[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]],<ref>{{cite web |title=79th Academy Awards Rules For Distinguished Achievements During 2006 |url=http://www.oscars.org/79academyawards/rules/rule02.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060901033548/http://www.oscars.org/79academyawards/rules/rule02.html |archivedate=2006-09-01 |publisher=The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |accessdate=2013-10-03 |dead-url=no }}</ref> [[American Film Institute]],<ref>''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures'',</ref> dan [[British Film Institute]]<ref>Denis Gifford, ''[https://www.cinematechno.com/2021/12/profil-denis-gifford.html [The British Film Catalogue]]''</ref> semuanya menetapkan film cerita sebagai film yang berdurasi 40 menit atau lebih. [[Centre National de la Cinématographie]] di Prancis menetapkan film cerita sebagai film format 35 mm film yang panjangnya lebih dari 1.600 meter, atau tepatnya sepanjang 58 menit dan 29 detik untuk sebuah [[film bersuara]]. Menurut [[Screen Actors Guild]], film cerita adalah film berdurasi paling sedikit 80 menit.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iaft.net/what-is-a-feature/ |title=What is a Feature? |author=Michael Chasin |publisher=International Academy of Film and Television |accessdate=2013-10-03 |archive-date=2013-10-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005022432/http://www.iaft.net/what-is-a-feature/ |dead-url=yes }}</ref><ref name="Screen Actors Guild Letter Agreement for Low-Budget Theatrical Features">http://www.sagaftra.org/files/sag/Low_Budget_Ageement_1_5.pdf</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sagindie.org/docs/sag-modifiedlowbudget-2005wm.pdf |title=Salinan arsip |access-date=2013-10-03 |archive-date=2009-12-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091229060450/http://www.sagindie.org/docs/sag-modifiedlowbudget-2005wm.pdf |dead-url=yes }}</ref>
