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short subject

noun

Definition of short subject

as in animated cartoon

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Recent Examples of short subject The film was nominated in the best short subject category, but lost to Snow Bear. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 23 Feb. 2026 The festival begins Friday and continues through Saturday with more than a dozen film selections, both full features and short subjects. — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026 Full Frame is a qualifying festival for the Academy Award documentary film short subject. — Addie Morfoot, Variety, 11 Mar. 2025 Movies were paired with overtures and intermissions rather than short subjects or promotional trailers. — Cory Stillman, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for short subject

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Noun

Bruce Davis spent more than two decades as the motion picture academy’s chief executive.

— Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Netflix’s decision to lift the veil on box office is a way of ingratiating itself with exhibition and the motion picture talent community.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of motion picture

Noun

Musique concrète is often referred to as a moving picture for the ear, a description that feels especially pertinent given Rossetto’s longstanding interest in theater and performance.

— Levi Dayan, Pitchfork, 9 June 2026
Or take in a moving picture show at whatever cinema may still exist in your part of the world.

— Ed Silverman, STAT, 15 May 2026

Definition of moving picture

Noun

Factory floor gets smarter One of the main features planned for BIC North is ASML’s new flow factory, a manufacturing model designed for its TWINSCAN lithography systems.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
When the device is closed, a smaller exterior screen on the front cover provides quick access to key apps and features.

— Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of feature

Noun

Willock, meanwhile, has an alternative profile to any of the midfielders Newcastle have and, with no out-and-out No 10 necessarily present, he was deemed an asset, at least in the short-to-medium term.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
His directorial debut, a short called Invention 13, will premiere on September 26 at Beyond Fest in Los Angeles.

— Alex Suskind, Pitchfork, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of short

Noun

Giannis Antetokounmpo, for example, rolled out Improbable Media in 2024 with a feature-length documentary about his life story.

— Justin Birnbaum, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
Dumont worked with a cast of non-professional young actors and adopted a documentary-like approach to the film, which was shot against the red cliffs and blue waters of the Mediterranean.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of documentary

Noun

And as a cartoon, its job is not just to tell you a story, but to give you something fresh to look at, something to set itself apart while offering easy access to its world and people.

— Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The first sixteen pages of last year’s annual report consisted of a cartoon about a globe-trotting Pegasus.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of cartoon

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