Short Series Spotlight

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The Drama International Short Film Festival's new BAFTA-qualifying status gives selected British shorts and co-productions a direct route to...

Platform Premieres

• 🔥 Los Hilos del Miedo: Sony Pictures sets the eight-part short-form thriller Los Hilos del Miedo, adapted from viral X...

Sticky Notes is a 7:10 thriller short made entirely in the iPhone Notes app with synthesized voice-over. Director Trim Lamba delivers a low-budget...

• New partnerships with FilmVault and Dehancer expand the monthly Best Short prize.
• Winners receive a professional DCP package plus one-year...

Shorts Movie Theater opens in Bushwick as the first cinema dedicated exclusively to short films, with a 40-seat venue curating the best new and...

CAPE and Janet Yang Productions awarded $25,000 grants to four Asian Pacific filmmakers for their shorts, with Auli‘i Cravalho among the jurors and a...

Microdrama is growing up and going male, signaling expansion beyond its traditional audience.

Experienced media leaders Alon Shtruzman and Scott Einbinder have launched New Short Media, a standalone LA-based studio backed by investor...

Sony Pictures International Productions launches its first short-form series, the eight-part psychological thriller Los Hilos del Miedo, on Prime...

Microdramas are reshaping US entertainment with their addictive cliffhanger format, as Hollywood adapts the Chinese duanju model for local...

• Pricing gap stands out: One report lists $20 weekly while actual app shows $158
• Testing upper limits: ByteDance explores high-ARPU US market...

Alon Shtruzman and Scott Einbinder have launched New Short Media, a standalone vertical storytelling studio backed by investors to capitalize on...

Two recent Chinese productions highlight the shift toward formalized workflows in micro dramas.

• Lucky Sweet Wife with Boy-girl Twins used early...

New Productions

• 🔥 New Short Media Launch: Alon Shtruzman and Scott Einbinder launched New Short Media, a studio for micro-storytelling with...

Two key developments highlight micro-drama infrastructure growth and mainstream momentum.

• New studio launch: Producers Alon Shtruzman and Scott...

Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival opens calls for its 49th edition, running January 29 to February 6, 2027 in France. Submissions...

Indie filmmakers have until August 17 to enter the third annual Dove Block Project Short Film Festival in Geneva, NY, with screenings across four...

Paramount+ is rolling out a "free front porch" tier offering select movies and shows to unregistered users via a free account, starting with its...

AI-driven short dramas now occupy 12 of the top 50 US entertainment apps, drawing over 250 million global monthly users and a 70% female...