Film & Television vocabulary · Genres and Storytelling
Feature film
Meaning in film & television, with examples
/ˈfiːtʃə fɪlm/nounCore term
In film & television, feature film means: A full-length film made for cinema or streaming release, usually between about 80 minutes and three hours long.
In Turkish: uzun metrajlı film, sinema filmi
How it is used
Often just called a feature. Festivals have feature and short film sections, and filmmakers talk about their debut feature or first feature. For the Academy Awards a feature must run more than 40 minutes.
Example sentences
After three shorts, he is finally making his first feature film.
The festival selected twelve feature films for the national competition.
Common collocations
debut feature
first feature film
feature-length
feature documentary
animated feature
Related terms
short filmA film that is much shorter than a feature, usually from a few minutes to about half an hour long.
documentaryA non-fiction film or programme that presents real people, events or places, often to inform, investigate or tell a true story.
genreA category of films or TV shows that share a style, subject or set of conventions, such as comedy, horror, western or science fiction.
film festivalAn event where new films are shown to audiences, critics and industry professionals, often with competitions, awards and markets.
