Even if you were a local, you'd have to be "in the network" so to speak. Then you could push a meme project with some buzzwords that align with their political views and you would be allowed to dip in. Additionally, the EU is maliciously anti-wealth, even if you fund it yourself, they will actively cripple you with nonsensical regulations and taxes to make sure your company does not take off.
Both Adobe Premiere and Adobe After Effects are buggy, unreasonably slow and very, VERY quirky pieces of software. I switched to Davinci Resolve a few years ago and my work output skyrocketed almost overnight, but while the performance it offers is something adobe engineers can only dream of, it still lacks certain features some pros need, so they remain trapped in the adobe/avid gulags.