AI Summit 2025 Budapest

Gergő Balika

producer
Mid Atlantic Films

He graduated in 2003 from the University of Theatre and Film Arts in Budapest with a degree in Film and Television Producing. He began his career working on short films, Hungarian feature films, and commercials. In 2005, he joined Mid Atlantic Films, initially as a unit manager and, from 2007, as a line producer on international—primarily American and British—film and television productions. In 2013, at the invitation of the foreign founders, he became a partner in the company, taking on the role of Head of Production. During the decade he spent in this position, the company grew into one of Hungary’s and the continent’s leading independent film production enterprises. Following the successful restart after the COVID pandemic, he now supports projects produced within the company group in the role of producer. His expertise extends beyond full oversight of individual projects to include preparing comparative budgets, planning multi-country shoots, harmonising diverse international film industry regulations, developing strategic plans for domestic workforce training, addressing compliance and legal regulatory issues previously uncommon in film production, and establishing genuine, effective sustainability practices. Throughout his career, he has consistently sought opportunities to advance Hungarian film production in all its aspects, strengthen its international standing, and explore new technologies and innovative approaches that go beyond traditional industry boundaries.