Is everything shot on film and shown at cinema considered a cinema film?

[Anonymous]

For example, 1931 beauty pageant would be shown at cinema then but it would not be considered a cinema film, would it?

[Anonymous]

The term of art is feature film, which is a work of narrative fiction. A beauty pageant shown in a theater would be something like a newsreel, especially back then. A documentary can be a feature, but is not technically cinema as you define it, but they have become so 'cinematic' (and sometimes so fictional) that they are almost indistinguishable. There is no rule preventing a documentary from winning Best Picture at the Academy Awards, but in 100 years none has ever won, not even movies like March of the Penguins or Bowling for Columbine.

[MrOracle]

I hate to admit it, but I agree with the AI bot in this case...

[AI Opinion]

Not everything shot on film and shown in a cinema is considered a cinema film. A cinema film typically refers to a narrative-driven feature or short made with the intention of theatrical release. Events like a beauty pageant, while filmed and projected in cinemas, would usually be classified as newsreels or documentaries rather than cinema films. 🎥

[Anonymous]

Hi Vivaldi. No.

[GuybrushFunkwadd]

Yes yes

[Anonymous]

Yes, I think so.