Film genre is a style or category of art that is defined by repetition of themes and conventions, though some films fall into multiple genres. Examples include action, romance, thriller, and sci-fi. Genre is important for filmmakers because it helps them tailor films to specific audiences and allows audiences to know what to expect from a film based on its genre classification.

1. Film Genre
What makes film genre so important?

2. What is Genre?
• Film genre is a style or category of art, music, film,
literature etc.
• Genre is defined by a repetition of themes and similar
conventions, however it’s not always simple to classify a
film into one genre, as it could be a cross between two or
more.
• As society and people’s interests change over time, genre
must as well in order to keep people engaged in the
stories. For example, we have a much greater amount of
technology than we did when cinema began, which
means genres heavily based on technology such as sci-fi
have to adapt to keep up with this and remain believable.

3. Examples of Genre
• Action
• Adventure
• Romance
• Fantasy
• Thriller
• Horror
• Sci-Fi
• Western
• Crime
• Comedy
• Historical
• Other hybrid genres may appear such as “rom-com”.

4. Why is genre important?
• Genre is greatly important to filmmakers as it allows
them to adapt a film towards its intended audience. For
example, action films are mainly watched by a male
audience, and this information can help the filmmakers
tailor their film to entertain this demographic.
• Genre is also used to categorise films, which allows the
audience to know what to expect.