DeadlineMay 27

Tribeca & TikTok Vets Launch America’s First Microdrama Festival
#Festivals #News #Microdrama #Tiktok #Tribeca #Verticalvideo

https://deadline.com/2026/05/microdrama-alza-festival-launch-new-york-tiktok-tribeca-1236921028/

Tribeca & TikTok Vets Launch America’s First Microdrama Festival

A microdrama Alza Festival has been launched in New York by TikTok and Tribeca Vets Pete Torres and Rita Vinnik.

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DeadlineMay 21

Catchplay Makes Vertical Drama Move In Partnership with Korea’s SLL Joongang, CJ ENM & Others
#News #Catchplay #Microdrama #ScreenworksAsia

https://deadline.com/2026/05/microdrama-catchplay-screenworks-asia-sll-joongang-cj-enm-1236916841/

Catchplay Makes Vertical Drama Move In Partnership with Korea’s SLL Joongang, CJ ENM & Others 

Taiwanese streamer Catchplay and production outfit Screenworks Asia are making a big push into microdrama in partnership with several Korean players. 

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DeadlineMay 19

Bosses At Microdrama Behemoth Holywater On Their Love For Walt Disney’s 1957 Flow Chart & How Vertical Video Can Move Beyond Schlock: “People Used To Say YouTube Was Just A Platform For Cat Videos”
#News #DeadlineDisruptors #Disruptors #Holywater #Microdrama #Ukraine #Verticalvideo #YouTube

https://deadline.com/2026/05/microdrama-holywater-chiefs-on-investment-walt-disney-1236915433/

Bosses At Microdrama Behemoth Holywater On Their Love For Walt Disney’s 1957 Flow Chart & How Vertical Video Can Move Beyond Schlock: “People Used To Say YouTube Was Just A Platform For Cat Videos”

Bosses at microdrama company Holywater have talked their investment round, YouTube, Netflix and why vertical video is not just schlocky.

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VarietyMay 16

Patricio Valladares Fuses Analog and Interactive in New FMV Horror Video Game (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Festivals #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #BarryKeating #CannesFilmFestival #Microdrama #Netflix #PatricioValladares

https://variety.com/2026/digital/festivals/patricio-valladares-interactive-fmv-horror-video-game-1236750630/

Patricio Valladares Developing Interactive FMV Horror Video Game

Chilean filmmaker Patricio Valladares is making his debut in the video game space with an untitled FMV horror title.

Variety
DeadlineMay 12

European Microdrama House Black Forest Studios Hits Cannes With Psychological Horror ‘Path Of The Lost’
#Festivals #News #BlackForestStudios #Cannes #CannesFilmFestival #Microdrama #PathoftheLost #Verticalvideo

https://deadline.com/2026/05/path-of-the-lost-black-forest-studios-microdrama-cannes-1236899321/

European Microdrama House Black Forest Studios Hits Cannes With Psychological Horror ‘Path Of The Lost’

Germany's Black Forest Studio is hitting the Croisette this week with a psychological horror microdrama, 'Path of the Lost.'

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DeadlineMay 6

TV & Tech Veterans Form Vertical Video Maker RoseBerry Media With Deals In Place To Repurpose Distributor Library Content
#Executives #News #AEGlobalMedia #AbotHameiri #All3MediaInternational #BanijayRights #CineflixRights #Fremantle #GuyHameiri #Microdrama #RoseBerryMedia #Verticalvideo

https://deadline.com/2026/05/vertical-video-roseberry-media-launch-tv-distributor-deals-1236881381/

TV & Tech Veterans Form Vertical Video Maker RoseBerry Media With Deals In Place To Repurpose Distributor Library Content

Vertical video firm RoseBerry Media is launching today with deals in place to repurpose shows from A+E, All3Media, Banijay, Cineflix and Fremantle.

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The Hollywood ReporterApr 30

Taye Diggs Joins Microdrama Gold Rush With Verticals App Microhouse Films
#TV #TVNews #Lifetime #Microdrama #TayeDiggs

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/taye-diggs-microdrama-app-microhouse-films-1236580920/

Taye Diggs Joins Microdrama Gold Rush With Verticals App Microhouse Films

The mobile-first storytelling platform aims to bring Hollywood know-how to creators of the low budget, soapy dramas.

The Hollywood Reporter
DeadlineApr 7

Musical Microdrama ‘Playback’ Unveils Trailer For Series Starring ‘America’s Next Top Model’ Winner Sophie Sumner & Viral Comedian Hannah Stocking
#News #Trailers #AmericasNextTopModel #HannahStocking #Holywater #Microdrama #Playback #SophieSumner #Trailers

https://deadline.com/2026/04/playback-trailer-musical-microdrama-hannah-stocking-1236783304/

Musical Microdrama ‘Playback’ Unveils Trailer For Series Starring ‘America’s Next Top Model’ Winner Sophie Sumner & Viral Comedian Hannah Stocking

A 'Playback' trailer has been unveiled for the musical microdrama starring Hannah Stocking, Sophie Sumner and Amber Laird.

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DeadlineApr 2

Netflix Reality Star Park Min-Kyu Makes Vertical Drama Debut With FlareFlow’s ‘One Year Love’
#Casting #News #COLGroupInternational #Flareflow #Microdrama #OneYearLove #ParkMinKyu #Single039sInferno #Verticalvideo

https://deadline.com/2026/04/park-min-kyu-vertical-video-debut-one-year-love-flareflow-1236770651/

Netflix Reality Star Park Min-Kyu Makes Vertical Drama Debut With FlareFlow’s ‘One Year Love’

Park Min-Kyu, star of Netflix reality show 'Single's Inferno,' is making his acting debut in FlareFlow microdrama One Year Love.

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DeadlineApr 2

Onset Octopus Claims UK Vertical Video First With ‘Cowboy Before Dark’ Drama Business Model
#News #CowboyBeforeDark #Microdrama #OnsetOctopus #Verticalvideo

https://deadline.com/2026/04/onset-octopus-uk-vertical-video-series-cowboy-before-dark-1236770671/

Onset Octopus Claims UK Vertical Video First With ‘Cowboy Before Dark’ Drama Business Model

UK microdrama maker Onset Octopus claims to the first British producer to independently finance and make a vertical video series for distribution.

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