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Meaning of "telefilm" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TELEFILM

telefilm  [ˈtelɪfɪlm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TELEFILM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Telefilm is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TELEFILM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Television film

A television film (also known as a TV film; television movie; TV movie; telefilm; telemovie; made-for-television film; direct-to-TV film; movie of the week (MOTW or MOW); feature-length drama; single drama and original movie) is a feature-length motion picture that is produced for and originally distributed by or to a television network, in contrast to theatrical films, which are made explicitly for initial showing in movie theaters.

Definition of telefilm in the English dictionary

The definition of telefilm in the dictionary is a film made for television.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TELEFILM


biofilm
ˈbaɪəʊˌfɪlm
clingfilm
ˈklɪŋˌfɪlm
film
fɪlm
microfilm
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌfɪlm
pliofilm
ˈplaɪəʊˌfɪlm
refilm
riːˈfɪlm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TELEFILM

teleconverter
Telecopier
telecopies
telecopy
telecottage
telecourse
teledildonics
teledu
telefacsimile
telefax
telega
telegenic
telegenically
telegnosis
telegnostic
telegonic
telegonous
Telegonus
telegony
telegram

WORDS THAT END LIKE TELEFILM

action film
cine film
colour film
cooking film
cult film
documentary film
feature film
feature-length film
horror film
movie film
news film
reversal film
roll film
safety film
slasher film
snuff film
television film
test film
thin-film
travel film

Synonyms and antonyms of telefilm in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «telefilm» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TELEFILM

Find out the translation of telefilm to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of telefilm from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «telefilm» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

电视片
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

telefilm
570 millions of speakers

English

telefilm
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

टेलीफिल्म
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فيلم سينمائي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

телефильм
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

telefilme
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

টেলেফিল্ম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

téléfilm
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Telefilm
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

TV-Film
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

テレビ映画
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

telefilm
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Telefilm
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phim truyền hình
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

telefilm
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टेलिफिल्म
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

televizyon filmi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

telefilm
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

film telewizyjny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

телефільм
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

filmul de televiziune
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

telefilm
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

televisiefilm
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

telefilm
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

telefilm
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of telefilm

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TELEFILM»

The term «telefilm» is quite widely used and occupies the 34.836 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of telefilm
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TELEFILM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «telefilm» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «telefilm» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about telefilm

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TELEFILM»

