A featurette is a film usually of three to four reels in length, or about 22–43 minutes in running time,[1] thus longer than a two-reel short subject but shorter than a feature film.
Hence, it is a "small feature" (the ending "-ette" is a common diminutive suffix derived from French[2]), and in fact featurettes were sometimes called "streamlined features".
Some featurettes are still being produced, notably the action comedy Kung Fury, which runs only 31 minutes.
[4][5] In DVD features descriptions, the term "featurette" usually refers to "behind-the-scenes"–type bonus material such as documentaries on special effects, set design, or cast and crew interviews.
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