cineaste

American  

[sin-ee-ast, sin-ey-] / ˈsɪn iˌæst, ˈsɪn eɪ- /

Or cineast,

noun

1. any person, especially a director or producer, associated professionally with filmmaking.

2. an aficionado of filmmaking.

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cineaste British  

/ ˈsɪnɪˌæst /

noun

1. an enthusiast for films

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Etymology

Origin of cineaste

1925–30; < French cinéaste, equivalent to ciné- cine- + -aste, as in ecclésiaste, gymnaste, etc.

Example Sentences

As a suspicious young cineaste, I used to see the 34-year age gap between Bill and the Bride as just another dumb Hollywood fantasy where older guys land whatever babe they want.

From Los Angeles Times

Brazilian filmmaker and die-hard cineaste Kleber Mendonça Filho relies on a certain creative method.

From Los Angeles Times

As a young cineaste, Linklater once said he loved “anything by Godard.”

From Los Angeles Times

Kogonada earned the industry’s attention as a cineaste who spliced together video supercuts illustrating the techniques of auteurs like Ozu, Kubrick and Wes Anderson.

From Los Angeles Times

I’m a champion of the film, and so, too, I reckon is the cineaste I saw inside the Lightbox theater wearing a souvenir T-shirt who’d scratched out the “Toronto” with black marker to scrawl, “Winnipeg.”

From Los Angeles Times