France's Vertival competition sets finalist announcement for 15 November
Submissions for the first French competition for vertical series closed on 16 October. The awards evening is on 27 November.
What this basis means: Disclosed by the company about itself, and not independently confirmed.
Vertival, which presents itself as France's first competition for vertical series, closed submissions at 01:00 on 16 October 2026. Entries are mini-series of three episodes in 9:16 format, and submissions were open from 15 September.
According to the competition's website, 20 series will be named finalists on 15 November. A public vote runs until 25 November, and the awards evening and jury announcement follow on 27 November. The director Lisa Azuelos is president of the jury, whose members include Thomas Dubois of Amazon MGM Studios France.
The trade outlet Satellifacts reported on 21 October that Barjac Production, a Studio TF1 subsidiary, has two vertical dramas entered.
Companies Vertival, Studio TF1, Barjac Production