The Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM), the Busan International Film Festival‘s (BIFF) official market, has finalized its 2026 lineup. InnoAsia, drawing 44 organizations and companies into 11 programs, leads with a deep push into generative AI and emerging media formats. ACFM has teamed with Kling AI for “New Cinematic Possibilities: Reimagining Filmmaking with Kling
COL Group, Virtue Asia and V47 Entertainment have unveiled Inside Microdramas, billed as the first upfront event built around microdramas and the broader vertical entertainment business. The event will take place in Singapore on Oct. 27. The initiative is expected to draw senior executives from entertainment, advertising, tech, platforms and consumer brands. Inside Microdramas draws
Indonesian streaming platform Vidio has partnered with ReelShort, the microdrama platform owned by Crazy Maple Studio, marking ReelShort’s first entry into the Indonesian market. Hundreds of ReelShort titles will become available on Vidio starting Sept. 1. The content will stream through a dedicated Short Drama tab, accessible to subscribers on Vidio’s TV Extra, Platinum, Platinum
There’s no doubt that 2026 will go down as a milestone year for the growth in popularity of vertical media content in the U.S. The sector is booming but still incredibly diffuse. That will change as microdramas and other formats proliferate and generate more advertising, subscription and in-app purchase revenue. Those are among the conclusions
India’s Epic Studios has partnered with Rusk Media Private Limited (RMPL) to produce 50 original vertical drama series, aiming to build the country’s largest library of owned vertical-drama intellectual property. The slate will span genres including mythology, drama, mystery, thriller and romance. The series will premiere on Alright! TV, Rusk Media’s platform for original vertical-drama
Microdramas are so trendy today that almost every type of company in the attention economy space – whether dedicated microdrama apps, social media giants (TikTok and Instagram), or streaming services (Peacock, Amazon Prime and India’s JioHotstar) – is creating a product to take advantage of the opportunity. Character.AI, which allows people to chat with personalized
