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🎬 Female-led production company
📍 Sofia | LA
💡 Vision-driven. Story-first.
🎥 Built for collaborators & creatives

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And the winner is…… 🔥🔥🔥🔥

What an evening to announce the winner of the FFC Global Short Film Fund powered by @krassimirabelev and @firstdraft_production and sponsored by IMGN
Congratulations Cass Virdee @cassvirdee with Corner Shop

She will receive a prize package of €33.000 which includes €10.000 cash, €15.000 post production from @disauthority and €8.000 virtual production from @mo_syslab among a year of FFC support.

We got to celebrate the future of film together with the makers of the shortlisted projects and industry leaders.

The performance from @abiflynnworld was just like in Cannes absolutely incredible 🤩, and we got to enjoy the drinks from @palmaraespirit and @franklinandsons

We were lucky enough that for the 3rd year in a row we were hosted by @jang.london in the historical Royal Exchange which always brings all the vibes (&sushi!!)

And @somyofficial_ for dressing Abi.

You will read more about it through our official press partner @termsandco magazine who we are so excited to have collaborated with!

Basically an evening we will never forget!! Thank you to everyone who joined and made this evening so special!!

Here’s to the future of film!!! 🍿

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👉🏻 Гледахте ли вече “Терапията” по HBO Max?

#thetherapy #hbomax #hbomaxfilm #drama #bulgarianfilm

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👉🏻 От днес можете да гледате “Терапията” в платформата HBO Max 🎬

#thetherapy #hbomax #hbomaxbg #bulgarianfilm

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Hi and welcome to my page! If we haven’t met, I’m Krassimira Belev but people from my past also know me as Mira Koteva.

I also tried a stage name, Nina, about ten years ago. Needless to say, it didn’t stick. I have also accidentally been called Charisma and Krashimaira.

Anyway… you can call me Krassy. My name actually means “make the world beautiful”, so even though people rarely know how to pronounce it, I’ve come to love it.

I’m from Bulgaria but also have Russian and Ukrainian heritage.

I spent most of my adult life living in the UK and US, so I have managed to morph myself into a peculiar creature who somehow fits in all these places.

Having said that, my search for “something that’s missing” is always ongoing.

My first acting classes were when I was 16 and I quickly ditched my dream of becoming a lawyer with a house with a pool for becoming an actress with a house with a pool (pool still pending).

I love acting but I am also a storyteller. Human behaviour is fascinating to me and creating characters is one of my favourite things, but immersing myself in a whole world which depends only on my imagination is something I can’t get enough of.

So now I am a multi-hyphenate: actor, writer, producer. Though truth be told, if acting had worked out at 16, I probably would have stuck to “actress”.

I was an excellent student and very good at following directions, so naturally I was the perfect type to wait for permission. I only decided I didn’t need one six years ago, when I wrote and produced my first short, “Undo”.

The film was shot in four days and the budget was less than $2K. Yes, I know what that sounds like. Somehow it ended up in more than 50 international festivals, including the Oscar-qualifying IN THE PALACE.

Best thing though: on this set I met my husband, father of my daughter and partner in our production company, @firstdraft_production

Together we produced our first feature, “The Therapy”, which I also wrote and starred in. Since then, we’ve continued making our own work while also helping other filmmakers bring theirs to life as executive producers.

In 2025, together with @femalefilmclub and @iffglasgow , we established FFC Bulgari

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Final Call!

Make sure you’ve applied & submitted your application before 5th September to enter the Global FFC Short Film Fund, you’d feel soooo good after!

Applications close 5 September.

Powered by @krassimirabelev and @firstdraft_production,
sponsored by IMGN, @ozvidal, @femalefilmclub

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It’s kinda chic to win 33 000 € for your next short film!

Applications close on 5 September! Don’t wait till the last minute to apply ✨

The winning filmmaker receives a package worth 33 000 €, which includes
✅ 10 000 € production grant from @firstdraft_production
✅ 15 000 € post-production value from @disauthority
✅ 8 000 € virtual post-production support from @mo_syslab

But that’s not all!

Every applicant gets a free account on IMGN.AI worth £800 and 3 months free membership in Female Film Club.

Follow the link in my story to apply ✨

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Time is running out to submit your application.

GLOBAL FFC SHORT FILM FUND 🎬

Presented by Female Film Club | Brought to you by @krassimirabelev & @firstdraft_production

Supporting women & non binary filmmakers worldwide.

This is your chance to bring your short film to life with funding and industry support.

✨ €10,000 Production Grant

✨ €15,000 post production support from @disauthority

✨ €8,000 Virtual Production Support from @mo_syslab

Every applicant also receives a complimentary IMGN account with powerful production planning tools.

⏳ Applications close soon. If you've been thinking about applying, now is the time. Don't let this opportunity pass you by.

Comment "FUND" below and we'll send you everything you need to apply. 💛

Applications close 5 September.

Powered by @krassimirabelev and @firstdraft_production,
sponsored by IMGN, @ozvidal, @femalefilmclub

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What an honour to host our Cannes event with @variety @denparkinson @iffglasgow @dialformartin @krassimirabelev @firstdraft_production.

Variety has always supported us with our releases and we are so grateful to @namanramachandran for covering the release of the Global FFC Short Film Fund

Thank you thank you!! None of this would be possible without our partners and supporters, it’s a huge team effort❤️

Applications close 5 September.

Powered by @krassimirabelev and @firstdraft_production,
sponsored by IMGN, @ozvidal, @femalefilmclub

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Introducing innovative creative development platform IMGN:

Through IMGN you can schedule your films in minutes instead of days, organise your shooting days in an easy way, make call sheets, summaries, character avatars and more!

IMGN helped bring our FFC Global Short Film Fund to life. It will save you days of work that you can spend creating rather than organising 🤩

Applications close 5 September.

Powered by @krassimirabelev and @firstdraft_production,
sponsored by IMGN, @ozvidal, @femalefilmclub

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You wished for more opportunities, so don’t block yourself by thinking;

-‘but others deserve it more’
-‘but I’m not good enough’
-‘I’m not ready yet’
-‘maybe next time’
-‘I’m sure no one will care about my story’

If the winners of all our previous film funds thought that they weren’t thinking now of their 2nd film, they’d still be trying to fund their 1st 👀

💕Comment ‘fund’ to get the details x

Applications close on 5 September.

Powered by @krassimirabelev and @firstdraft_production,
sponsored by IMGN, @ozvidal, @femalefilmclub

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Did you know more than 80% of people don’t actually apply because they think; it’ll probably won’t be me anyway!

What would happen if this summer you won’t let that voice stop you?

& you send an extra email, chase that person, show up a bit more, make yourself visible, and apply to the fund?

What would your life look like in a year if you show up like that 👀

We see women gate keeping their own success on a weekly basis, don’t let it be you! ❤️

If you don’t have the details yet, comment ‘fund’ to apply for the €33.000 short film fund package

Applications close 5 September. Powered by @krassimirabelev and @firstdraft_production,
sponsored by IMGN, @ozvidal, @femalefilmclub

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We know it’s been on your mind🫣 time to press go and do it!

Seriously, why not you? ❤️

This fund is powered by @krassimirabelev and @firstdraft_production
Made possible by IMGN

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