PROGRAMME
XX International Media Forum
«Dialogue of Cultures»
Link to English translation in Zoom
26-27 September 2026 / Saturday-Sunday
Since 08:00
Since 08:00
Arrival and accommodation of participants at the hotel. Return of film
crews from Vladivostok, Ekaterinburg, Murmansk, Nizhny Novgorod,
Pskov, Suzdal.
(St. Petersburg, Ligovsky Prospekt, 10/118, Oktyabrskaya Hotel)
crews from Vladivostok, Ekaterinburg, Murmansk, Nizhny Novgorod,
Pskov, Suzdal.
(St. Petersburg, Ligovsky Prospekt, 10/118, Oktyabrskaya Hotel)
Address: Moscow, 1 Donskaya St., "Akademicheskaya" Hotel
28 September 2026 / Monday
10:00 — 16:00
10:00 — 16:00
Completion of work on media projects created in the regions of Russia.
17:30 – 19:00
17:30 – 19:00
Master classes "Media Lessons in Petersburg":
Masterclass by director Domenico Lucchini, Director of the International Academy of Audiovisual Arts in Locarno (Switzerland), 2008−2022.
Masterclass by director Domenico Lucchini, Director of the International Academy of Audiovisual Arts in Locarno (Switzerland), 2008−2022.
Venue: St. Petersburg State Institute of Film and Television, ul. Pravdy, 13.
18:00 – 20:00
18:00 – 20:00
Discussion of cross-border projects «Dialogue on the Neva». Meeting of foreign and Russian authors.
Programme: discussion of the results of the expeditions and future joint cross-border projects.
29 September 2026 / Tuesday
10:00 – 11:00
10:00 – 11:00
Registration of Forum participants.
Foyer of the Hermitage Theatre
(St. Petersburg, Dvortsovaya Naberezhnaya, 34, Hermitage Theatre)
(St. Petersburg, Dvortsovaya Naberezhnaya, 34, Hermitage Theatre)
11:00 – 11:30
11:00 – 11:30
Opening of the XX International Media Forum "Dialogue of Cultures".
Practical conference "Intercultural Dialogue and Digital Media".
Welcome address by Mikhail Borisovich Piotrovsky, General Director of the State Hermitage Museum, and honorary guests of the Forum.
Greeting from the Government of St. Petersburg.
Vladimir Gennadievich Solovyov, Chairman of the Union of Journalists of Russia.
Domenico Lucchini, Director of the International Academy of Audiovisual Arts in Locarno (Switzerland), 2008–2022.
Carlos Folgoso Sueiro, Laureate of international photo contests Pictures of the Year International, Sony Awards, Zeke Awards (Spain).
Viktor Troilo, travel and gastronomy blogger (Italy).
Kirill Igorevich Smirnov, Editor-in-Chief of the newspaper Petersburgsky Dnevnik and General Director of the Petrotsentr publishing centre.
Mehmet Aslan, founder of the Lineart cultural association. Laureate of international photo contests Siena International Photo Awards (2021), Sony World Photo Awards. Member of the Association of Photography and Cinematography Suretialem (Turkey).
Milan Janković, Blogger, founder of the Gastro Hood project (Serbia)
Vitaly Toviyevich Tretyakov, Dean of the Faculty of the Higher School of Television of Moscow State University named after M. V. Lomonosov.
Alexandra Čuchtová, Correspondent and representative of the Slovak media outlet Marker
Diana Bolshakova, winner of the «I Live in Russia» contest, nomination Animation (Russia, Crimea).
Sergey Gennadievich Novikov, Head of the Office of the President of the Russian Federation for Public Projects
Ashot Dzhazoyan, Chairman of the Media Congress, Secretary of the Union of Journalists of Russia.
Welcome address by Mikhail Borisovich Piotrovsky, General Director of the State Hermitage Museum, and honorary guests of the Forum.
Greeting from the Government of St. Petersburg.
Vladimir Gennadievich Solovyov, Chairman of the Union of Journalists of Russia.
Domenico Lucchini, Director of the International Academy of Audiovisual Arts in Locarno (Switzerland), 2008–2022.
Carlos Folgoso Sueiro, Laureate of international photo contests Pictures of the Year International, Sony Awards, Zeke Awards (Spain).
Viktor Troilo, travel and gastronomy blogger (Italy).
Kirill Igorevich Smirnov, Editor-in-Chief of the newspaper Petersburgsky Dnevnik and General Director of the Petrotsentr publishing centre.
