One-minute film

A one-minute film is a micro movie that lasts exactly 60 seconds. Although it belongs to the microcinema 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 being very close to one minute long.

One-Minute film festivals

 * Filminute
 * Croatian Minute Movie Cup
 * 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.
 * Festival Mundial do Minuto Brasil.
 * The One Minutes