telefilm

noun

tele·​film ˈte-li-ˌfilm 

dated

: a made-for-television movie : a feature-length film intended to be telecast

Examples of telefilm in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Guttman also was a screenwriter with credits including the 1963 film Back Door to Hell, directed by Monte Hellman and starring Jack Nicholson, and two telefilms helmed by Joseph Sargent, 1986’s Passion Flower and 1990’s Ivory Hunters. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026

The telefilm is a comedy that follows Vinícius, a young surfer from Rio who falls in love with Paigô, an Indigenous woman, after seeing her in a viral video shot in the Tatuyo’s village. — Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026

The following year, Causey earned a Primetime Emmy nom alongside three other member of the sound team for the NBC telefilm Fire on the Mountain, starring Buddy Ebsen and Ron Howard. — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for telefilm

• biofilm
• microfilm
• film