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In just one year, London-based director Dan Löwenstein has established himself as the leading figure of vertical drama in the UK. With twenty series already produced for ReelShort, Joy Reels, and DramaBox, he has helped make the country a new hub for the format. His adaptation of Pride & Prejudice, released in spring 2025, marked a turning point and earned him critical acclaim. Löwenstein’s shoots are striking for their speed: up to 77 pages filmed in a single week, often wit

In Tokyo, vertical drama now has its own summit. The "Short Drama Summit JAPAN 2025 Summer," organized by LINE Yahoo!, brought together...

In the global microdrama ecosystem, a decisive step has just been taken. The DramaBox platform, already essential in Asia and...

The Quebec newspaper La Presse, a long-standing source of information in French-speaking Quebec, published an article on August 20, 2025,...

The format is moving from mobile apps to classrooms. Roy Hanney, a researcher and lecturer at Southampton Solent University, a UK-based...

ReelShort is a California-based company (Sunnyvale), launched in August 2022 by Crazy Maple Studio , a subsidiary backed by the Chinese...

We're in London, and a new generation of creators is taking on the Duanju format. Among them, Onset Octopus is emerging as a key player in this transition to mobile drama. Already more than 15 series produced. Founded by producer Ben Pengilly , the studio is churning out vertical dramas delivered to platforms like DramaBox and ReelShort. Its team is cosmopolitan, experienced, and built for the vertical format. Samantha has produced six series since 2024, including My Serial K

While traveling in Indonesia and South Korea, Gaëtan Bruel, president of the National Center for Cinema and the Moving Image (CNC) , the...

The My Drama platform, developed by the Ukrainian company Holywater, has just won a Gold Award at the Muse Creative Awards 2025 , in the...

On May 7, 2025, Netflix officially announced the launch of a vertical feed of short clips on its iOS and Android mobile apps. Presented...

Since February 2025, the Chinese state has imposed a strict regulatory framework on duanju , these vertical micro-series that have become...

In january 2024, a name appeared in the columns of the French media: ReelShort. This application, already massively used in the United...

Long confined to Chinese platforms, duanju are now appearing on screens around the world. Their international distribution relies on a...