Ovidiu Balint
Curriculum vitae
(journalism and cultural manager)
Name: Balint
First name: Ovidiu
Ocupations: journalist, cultural project manager, owner of a cultural asociation
Date of birth: 12.10.1967
Studyes: universitary (Universitatea „Aurel Vlaicu” Arad)
Promotion 1995
Masters, management and marketing in mass-media
Languages: romanian (full profesional), english (profesional), french, italian
Profesional debut:
-literature debut: cultural revue „Co-incidence”, Aix-en-Provence, France 1990
-journalist debut: hebdomadar „Litera de tipar”, Arad, 1990
-editorial debut: poems „Carte de colorat poeme”, Mirador, 1997
Profesional experience:
1991-1992: reporter, hebdomadar „Opinia”, Arad
1992-1994: reporter, daily newspaper „Timişoara”, Timişoara
1994-1999: technical director, Arad Theater
1994-1996: founder, news chief-editor, „Intersat” Television, Arad
1997: chief editor Arad Television
1997-2000: founder, shareholder, deputy chief editor, daily newspaper „Observator arădean”
2000-2010: general manager of The House of Culture of Arad Municipality
2003-present: manager (founder) Underground Theater Festival
Owner of Trade Mark „Underground Theater Festival”
2000-2002: deputy chief editor, chief editor, daily newspaper „Agenda zilei de Arad”
2002-2010: founder, manager of: Port Arthur Rock Festival Arad, Folk Music Festival Arad, Arad Biennal exhibition, Literature Festival Arad etc.
2003-2009: manager of cultural project for participation of Avignon Theater Festival for more than 400 artist, from 11 towns from Romania, France and Hungary
2002-2009: founder, manager, cultural monthly „Avancronica”, Arad
2008-present: publicist, hebdomadar „Flacăra roşie”, Arad
Publicist, www.specialarad.ro ,www.undergroundfestival.eu
2015: freelancer, owner of www.ovidiubalint.ro, and www.ovidiubalint.wix.com
2010-present: owner artistic support firm, cultural manager and publicity counselor
2013-present: president Cultural Asociation „Underground Festival”
2015: project manager, president of Cultural Center in Orthodox Sinagoge in Arad
Author: Arad, my love, talking with Milos Cristea,
A dream became a tradition, in romanian and hungarian, co-author Lajos Notaros
Colaborations:
-România liberă (1992-1994)
-Arca (sporadic)
-Evenimentul zilei (sporadic)
-TVR Timişoara (sporadic)
Partenerships: Minister of Culture from Romania, Minister of Culture from Hungary, Minister of Culture from France, Polish Cultural Institute, Czech Cultural Center, Organization Intergouvernamental de la Francophonie, USA Embassy, Japan Embassy, Ghoethe Institute etc.
Antologies:
-Ponton, antology, romanian-hungarian, 2005
Principal coordinator:
-Arad Monography in images, 2003, 2005, 2008
-New Textes in Old Theater (drama workshop, 3 editions)-2007-2009
-The charm of Arad-2010
Awards:
-Writers Union from Romania-1997
-Romanian Gendarmerie-1998, for the promotion of the national institution image
-Avignon Theater Festival-2008, The best performance in Avignon OFF „Coup de presse” (project manager)
About me:
Florian Lungu, Alex Revenco, Alice Georgescu, Iulia Popovici, Florin Bănescu, Vasile Dan, Voicu Rădescu and others
