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In a conversation led by journalist Blessing Azugama, Nigerian filmmaker Ebuka Njọkụ, known for his feature film Yahoo+  , offers a precise look at an African audiovisual landscape in transition. He explains how mobile habits, Nigeria’s creative energy and the rise of a new generation of filmmakers are paving the way for a truly pan-African Duanju ecosystem. Ebuka points out that vertical storytelling is already part of everyday life across Africa: comedy sketches, short TikT

In Hollywood, a new platform aims to turn micro-dramas into a mainstream business. GammaTime has just raised $14 million to produce very short series, filmed in vertical format and designed exclusively for smartphones. The idea is to take the formula of Chinese duanju and adapt it for Western audiences, with one- to two-minute episodes meant to be binge-watched. Behind GammaTime is Bill Block, former head of Miramax, who produced numerous independent films in the United State

In 2016, in Prague, when TikTok didn't yet exist and vertical was still seen as a framing error, Krystof Safer created Vertifilms, a festival entirely dedicated to films shot in 9:16. Interview with Krystof Safer, founder of the Vertifilms festival, conducted by Wenwen Han. For him, a vertical film is first and foremost a work conceived for a smartphone held vertically, without abandoning the conventions of classic cinema. The films selected for Vertifilms are shot with a rea