GoKawiilAlza, NYC's first microdrama festival, debuts with mixed audience turnout
Alza, founded by former Tribeca Festival COO Pete Torres, ran October 16-18 in New York as the city's first festival dedicated to vertical-format microdramas, featuring film premieres and industry panels. Attendance at screenings was modest, drawing largely middle-aged women, even as platforms like Instagram, Vurt, and major streamers experiment with vertical video features for TV.