About the Project
CIRCLE is an international training program and safe space for women and gender-expansive filmmakers. Its flagship year-round initiative, CIRCLE Doc Accelerator, supports directors and producers in developing documentary projects, strengthening global positioning, advancing professional skills, and shaping long-term career strategies.
This core program is complemented by CIRCLE Fiction Orbit, launched in 2023 as a retreat for mid-career creative teams developing their second to fourth narrative features. The program focuses on project development, production strategies, and navigating collaboration within existing film industry power structures.
From 2026, CIRCLE Expanded Orbit will offer a new workshop for filmmakers, artists, and co-creative teams working with emergent media forms — including XR, MR, VR, AR, AI, and games — to creatively and critically explore gender in interactive, immersive, and synthetic environments.
Over the past eight years, CIRCLE has supported more than 115 filmmakers from 50 countries, and has had the privilege of witnessing their artistic growth and international success.