Mehmet Aslan, founder of the Lineart cultural association. Laureate of international photo contests Siena International Photo Awards (2021), Sony World Photo Awards. Member of the Association of Photography and Cinematography Suretialem (Turkey).
Milan Janković, Blogger, founder of the Gastro Hood project (Serbia)
Vitaly Toviyevich Tretyakov, Dean of the Faculty of the Higher School of Television of Moscow State University named after M. V. Lomonosov.
Alexandra Čuchtová, Correspondent and representative of the Slovak media outlet Marker
Diana Bolshakova, winner of the «I Live in Russia» contest, nomination Animation (Russia, Crimea).
Sergey Gennadievich Novikov, Head of the Office of the President of the Russian Federation for Public Projects
Ashot Dzhazoyan, Chairman of the Media Congress, Secretary of the Union of Journalists of Russia.
St. Petersburg, Dvortsovaya Naberezhnaya, 34, Hermitage Theatre
11:35 – 11:50
11:35 – 11:50
Awarding of the winners of the All-Russian multimedia project «I Live in Russia» with the participation of Vladimir Gennadievich Solovyov, Chairman of the Union of Journalists of Russia.
St. Petersburg, Dvortsovaya Naberezhnaya, 34, Hermitage Theatre
12:00 – 13:30
12:00 – 13:30
Session I: «The Media Landscape Today: Heroes, Platforms and New Formats».
Moderators: Viktor Baidakov (Russia), Arpik Gabrielyan (Armenia)
Speakers: Daut Adleiba (Abkhazia), Victor Troilo (Italy), Alexandra Khalai (St. Petersburg), Alexandra Chuchtova (Slovakia), Milan Janković (Serbia)
Speakers: Daut Adleiba (Abkhazia), Victor Troilo (Italy), Alexandra Khalai (St. Petersburg), Alexandra Chuchtova (Slovakia), Milan Janković (Serbia)
St. Petersburg, Dvortsovaya Naberezhnaya, 34, Hermitage Theatre
13:30 — 14:30
13:30 — 14:30
Coffee break.
St. Petersburg, Winter Palace of Peter I
14:00 — 16:00
14:00 — 16:00
Master classes «Media Lessons in Petersburg»: Master class by Italian travel blogger Viktor Troilo.
Venue: Boiling Point — PromTechDesign space, St. Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design, ul. Sadovaya, 54
14:30 — 16:00
14:30 — 16:00
Session II: «AI: A New Language of Cultural Dialogue?».
Moderators: Olga Korkina (Yekaterinburg), Yusuf Türk (Turkey).
Speakers: Elena Demidova (Moscow), Jinyoung Kim (South Korea), Chen Yaqi (China), Artem Vasilenko (Belarus), Kirill Rave (Moscow), Maria Frank (Sevastopol), Pavel Pepperstein (Moscow), Sonya Stereostyrski (Moscow).
Speakers: Elena Demidova (Moscow), Jinyoung Kim (South Korea), Chen Yaqi (China), Artem Vasilenko (Belarus), Kirill Rave (Moscow), Maria Frank (Sevastopol), Pavel Pepperstein (Moscow), Sonya Stereostyrski (Moscow).
St. Petersburg, Dvortsovaya Naberezhnaya, 34, Hermitage Theatre
16:00 – 18:00
16:00 – 18:00
Video content festival «Here I Live».
A Good Death, dir. Hasan Ete (Turkey, Netherlands), 20 minutes.
Ice Rink, dir. Jin Wang (China), 10 minutes.
Garden of Delights, dir. Simone Spampinato (Italy), 17 minutes.
Emilia, dir. Aniensi Sarai Loza Landa (Mexico), 9 minutes.
Pasta negra, dir. Jorge Tilen Arman (Canada, Venezuela, Colombia), 15 minutes.
Voices from the Abyss, dir. Victor Rejon, Irving Serrano (Mexico), 23 minutes.
Ice Rink, dir. Jin Wang (China), 10 minutes.
Garden of Delights, dir. Simone Spampinato (Italy), 17 minutes.
Emilia, dir. Aniensi Sarai Loza Landa (Mexico), 9 minutes.
Pasta negra, dir. Jorge Tilen Arman (Canada, Venezuela, Colombia), 15 minutes.
Voices from the Abyss, dir. Victor Rejon, Irving Serrano (Mexico), 23 minutes.
St. Petersburg, Dvortsovaya Naberezhnaya, 34, Hermitage Theatre
The practical conference and the video content festival «Here I Live» will be held in a
hybrid format (offline + online broadcast).
