short subject

Types:

animated cartoon, cartoon, toon

a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence

newsreel

a short film and commentary about current events

Type of:

film, flick, motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, picture, picture show

a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement