29
10 a.m. - 12 p.m.: War Reporting Workshop
Augustinas Šulija, Lithuanian National Broadcaster LRT
Gegham Vardanyan, MIC/media.am
11 a.m.: ET Cetera Cultural Narratives Panel
Moderator: Vigen Galstyan, EVN Report
Panelists:
- Tigran Amiryan, Literary critic
- Nazeli Ohanyan, “Vernatun”, Armenian Public Radio
- Nune Hakhverdyan, Cultural critic, media.am
- Shoghakat Mlké-Galstian, AGBU Creative Accelerator Program
1 p.m.: Political Narratives Panel
Moderator: Maria Titizian, EVN Report
Panelists:
- Hwaida Saad, The New York Times
- Dr. Nerses Kopalyan, UNLV
- Anneke Hudalla, n’ost
- Indrė Makaraitytė, Lithuanian Public TV
- Arshak Tovmasyan, Regional Post
2-6 p.m.: Portfolio Review
The 2022 MediaFest portfolio review will bring together talented photographers with some of Armenia’s top photographers during the EVN Report Media Festival.
4 p.m.: Editor’s Panel
Moderator: Maria Titizian, EVN Report
Panelists:
- Karen Harutyunyan, Civilnet
- Ara Tadevosyan, Mediamax
- Liana Sayadyan, Hetq
- Gegham Vardanyan, MIC/media.am
- Tigran Paskevichyan, Aliq Media Armenia
6 p.m.: Up Close and Personal
Moderator: Maria Titizian, EVN Report
Featured guest: Raffi Khatchadourian, The New Yorker
8 p.m.: Film Screening & Discussion
“[Making] the Impossible, Possible”
Directed by Tigran Paskevichyan
*In Armenian with English subtitles.