Italian Soul. Global Screen.
Drama
verticale,
all'italiana.
We produce, distribute and license
microdrama for the world's
most demanding screens.
The ecosystem
Three pillars.
One vision.
We develop and produce original microdrama IP rooted in Italian storytelling. Crafted for the 9:16 frame. Built to travel globally.
A curated distribution hub for Italian production partners — each with a branded channel, shared infrastructure, unified audience.
We acquire international formats for Italian production and sell Italian IP into global markets. Story architecture without borders.
The Italian way
The bottleneck
isn't production.
It's story
architecture.
Italy has produced the world's most enduring dramatic traditions — from commedia dell'arte to neorealism. We believe that heritage is not a handicap in the age of microdramas. It is a competitive advantage.
Dramma is the first Italian platform to apply the rigour of professional screenwriting and production to the vertical format — at speed, at scale, without sacrificing soul.
Where others mass-produce, we craft. Where others imitate the Chinese model, we invent the Italian one.
The format
Every beat
has to earn
attention.
The microdrama format is unforgiving. There is no padding, no slow burn, no wasted frame. Every episode opens in media res. Every scene ends on a cliffhanger. Every story is engineered for the thumb.
We bring Italian craft to this discipline — the close-up as an art form, the emotional subtext, the visual storytelling of decades of cinema culture.
Open calls
Your face.
Our
story.
Dramma is looking for actors and actresses for its original productions. Vertical microdrama is a new language — made of close-ups, reactions, silences that speak. We're looking for talents who can inhabit a smartphone frame with the same intensity as the big screen.
Female
Lead
Original Minidrama — Season 1
Young woman, 16–20. Beautiful presence, emotionally layered, able to hold together determination and vulnerability without one excluding the other. Neapolitan accent preferred. Must hold a close-up for 90 seconds without losing an ounce of presence.
Male
Lead
Original Minidrama — Season 1
Young man, 17–22. Quiet, controlled presence, able to communicate a lot with little. No shouted intensity needed — restrained intensity required. Neapolitan accent preferred.
Male
Co-Lead
Original Minidrama — Season 1
Young man, 18–25. Magnetic, warm, naturally charismatic. The audience must believe in him before they stop — no trace of obvious villain. Neapolitan accent preferred.
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Send a self-tape of up to 2 minutes and your photo book. No specific format experience required — we evaluate talent, not resumes.
Writers room
Writing for
the thumb.
Thinking for
the heart.
Vertical microdrama doesn't forgive lazy writing. 60 seconds, no introduction, a twist every thirty seconds. It's the most demanding narrative form in existence — and the most thrilling.
Dramma is looking for screenwriters with the courage to embrace this format, the discipline to master it, and the talent to make it Italian.
What we look for
Pure dramatic instinct
You can build tension in three lines. You can end a scene before it ends. You don't need to explain what the character feels.
Knowledge of popular genres
Romance, thriller, supernatural, revenge. You love these genres even if you wouldn't admit it at dinner with your MFA colleagues.
Speed without sloppiness
One episode per day is the format's rhythm. If you're chasing the solitary masterpiece, we're not your fit. If you're chasing artisan discipline, yes.
Italian voice, global reach
You know Italy well enough not to have to explain it. But you write stories a twenty-year-old in Seoul or São Paulo understands on the first frame.
No credentials needed
We don't care if you've written for RAI or never written anything. We care what you do with 90 seconds and a protagonist in crisis.