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Inside Vertical Short Dramas

Short Drama Alliance with Maggie Han
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šŸŽ™ļø Go behind the scenes of the global vertical short drama boom.

Hosted by producer Maggie Han, founder of the Short Drama Alliance, this podcast explores the rise of vertical short dramas through interviews with creators, producers, and industry leaders worldwide.

Featuring conversations from the Short Drama Forum and the YouTube channel Short Drama Decode.

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In this interview, I speak with Shantanu Tungare, filmmaker, narrative strategist, and co-founder of Bulb Chamka Studios—an Indian production company that has completed more than 100 microdramas and developed an in-house AI production pipeline.

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What happens when an AI creator spends years building a YouTube channel—only to have it suddenly terminated? In this interview, Egyptian filmmaker, film critic, writer, and AI content creator Sherif Awad shares his concerns about the growing risks in... more

In this interview, filmmaker and The Pulp House founder Sampat Chari shares how he combines AI with vertical storytelling. After 15 years of working across film, television, web series and audio, he entered the microdrama space after seeing the forma... more

Can AI really transform the future of short dramas? In this episode, I speak with Sophia Xing, Founder of Plot Party, an AI platform built specifically for creating hybrid and fully AI-native micro dramas. Sophia shares how AI is changing production ... more

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Kai Pan
Head of Marketing Communications for Anamana
Anamana
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Jeshua Manu
Co-founder and producer at VertiPlay, New Zealand's first vertical drama production company
VertiPlay
Episode: 26Q2 | How New Zealand Is Entering the Global Short Drama Industry
Victor Potrel
Executive of External Strategy at TheSoul Group
TheSoul Group
Episode: 26Q2 | The Future of AI Short Drama: Social Media, AI & the Next Wave of Vertical Storytelling
Vicent Llopis
Executive Creative Director at Unshot
Unshot
Episode: 26Q2 | Before You Create AI Short Dramas, Learn Filmmaking First
Eric Hintz
Executive producer at Snow Story and head of creative content at MoviePix
Snow Story; MoviePix
Episode: 26Q2 | What Makes Vertical Dramas Work? Insights from an Executive Producer
Elizabeth Dell
Producer and consultant in Vertical Micro Series, former Head of Production at Inkitt, currently with Hoorae Media
Hoorae Media
Episode: 26Q2 | What Happens When Hollywood and a Romance App Meet Microdrama?
Buzz Leer
Host of the Vertical Buzz Podcast
Vertical Buzz Podcast
Episode: 26Q1 | 16:9 Was the Couch. 9:16 Is the Commute
Holmes Deng
Chinese filmmaker specializing in short drama; early adopter of IP-to-short-drama adaptations
Independent filmmaker / Short Drama Alliance collaborator
Episode: 26Q1 | Why Short Drama Is Built for Algorithms, Mobile & Social Sharing šŸŽ¬šŸ“±
Anne Chan
CEO of AR Asia Productions and ReelShort Asia Pacific exclusive representative
AR Asia Productions / ReelShort
Episode: 26Q1 | The Biggest Short Drama Apps Will Keep Getting Bigger šŸ“±

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Host of the show and founder of the Short Drama Alliance

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26Q2 | How New Zealand Is Entering the Global Short Drama Industry
Q: What does short drama mean in your view?
Short drama emphasizes privacy, intimacy, and convenience, designed for mobile viewing as a private, personal experience rather to be watched by groups, enabling curated, individual engagement.
26Q2 | How New Zealand Is Entering the Global Short Drama Industry
Q: How do you approach casting for vertical dramas?
Casting combines attitude and look, prioritizing performers who can deliver big, expressive performances suitable for theater-like storytelling, regardless of traditional film acting norms.
26Q2 | How New Zealand Is Entering the Global Short Drama Industry
Q: What advantages does New Zealand offer for short drama production?
NZ offers technical and storytelling advantages, including no unions or fringes, a local rebate program, diverse fantasy-ready locations, and a growing domestic ecosystem conducive to vertical formats.
26Q2 | How New Zealand Is Entering the Global Short Drama Industry
Q: Could you briefly introduce yourself and your role in short drama industry?
Jeshua Manu introduces himself as the co-founder and producer at VertiPlay, NZ's first vertical drama production company, and describes the goal to pioneer the vertical drama space and bring it to a broader audience.
26Q2 | The Future of AI Short Drama: Social Media, AI & the Next Wave of Vertical Storytelling
Q: Could you briefly introduce yourself and your role in micro drama industry?
I'm Victor Potrel, Executive of External Strategy at TheSoul Group, a digital media company involved in both production and distribution of our own brands and third-party content, with a focus on micro drama and serialized vertical formats.

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A-focused show examining the global surge of vertical short dramas through conversations with creators, producers, reviewers, and industry leaders. Episodes frequently explore audience preferences, platform dynamics, production value, monetization, and international localization, with notable attention to AI's role, ethics, and how data shapes storytelling. A standout pattern is bridging creative practice with business context—covering revenue models, platform strategies, and cross-market adaptations—making it useful for filmmakers, studios, platforms, and brands exploring vertical formats. The format often features practitioners who mentor, critique, or build ecosystems for talent, and it tends to emphasize professionalization, industry co... more

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