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Level Up Covers the Vertical Drama Boom at the 2026 Hollywood Movie Awards Panel

At the 2026 Hollywood Movie Awards, a standout panel explored how vertical dramas are rapidly reshaping production models, casting practices, and long-term career pathways for actors across film and new media. Panelists emphasized that this format represents a structural evolution of the studio system, driven by real-time audience data, global market growth, and a scroll-first viewing culture competing directly with social media. The discussion highlighted vertical storytelli

Feb 9

SPALA’s Comedy Plays Light Up Hollywood Under Walid Chaya’s Direction to Support the California Fire Foundation March 2025

Last Saturday, El Centro Theatre in Hollywood buzzed with energy as Studio For Performing Arts LA presented two uproarious one-act...

Nov 5, 2024

From 'Crazy Rich Asians' to 'The Barent Trap': Level Up Magazine Discusses New Film by Walid Chaya

"Walid Chaya has added one more gem to his unending streak of genius work with his new project, “The Barent Trap.” -Level Up Magazine

Apr 2, 2023