A one-minute film is a
micro movie
A micro movie is a type of microcinema which refers to a short/micro film of any genre.
Micro movies originated in Hong Kong in 2010. Karen Mok (Hong Kong based singer/actress) and Adam Duke starred in " Cadillac," which is regarded as the first m ...
that lasts exactly 60 seconds. Although it belongs to the
microcinema The term "microcinema" can have two meanings. It can describe low-budget or amateur films shot mostly on digital video, edited on a computer, and then distributed via videotape, disc or over the Internet. Or it can describe a mode of low-budget exhi ...
constellation, it is distinct for being precisely timed. There are film festivals dedicated to it.
The one-minute film implies a creative challenge due to its brevity, which demands an exercise of synthesis when writing the script. It is appreciated by filmmakers and film schools as a tool to deepen cinematic understanding and a way to acquire, with its realization, new levels of craftsmanship.
The appearance of one-minute films can be traced back to the birth of cinema, with the first pieces by
Auguste and Louis Lumière
The Lumière brothers (, ; ), Auguste Marie Louis Nicolas Lumière (19 October 1862 – 10 April 1954) and Louis Jean Lumière (5 October 1864 – 6 June 1948), were French manufacturers of photography equipment, best known for their ''Ciném ...
being very close to one minute long.
One-Minute film festivals
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Filminute
Filminute is the international one-minute film festival dedicated to presenting, promoting and awarding one-minute films. Filminute was founded in 2005 and the inaugural festival ran in September 2006. Filminute looks for films that deliver a w ...
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Croatian Minute Movie Cup Croatian Minute Movie Cup ( hr, Hrvatski festival jednominutnih filmova) is the longest running international film festival in Croatia
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* Gotta Minute Film Festival – Edmonton, Canada
* 1-Minute Film Competition, Australia and New Zealand
* One Minute Story Film Festival, New Jersey, United States.
* One Minute Film & Video Festival, Aarau, Switzerland.
* Quickie Fest: The One Minute Movie Festival New York, United States.
* Cineminuto Córdoba, Argentina.
* Festival Internacional de Cineminuto,
Mexico.
* Brasil.
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Oneminutes
See also
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Short film
A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered 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 ...
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Micro movie
A micro movie is a type of microcinema which refers to a short/micro film of any genre.
Micro movies originated in Hong Kong in 2010. Karen Mok (Hong Kong based singer/actress) and Adam Duke starred in " Cadillac," which is regarded as the first m ...
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List of short film festivals
List of short film
A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a runnin ...
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