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Film vs Bafta - What's the difference?

film | bafta |

As nouns the difference between film and bafta

is that film is photographic film while bafta is a coarse stuff, usually of cotton, originally made in india.

film

English

(wikipedia film)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity.
    • a clear plastic film for wrapping food
  • * Alexander Pope
    • He from thick films shall purge the visual ray.
  • (photography) A medium used to capture images in a camera.
  • A motion picture.
  • A slender thread, such as that of a cobweb.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Her whip of cricket's bone, the lash of film .

    Synonyms

    * (motion picture) movie

    Derived terms

    * filmic * filmmaker * filmmaking * filmography * filmology * filmy * on film

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To record a motion picture on photographic film
    • "A Hollywood studio was filming on-location in NYC."
  • To cover with a thin skin or pellicle.
  • *
    • It will but skin and film the ulcerous place.

    Descendants

    * Japanese: * Lao: * Thai:

    Anagrams

    * 1000 English basic words ----

    bafta

    English

    Etymology 1

    Abbreviation of the (British Academy of Film and Television Arts), which presents the awards.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A mask sculpture, similar in purpose to an Oscar, awarded for excellence in film, television, etc.

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (-)
  • (historical) Former free trade area in Eastern Europe superseded by the EU in 2004.

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