Also means
short
Usage Note
Cortometraggio literally means 'short footage' (from corto, short + metraggio, footage/length). It is the standard term in Italian cinema for a film under roughly 30 minutes. The opposite is lungometraggio (feature-length film). The plural is regular: cortometraggi.
Examples
"Il suo cortometraggio ha vinto un premio."
Natural Translation
His short film won an award.

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