Well, it’s Discop this week in Budapest, which may or may not mean anything to you. According to Wikipedia, this was “originally founded in 1991 started as an audiovisual television content market for Eastern Europe”. It’s certainly grown since then, and now rivals even Mipcom, another TV market with a not particularly alluring sounding name, that takes place every year in Cannes. Anyway, as well as everything else that’s going on – especially in the Third Dimension – I have a historical drama series in the hunt at this festival. It’s called Valint, and it is based on the life and times of a real life Hungarian bard and brawler, named Balint Balassi. Specifically, a smart and enterprising young Producer named David Timar is taking it to market. Here’s a taste:
VALINT
Valint, the famous Warrior Poet of Renaissance era Transylvania, goes on a life-long quest for glory and true love on the frontier land between warring empires. Romance and mystery follow this 16th century James Bond…
