NATPE Budapest International Spotlight: Calinos Entertainment

Female viewers will be able to relate to the leading character in Woman, one of Calinos Entertainment’s highlights for the market.

“If they are not like the main character Bahar, they know a woman like her,” says Asli Serim Guliyev, the company’s international sales director. “It is a very good example of a strong woman who is raising her children by herself despite all of the challenges she faces.”

Calinos is also promoting Our Story, which features Feriha alum Hazal Kaya. “Hazal Kaya’s fans have been using social media to reach [out] to channel acquisition managers asking them to acquire Our Story in their respective countries,” says Serim Guliyev.

Forbidden Fruit, meanwhile, “has everything that could be expected from a series,” she notes, including a fast-paced, engaging storyline, luxurious lifestyles and attractive characters.