1. a short film, typically shown before a main feature or as part of a documentary collection
Usage: film industry
2. a brief documentary or promotional segment about the making of a film or television show
Usage: entertainment industry

Examples

• The DVD includes several featurettes about the special effects.
• They showed a comedy featurette before the main movie.
• The featurette revealed how the actors prepared for their roles.
• This featurette explores the film’s costume design.
• The 20-minute featurette won an award at the film festival.
• Bonus featurettes are included with the collector’s edition.