short film
Also known as short movie, short, minor motion picture, short feature film, short subject film, film short
any film not long enough to be considered a feature film
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A short film is any movie that's shorter in length than a feature film. Short films matter because they allow filmmakers to experiment with storytelling in a more condensed format and give audiences quick, complete narratives to enjoy.
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Salah Zulfikar (left) and Geraldine Chaplin in Nefertiti y Aquenatos (1973), a film with a 30-minute running time
A short film is a film with a low running time. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of not more than 40 minutes including all credits". Other film organizations may use different definitions, however; the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, for example, currently defines a short film as 45 minutes or less in the case of documentaries, and 59 minutes or less in the case of scripted narrative films.