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Microdrama studio facilities scale up; new dedicated vertical production sets in Asia follow vertical viewing boom
Studio facilities across Asia have started allocating dedicated space for vertical video production and new sets are going up as the vertical video race intensifies. Encouraged by outsize growth and soaring financial projections, production facilities are clearly eager to accommodate microdramas’ tight budgets and tighter schedules with custom-created sets that bump right up to each other. In this every-minute-counts environment, insiders talk about one-stop shops that allow them to film, for example, scenes in a hospital, a supermarket and a baseball management office located mere steps away from each other. ▶ Read the full story here

International collaboration takes centre stage  @TIFFCOM; 22nd Tokyo show highlights animation, IP growth and global opportunities
The three-day Tokyo International Film Festival Content Market (TIFFCOM) opens in Tokyo on 29 November with a wide-ranging series of conversations covering everything from animation to global content development, along with a look into the future of Japanese IP in global adaptations with Filosophia founder/CEO Tetsu Fujimura (EP, “One Piece”). ▶ Read the full story here

Japanese trio unite on mega period series; TBS, U-Next, The Seven make giant promises for new show
Japanese commercial broadcaster Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS), streaming platform U-Next and “Alice in Borderland” producer The Seven have teamed up for the first time on a large-scale period action series written by Masaaki Sakai (“Cold Case” 2 & 3). The as-yet-unnamed global project will be directed by Kazutaka Watanabe (“Naotora: The Lady Warlord”). ▶ Read the full story here

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