Sundance Collab and TikTok joined forces to explore one of entertainment’s most exciting frontiers: the micro-series. Designed for vertical viewing in 60- to 120-second episodes, this evolving format demands bold character hooks, rapid-fire pacing, and compelling story arcs built directly for mobile screens.
The partnership offered three components:
- 100 writers were selected to participate in an intensive online course.
- 1,500+ creators worldwide expanded their toolkit via our free on-demand course.
- Hundreds of concepts entered our global open call and were evaluated by an industry jury comprised of: Boots Riley, Lena Waithe, Tanya Cohen, and Xian Li.
Below are the finalists from the Sundance Collab x TikTok Micro-Series Challenge.