The practical conference and the video content festival «Here I Live» will be held in a
hybrid format (offline + online broadcast).
19:00 — 20:30
19:00 — 20:30
Meeting of experts and participants of the session "AI: A New Language of Cultural Dialogue?" with young authors of the creative industries of St. Petersburg.
Moderator: Olga Korkina (Yekaterinburg).
Speakers: Kirill Rave (Russia, Moscow), Yusuf Türk (Turkey), Artem Vasilenko (Belarus).
Speakers: Kirill Rave (Russia, Moscow), Yusuf Türk (Turkey), Artem Vasilenko (Belarus).
St. Petersburg, Main Staff Building of the Hermitage, Atrium, Dvortsovaya Ploshchad, 6/8
19.00 — 19.45
19.00 — 19.45
Master Class by Phygital Artist Kirill Rave “Architecture in the Age of AI: How an Artist Uses Technology to Dream and Bring to Life Projects That Unite Styles and Cultures”
St. Petersburg, 6/8 Palace Square, Atrium of the General Staff Building
30 September 2026 / Wednesday
11:00 — 12:00
11:00 — 12:00
Opening of the International Exhibition of Visual Works "I Live Here," featuring leading authors from Eurasia and winners of the All-Russian project "I Live in Russia." Awarding of diplomas to photographers and neuro-artists — authors of the best works.
Welcome speech by the Organizing Committee and honorary guests of the Forum:
Ashot Dzhazoyan, Chairman of the Media Congress
Vladimir Gennadievich Solovyov, Chairman of the Union of Journalists of Russia
Ivan Vladislavovich Korneev, Chairman of the Union of Journalists of Russia; Head of the Department of Intermuseum Communications of the State Hermitage Museum.
Words from exhibition participants: Carlos Folgoso Sueiro (Spain), Viktor Balager (France), Mehmet Aslan (Turkey), Artem Vasilenko (Belarus).
Ashot Dzhazoyan, Chairman of the Media Congress
Vladimir Gennadievich Solovyov, Chairman of the Union of Journalists of Russia
Ivan Vladislavovich Korneev, Chairman of the Union of Journalists of Russia; Head of the Department of Intermuseum Communications of the State Hermitage Museum.
Words from exhibition participants: Carlos Folgoso Sueiro (Spain), Viktor Balager (France), Mehmet Aslan (Turkey), Artem Vasilenko (Belarus).
St. Petersburg, Main Staff Building of the Hermitage, Atrium, Dvortsovaya Ploshchad, 6/8
13:00 — 14:00
13:00 — 14:00
Coffee break.
St. Petersburg, Main Staff Building of the Hermitage, premises on the 2nd floor, on the side of the Moika River Embankment, Dvortsovaya Ploshchad, 6/8
14:30 – 16:15
14:30 – 16:15
Screening of the documentary film Memoirs of a Mountain Doctor by Domenico Lucchini (Switzerland, 75 minutes, 2025).
St. Petersburg, Dvortsovaya Naberezhnaya, 34, Hermitage Theatre
14:30 – 16:00
14:30 – 16:00
Master classes «Media Lessons in Petersburg». Master class by photographer and blogger Mehmet Aslan
Founder of the cultural association Lineart, winner of the international photography competitions Siena International Photo Awards (2021), Sony World Photo Awards, member of the Association of Photography and Cinematography Suretialem (Turkey).
Адрес: г. Санкт-Петербург, Дворцовая площадь, 6/8
16:30 – 17:15
16:30 – 17:15
Summing up the results of the XX Anniversary Media Forum «Dialogue of Cultures».
Ceremonial address by the Organizing Committee of the Forum: Mikhail Borisovich Piotrovsky, General Director of the State Hermitage Museum; Ashot Dzhazoyan, Chairman of the Media Congress. Awarding of diplomas to Forum participants — authors of the best cross-border projects about Russia.
St. Petersburg, Dvortsovaya Naberezhnaya, 34, Hermitage Theatre)
17:15 – 17:30
17:15 – 17:30
««Initiation into Friends of the Hermitage» for participants of «Dialogue of Cultures»» (presentation of scarves).
St. Petersburg, Dvortsovaya Naberezhnaya, 34, Hermitage Theatre
19:00 – 22:00
19:00 – 22:00
Gala dinner
St. Petersburg, Ligovsky Prospekt, 10/118, Oktyabrskaya Hotel
1 October 2026
Since 10:00
Since 10:00
Departure of participants
2026. Media Congress «Commonwealth of journalists»
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