The 2026 China-ASEAN Mini-drama Competition is launched.

　　Lu Zhengning, the deputy director of the Radio and Television Bureau of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, introduced that the micro-short drama competition is themed "AI Short Dramas: Co-creation and Sharing". The competition categories are divided into three types: live-action micro-short dramas, AI micro-short dramas, and micro-short drama scripts. Competition units such as "Jointly Build and Achieve Win - win Cooperation" are set up, and high-quality micro-short drama works and original scripts are widely solicited from China and ASEAN countries. The work of soliciting works will last from April to July, and the review will be carried out from August to September. At the opening ceremony and gala of the 8th China - ASEAN Audio - Visual Week to be held in Guangxi in October, the results of the competition will be announced and support funds will be distributed.

　　Relying on the vigorously developing industrial foundation, it is the right time to hold this micro-short drama competition. The "Research Report on the Development of China's Online Audio - Visual Industry (2026)" shows that micro-short dramas are the online audio - visual application with the fastest year - on - year growth in users' daily usage time, and are also the main force in China's audio - visual going global.

　　"ASEAN is one of the core markets for Chinese micro-short dramas to go global." Lu Zhengning said in an interview that Chinese - produced micro-short dramas have received a good response when broadcast in ASEAN. Institutions in countries such as Thailand and Malaysia have actively sought to co - produce micro-short dramas. This competition supports diverse creative forms such as co - production and mutual production of local - characteristic themes, is committed to the cultural exchange and the development of the audio - visual industry between China and ASEAN, and actively builds a new high - ground for the industrial cooperation of micro-short dramas between China and ASEAN.

(Source: China News Service)