The Female Film Club, the global network for women and non-binary filmmakers, is launching a branch in Bulgaria, Ffc Bulgaria, during a gala on Thursday at ⁠⁠CineLibri Intl. Film Festival in Sofia, Bulgaria.

The initiative allows Bulgarian filmmakers to connect with international filmmakers from the Ffc community. It offers access to learning resources, interviews with prominent filmmakers, and more. The new platform is curated by Krassimira Belev from First Draft and ⁠Martin I. Petrov of International Film Festival Glasgow, with the support of Nu Boyana Studios, which is offering one of the first 200 members of Ffc Bulgaria €50,000 worth of studio use and equipment to help them make their film.

The initiative was born after Ffc co-founder Liza van der Smissen attended a Variety curated panel at Cannes where she met Belev and Petrov.

Krassimira said: “Meeting Liza in Cannes felt like it was meant to be. I truly admire the work Ffc has done internationally,…