CultureNew York’s first microdrama film festival looks for its audience

Alza, New York City’s first microdrama film festival, ran October 16–18 with microdrama and film premieres plus industry panels. Founded by former Tribeca Festival COO Pete Torres, it showcased stories made for vertical screens, while filmmakers expressed confidence that audiences would watch them even on horizontal TVs.

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