filmmaker

[film-mey-ker]

noun

1. Also called moviemaker. a producer or director of motion pictures, especially one working in all phases of production.

   the leading young filmmakers of France.

2. a person who makes film, especially for use in photography.

Other Word Forms

• filmmaking noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of filmmaker¹

First recorded in 1905–10; film + maker

Example Sentences

The filmmakers’ presence gives Jackie an excuse to spend an ample portion of time directly addressing the audience, never the most theatrically compelling device, even as practiced by an actor as endearing as Ms. Chenoweth.

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“I wanted to make sure that the Yautja species was treated seriously and with dignity,” the filmmaker says.

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More than just a pipeline, the 12-month program is an explicit investment in disabled filmmakers and the stories they’re eager to tell.

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In the filmmaker’s third movie in the series, the new “Predator: Badlands,” the namesake creature is recast as the good guy.

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Knight's ambition is clear - he wants filmmakers from across the globe to see Birmingham as a base for creating world-class entertainment.

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