What is a Short Film?

A short film is normally considered to be a film that too short in runtime to be a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes or less, including all credits"

I think a short film is both similar and dissimilar to the traditional feature feature-length film. It has the ability to tell a story, yet it seems to be courageous with the ability to be more experimental. Perhaps due to the (normally) lower budget. However, sometimes a big producer is able to fund the film, increasing the budget widely and usually increase the quality.

As with any kind of film, there isn't really a limit to what can be done within a short film, other than the time limit. This makes them easily adjustable and open to new or different ideas.

-BW