A short film is any movie not sufficiently long to be viewed as an element film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences characterizes a short film as “a unique movie that has a running time of 40 minutes or less, incorporating all credits”.

In the United States, short films were by and large named short subjects from the 1920s into the 1970s when restricted to two 35mm reels or less, and featurettes for a film of three or four reels. “Short” was a contraction for either term.

The undeniably uncommon industry term “short subject” conveys a greater amount of a supposition that the film is appeared as a feature of an introduction alongside an element film. Short films are frequently screened at neighborhood, national, or universal film celebrations and made by free filmmakers with either a low spending plan or no financial limit by any means.

They are generally financed by film gifts, not-for-profit associations, support, or individual assets. Short films are commonly utilized for industry experience and as a stage to feature ability to verify financing for future tasks from private speculators, a creation organization, or film studios.