Discover the use of telefilm in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to telefilm and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Canadian Film and Video: A Bibliography and Guide to the ...
Trouble at Telefilm. Cinema Canada no 147 (December 1987) 12-16. En. An overview of the ad hoc Committee report outlining problems at Telefilm Canada and their consequences, which was prepared by Telefilm Canada staff members.
Loren Ruth Lerner, 1997
2
Homicide: Life on the Streets--the Unofficial Companion
Rumpelstiltskin (1980) [telefilm] Our Town (1980) [telefilm] Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980) [telefilm] All God's Children (1980) [telefilm] The Violation of Sarah McDavid (1981) [telefilm] Splendor in the Grass (1981) [telefilm ] A ...
David P. Kalat, 2011
3
Homicide: Life on the Streets--the Unofficial Companion
The Story of Jim Jones (1980) [telefilm] All Cod's Children (1980) [telefilm] The Violation of Sarah McDavid (1981) [telefilm] Splendor in the Crass (1981) [telefilm ] A Woman Called Golda (1982) [telefilm] Pray TV (1982) [telefilm] Kentucky ...
David Kalat, 1998
4
Making Television: Authorship and the Production Process
What the report did not point out, however, was that all the telefilm hours were for prime-time series and were produced by outside sources, while CBS itself produced live programs such as news shows, game shows, and soap operas.
Robert J. Thompson, Gary Burns, 1990
5
The Brady Bunch: An Outrageously Funny, Far-Out Guide To ...
... 969-75 The City— telefilm 1971 Assignment Munich- — telefilm 1972 Haunts of the Very Rich— telefilm 1 972 Snatched— telefilm 1973 Intersect— pilot 1973 The Man Who Could Talk to Kids— telefilm 1 973 Pray for the Wildcats — telefilm  ...
Sylvia Stoddard, 1996
6
Broadcasting Policy in Canada
On 9 March 2009, the Government of Canada announced the amalgamation of the CTF and Telefilm Canada's Canada New Media Fund to form the Canada Media Fund. Following public consultations to determine its policies and procedures, ...
Robert Armstrong, 2010
7
Cinema And Televisions: Fifty Years Of Reflection In France
But it is pointless to insist on the distortion, that could appear paradoxical, between the number of televiewers who have seen a telefilm — that is immediately forgotten — and the reputation of a film that has had a low-profile, almost negligible ...
Jacques Kermabon, Kumar Shahani, 1991
8
American Television: New Directions in History and Theory
The telefilm becomes essential to the maintenance and expansion of Network power. First, while the anthology drama was a prestigious showpiece, it encountered "clearance ratio" problems. The controversial issues often exploited by a New ...
Nick Browne, 2013
9
Hollywood: Critical Concepts in Media and Cultural Studies
Until 1952, commercial banks accustomed to working with theatrical producers were unwilling to finance telefilm production, and while producers frequently faced sponsor demands for thirteen or twenty-six completed episodes before a series ...
Thomas Schatz, 2004
10
So Close to the State/s: The Emergence of Canadian Feature ...
In its chapters on Telefilm Canada, the committee report observed that of the three federal institutions they were asked to examine, Telefilm Canada is the least visible and the least understood.' Despite the lack of knowledge surrounding ...
Michael Dorland, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TELEFILM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term telefilm is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Telefilm Canada pledges C$8.1m for 14 films
The funding body's Canada Feature Film Fund allocation applies to the 2014-15 cycle and includes films from Kim Nguyen and features actors such as Dane ... «Screen International, Jul 15»
2
Telefilm Canada announces 15 Micro-Budget Production Program …
TORONTO, June 15, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ - Telefilm Canada today announced the 15 finalists for 2015-2016, representing all regions of the country, in the ... «Canada NewsWire, Jun 15»
3
From telefilm to feature!
Anurag Basu's television comeback with Chokher Bali is happening, even if his Jagga Jasoos has to wait. And this telefilm he designed has turned out so well ... «Daily News & Analysis, Apr 15»
4
Telefilm Canada awards the 2014 Guichet d'or to Xavier Dolan …
MONTRÉAL, March 4, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ - At an event held this morning, Telefilm Canada presented its eighth annual Guichet d'or award to director and ... «Canada NewsWire, Mar 15»
5
C.I.D and Adaalat teams up for a telefilm
The team of long-running investigative series C.I.D. and protagonist K.D. Pathak of courtroom drama Adaalat will come together for a three-hour special telefilm. «Bollywood Life, Dec 14»
6
A telefilm on life of Ghantasala
A lot books based on the life of Ghantasala have been published over the years. But for the first time ever a telefilm based on the life and time of the great singer ... «Times of India, Dec 14»
7
Canada's Telefilm redefining the box-office barometer
There must be days when Carolle Brabant, head of the Canadian film-funding agency Telefilm, wishes she had the powers of a Chinese censor. Telefilm ceased ... «The Globe and Mail, Nov 14»
8
Telefilm Canada announces that Xavier Dolan's Mommy is …
MONTREAL, Sept. 19, 2014 /CNW/ - Telefilm Canada, which chairs the pan-Canadian Oscar selection committee, is pleased to announce that the feature film ... «Canada NewsWire, Sep 14»
9
Telefilm Canada and Birks pay tribute to 10 Canadian women …
We are therefore proud to continue our partnership with Telefilm Canada in order to highlight Canadian women's important contribution to the film industry.". «Canada NewsWire, Sep 14»
10
Fawad Khan is back! Top 3 reasons to watch blockbuster telefilm
Fawad Khan or should we say Zaroon Junaid of 'Zindagi Gulzar Hai', is back to mesmerize us with telefilm'Behadd', his latest offering on Zee TVs Zindagi ... «India.com, Aug 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Telefilm [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/telefilm>. Apr 2024 ».
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