It all started as a catchy slogan on a t-shirt, handpainted for one of Zoltán’s public appearances in the Gulf region. Later, he turned it into a speech that he gave at the annual conference of the International Quorum of Motion Picture Producers, where he was invited by his long-time friend, Balázs. The two decided to turn it into a non-profit brand, and many others joined in.
We Are Endangered Species isn’t a fancy non-profit. It won’t ask you to donate money to solve someone else’s problems. It’s more like a movement, and you’re already a part of it, whether you like it or not. We’ll ask for your attention and consideration, maybe even your help to save humanity and the planet. We’ll do it step by step, creature by creature.
We’re not tree-huggers, we won’t sail across the Atlantic to blame you for ruining the planet, we won’t deface classic paintings or block traffic in your city. We don’t do politics, either. We just want to give you the facts, stories, and context about the slow apocalypse we’re living in. Maybe that can help make this world a better place, so humanity doesn’t just survive, but thrives. We have over 8 billion reasons for doing this. One of them is YOU.
Hailing from a showbusiness family, Balazs worked as a child actor on stage and in film, then popped up behind the camera directing commercials and music videos starting in the pre-YouTube era. He penned and translated several books while also writing for two TV series before he turned 18.
He received a BSc Economics from Royal Holloway, University of London, then studied under Academy Award-winning Cathy Schulman at UCLA, where he received an MFA in Producing. He interned at Gerber Pictures, Section Eight and Spyglass. He is mentored by Roger Birnbaum till this day.
He began his career at Skyfilm Studios in Budapest as VP Development, where he oversaw all scripted content.
Balazs directed numerous TV series in his native Hungary before going international. He also worked as a showrunner for Paprika Studios.
He wrote and directed half a dozen short films that travelled the festival circuit and his feature debut, The Man Who Was Thursday starring François Arnaud, Ana Ularu, Jordi Mollá, and Mark Ivanir premiered at the 70th Edinburgh Film Festival and is under SP Releasing.
Balazs ran Bull’s Eye Ltd., a production shingle founded by his father in 1990 and produced dozens of prime time shows for Hungary.
Balazs co-founded Spanish Wax, a shoebox production company that has done campaigns for the likes of Paulo Coelho, Sony and Coca Cola, while also producing content in the CEE markets. Balazs developed dozens of scripted series, mostly in the espionage/political thriller world for the likes of AMC, Apple, Netflix, RatPac and The Ink Factory.
Balazs enjoys spending time with his dogs: Edvin, Momo and Matyi. He’s an avid cigar aficionado and only wears crazy socks. He splits his time between Budapest, his farm in the Hungarian countryside and his adopted home in Tel Aviv. He holds Hungarian and Israeli citizenships and is a member of the International Quorum of Motion Picture Producers, the Hungarian Film Academy and the Hungarian Association of Directors. He’s fluent in English, German and Hungarian.
Zoltan is a businessman and climate crusader who thinks that making the world a better place can be profitable. He is dedicated to helping to create a more conscious society by inspiring citizens to make small changes that can make a lasting difference. Zoltan is a passionate proponent of sustainability and has dedicated great effort to fostering renewable energy solutions. He is a seasoned marketing and business development professional both as a corporate executive and as an entrepreneur. Zoltan is the co-owner of SunMoney Solar Group, which is running the world’s most extensive community solar power plant program since 2013. The group is also present in the recycling and blockchain sectors with innovative solutions.
He has a deep understanding of humanitarian issues and crisis management, gained from a decade he spent in disaster and war-torn areas. That’s when he started to work with international aid organizations to try to save small parts of the world. Later he upgraded his mission to save the whole planet. With his insights into growing markets, organizational design, and financing capabilities, Zoltan is continually invested towards working with solutions that can serve the needs of communities as a whole and uplift them.
Zoltan is a loud advocate of the fight against climate change: he has been promoting saving the planet through countless media interviews, conference speeches and keynotes. He regularly speaks at universities, elementary, and middle schools to get kids involved in climate-proofing the planet. Zoltan received international awards for his professional and environmentalist work as well.
The non-profit brand “We Are Endangered Species” started out from one of his most memorable appearances, which was at the International Quorum of Motion Picture Producers, where he was pushing the entertainment industry to make more content about the topic.
Zoltan believes that climate change is an opportunity to make the world better and also for companies and individuals to realize new revenue sources. He strongly believes that businesses as well as individuals need to be more mindful about the investments they make. Zoltan has dedicated his life towards initiatives that can become a part of people’s lifestyle and bring some good to the world even after they are gone. A devoted father, Zoltan hopes and works to create a better world for his son, Oliver, to grow up in. He regularly finishes his public speeches with the sentence: “Make no mistake, Planet Earth will survive; the only question is if it survives with or without us.” And he wants to make sure that we do.
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