Alza microdrama festival sets New York lineup, including Denmark's Glaze
The Alza Festival, scheduled for 16 to 18 October in New York, has announced a programme of vertical series including literary adaptations, an Eric Roberts romantic comedy, a Tokyo-set anime and a Danish original.
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The Alza Festival, billed as the first microdrama festival in the United States, has announced its programme for 16 to 18 October 2026 in New York, Deadline reported on 23 September. The lineup includes Billionaires' Broken Vow, a romantic comedy from Former Prodigy Media starring Eric Roberts; vertical versions of Pride and Prejudice and Wuthering Heights; Moriarty Rising: A Sherlock Holmes Tale; The Count, from Gary and Edmund Entin; Mobking; the improvised comedy series 50 Worst Dates with TaTa Sherise; and ReelArc's psychological thriller Zero Point.
International entries include Glaze, which the organisers describe as Denmark's first original vertical fiction series, and Lola, a Tokyo-set anime from Morphic Studios. No venue had been announced. Pete Torres is the festival's founder and chief executive.
Companies Alza Festival, ReelArc, Morphic Studios, Former Prodigy Media