7 p.m.: UP CLOSE & PERSONAL

Raffi Khatchadourian with Michael Goorjian

*English with Armenian interpretation
↳At NCA, Sayat-Nova entrance

8 p.m.: OPENING CEREMONY

9 p.m.: SPECIAL READING

A graphic essay written by Armen of Armenia (Ohanyan) and illustrated by Harut Tumaghyan features the iconic statue of Mother Armenia, Hayastan, as the protagonist of the story, who has watched over the city — and the country — for over half a century.

*To be read in Armenian by the author
↳At NCA, Sayat-Nova entrance

NETWORKING

Evening at Varpet (35v Tumanyan Street) after 9:30 p.m.

11 a.m.: MURAL with Molly Crabapple

The portrait of poet Shushanik Kurghinian
Address: Abovyan 21

1 p.m.: PANEL DISCUSSION Breaking Taboos: Stories Beyond the Text

⧫ Panelists:
Ani Gevorgyan
Lilit Avagyan
Gayane Mkrtchyan
Hranoush Dermoyan
⧫ Moderator: Gohar Abrahamyan

*Armenian with English interpretation
↳At NCA, Sayat-Nova entrance

2 p.m.: PANEL DISCUSSION Responsible and Ethical Reporting on Refugee Issues

⧫ On Stage:
Alia Malek
Kiri Atri
⧫ Moderator: Karena Avedissian

* English with Armenian interpretation
↳At NCA, Small Theater

2 p.m. - 4 p.m.: Pop-up Story Booth with StoryCorps

Discover the power of your story. Come and record your story and join us in shaping our collective narrative.
↳At NCA, Abovyan entrance [downstairs]

3 p.m.: PANEL DISCUSSION Armenian Documentary Storytelling

⧫ Panelists:
Inna Sahakyan
Angela Frangyan
Garegin Papoyan
Nairi Hakhverdi
⧫ Moderator: Vigen Galstyan

*Armenian with English interpretation
↳At NCA, Sayat-Nova entrance

4:30 p.m.: PANEL DISCUSSION Recording Memory

⧫ On Stage:
Patty Devery
Emily Janssen
⧫ Moderator: Andrew Lehren

*English with Armenian interpretation
↳At NCA, Sayat-Nova entrance

6 p.m.: SPECIAL PRESENTATION Kechut: Memory Under Water [CSN Program]

The story of the village of Kechut submerged beneath the water is based on insights from the examination of the Soviet Union's environmental discourse, oral stories collected over a year, the visualization of memory, and the deconstruction of a complex past.
⧫ Presenter: Arsen Abrahamyan

*In Armenian
↳At NCA, Small Theater

11 a.m.: MEDIA LITERACY WORKSHOP [MIC Program]

Learn to identify propaganda and manipulation tactics, navigate the sea of information, verify facts, and distinguish truth from fiction.

↳At NCA, Abovyan entrance [downstairs]

11 a.m.: SESSION FOR JOURNALISTS

⧫ Panelists:
Hranoush Dermoyan, EVN Report
Arshaluys Barseghyan, Media.am
Anush Mkrtchyan, RFE/RL
⧫ Moderator: Dr. Lawrence Pintak, WSU

*English with Armenian interpretation
↳At NCA, Small Theater

12 p.m.: PORTFOLIO REVIEW

The EVN Media Festival, in collaboration with Mirzoyan Library Foundation, will be bringing together photographers, editors, gallerists and different media organizations as part of the 2024 Media Festival Portfolio Review program.

↳At NCA, Abovyan entrance

12 p.m.: BOOK LAUNCH “The Security Report”

↳At NCA, Sayat-Nova entrance

1 p.m.: PANEL DISCUSSION National Security and Capacity Building

⧫ On Stage:
Dr. Nerses Kopalyan
Dr. Anna Ohanyan
James R. LeMay

*English with Armenian interpretation
↳At NCA, Sayat-Nova entrance

2 p.m. - 4 p.m.: Pop-up Story Booth with StoryCorps

Discover the power of your story. Come and record your story and join us in shaping our collective narrative.

↳At NCA, Abovyan entrance [downstairs]

4 p.m.- 9 p.m.: Pop-Up Photo Portfolio Exhibition

↳At NCA, Abovyan entrance

4:30 p.m.: PANEL DISCUSSION Visualizing Realities: Creative Storytelling

⧫ Panelists:
Ben Mauk
Michael Goorjian
Molly Crabapple
⧫ Moderator: Andrew Lehren

*English with Armenian interpretation
↳At NCA, Sayat-Nova entrance

6 p.m.: VR INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION [MIC Program]

⧫ Facilitators:
Artur Papyan
Roubina Margossian

↳At NCA, Small Theater

6 p.m.: DRINK & DRAW with Molly Crabapple

↳At NCA, Abovyan entrance [downstairs]

7:30 p.m.: UP CLOSE & PERSONAL

⧫ Featuring: Jon Lee Anderson
⧫ Interviewer: Raffi Khatchadourian

*English with Armenian interpretation
↳At NCA, Sayat-Nova entrance

8:30 p.m.: AUTHOR READINGS

⧫ Talin Grigorian, "The Seat"
⧫ Karen Avetisyan, "Peephole"

*Readings in Armenian
↳At NCA, Small Theater

11 a.m.: PANEL DISCUSSION Culture Is (a) Right [CSN Program]

⧫ Panelists:
Tigran Amiryan
Sona Karapoghosyan
Maya Mateshvili
Natia Mikeladse-Bachsoliani
Andranik Shirinyan
⧫ Moderator: Sheila Paylan

*English with Armenian interpretation
↳At NCA, Sayat-Nova entrance

12:30 p.m.: AUTHOR READINGS

⧫ Sheila Paylan, "Wake, Dragon"
⧫ Maria Gunko, "The Female Fix"

*Readings in English
↳At NCA, Small Theater

2 p.m. - 4 p.m.: Pop-up Story Booth with StoryCorps

Discover the power of your story. Come and record your story and join us in shaping our collective narrative.

↳At NCA, Abovyan entrance [downstairs]

2 p.m.: UP CLOSE & PERSONAL

⧫ Featuring: Ben Mauk
⧫ Interviewer: Raffi Khatchadourian

*English with Armenian interpretation
↳At NCA, Sayat-Nova entrance

3:30 p.m.: PANEL DISCUSSION Resilience: Whole of Society

⧫ Panelists:
Dr. Nerses Kopalyan
Raffi Kassarjian
Artur Papyan
Naira Sultanyan
⧫ Moderator: Maria Titizian

*English with Armenian interpretation
↳At NCA, Sayat-Nova entrance

5 p.m.: UP CLOSE & PERSONAL

⧫ Featuring: Molly Crabapple
⧫ Interviewer: Jon Lee Anderson

*English with Armenian interpretation
↳At NCA, Sayat-Nova entrance

6:30 p.m.: UP CLOSE & PERSONAL

⧫ Featuring: Alia Malek
⧫ Interviewer: Roubina Margossian

*English with Armenian interpretation
↳At NCA, Sayat-Nova entrance

8 p.m.: CLOSING CEREMONY