9:16 Studios: The Vertical Division of Hollywood Influence

Cinema is evolving.

New formats are emerging.
New audiences are shaping the future.
The way stories are experienced is changing.

Hollywood Influence was built for this shift.

As a Film Studio 3.0, Hollywood Influence develops original cinematic projects and global IPs designed for a new generation of viewers—combining creative ambition with a deep understanding of production realities.

Founded by Gaël Bonnel Sanchez, former Marketing Director of Nu Boyana Film Studios, part of Millennium Media’s production ecosystem of more than 400 feature films, Hollywood Influence operates at the intersection of cinematic storytelling and large-scale production.

At the core of this vision is 9:16 Studios—the vertical division of Hollywood Influence.

A dedicated unit exploring vertical storytelling as a cinematic format—not as content, but as cinema.

An approach first envisioned by Gaël Bonnel Sanchez more than a decade ago, now shaping the development of a new generation of projects.

Cinema. Reframed.

9:16 Studios is not simply adapting cinema to a new format—it is redefining it. A reframed approach that shifts the perspective from vision to viewer, where storytelling is no longer constrained by traditional screens but designed around how audiences naturally engage with content today. This evolution transforms not only the format, but the way stories are experienced, bringing cinema closer, more immersive, and inherently aligned with a new generation of viewers.

Above The End — The World’s First Vertical Blockbuster Ever Shot

As part of this vision, Above The End stands as the world’s first Hollywood-scale cinematic vertical film—pushing the boundaries of storytelling and production into a new dimension.

Hollywood Influence is not adapting to the future of cinema.

It is building it.