How Does Feature-Length Work?

According to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the American Film Institute and the British Film Institute, a feature film runs for more than 40 minutes, while the Screen Actors Guild asserts that a feature's running time is 75 minutes or longer.

How long does a film have to be to be feature-length?

A modern feature is typically between 80 and 180 minutes long, but different groups have different minimum lengths to be considered a feature. The Screen Actors Guild definition sets the minimum length at 80 minutes, while AFI and BFI's definitions call any film longer than 40 minutes a feature.

Can a short film be 30 minutes?

According to most film festivals, any film that is less than 40 – 50 minutes in length is considered a short film, and according to traditional narrative storytelling, even a film that's 5 seconds long with a beginning, middle, and end can still count as a short film.