A forum discussing vertical shorts.
Friday, November 14, 2025
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Main Conference Room (room 11360)
Charles E. Young Research Library
For more than a hundred years, cinema has dominated popular culture and the public's imagination, however, over the past few years a new mode of filmmaking has emerged that is challenging television, film, and other traditional modes of visual entertainment. Vertical shorts are short episodic serial dramas produced specifically for consumption on cellphones. Last year revenue from vertical shorts surpassed that of feature films in China and many filmmakers are increasingly turning towards vertical shorts as their main creative platform. This forum will bring together leaders in the production of vertical shorts to discuss the aesthetics and economics of this new platform.
Featured speakers include: Celine Zen (producer), Leo Liu (producer), other speakers TBA.
Co-Sponsored by the UCLA East Asian Library.
Sponsor(s): Center for Chinese Studies