🎬 YOUR STORY COULD BE THE NEXT MICRODRAMA! Got a micro drama concept that deserves to be seen? This is your chance to pitch it and stand a chance to have your story brought to life for the vertical screen.📱🎥 The Soweto Film Market is calling on filmmakers, writers, storytellers and emerging creatives with bold, original ideas to enter the Microdrama Incubat: a development opportunity designed to help take the strongest stories from concept to screen. In partnership with Media Valley, Story Oasis, Writers Guild and Hektik App, we’re creating a pathway for promising African stories to be developed for the fast-growing world of microdrama, vertical storytelling and mobile-first content. Think: 🔥 Big stories in bite-sized episodes 📱 Stories made for the vertical screen ✍🏾 Strong characters, hooks and cliffhangers 🎬 From concept development to production 🌍 African stories built for today’s audiences Got the story? Now pitch it. If your concept has the potential to captivate audiences, this could be your opportunity to see it brought to life. 📢 OPEN CALL FOR FILMMAKERS & STORYTELLERS Submit your microdrama concept and take your shot at being part of the Microdrama Incubate. 📅 20 August 2026 - 4 September 2026 🔗 Apply via the link in our bio Your story. Your voice. Your screen. LEGACY IN MOTION. 🎬 #SowetoFilmMarket #Microdrama #MicroDramaIncubate #MicroDramaSouthAfrica #VerticalStorytelling - @sowetofilmmarket_sfm