Balint Bardi is a freelance video journalist,  videographer, local producer and fixer who has been covering Hungary and the broader Central-Eastern Europe since 2015. He documented the refugee crisis during 2015-2016 and has reported on Eastern European and EU politics, as well as the impacts of Russia's war in Ukraine, for major outlets including CNN, NBC, Vice, The New York Times, and the BBC.

While his primary focus is on videography and local production, Balint also has experience in fact-checking, NGO campaigns, and photography. He is based in Budapest, Hungary, where he grew up. A native Hungarian, Balint speaks fluent English.