filmmaker

American  

[film-mey-ker] / ˈfɪlmˌmeɪ kər /

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.

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Other Word Forms

• filmmaking noun

Etymology

Origin of filmmaker

First recorded in 1905–10; film + maker

Example Sentences

The moment feels like Ms. Romvari’s depiction of her own origin story as a filmmaker, and suggests how tightly intertwined her brother’s struggles are with the roots of her vocation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

The big baby news arrives for the “White Lotus” star a year after the death of husband Jeff Baena, an independent filmmaker who directed Plaza in “The Little Hours.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Ortiz’s first job out of school was working on Venezuelan-born theater director and filmmaker Moisés Kaufman’s 2010 production of Xavier Montsalvatge’s Spanish-language opera, “El gato con botas.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Bengali filmmaker Kaushik Ganguly cast Bhaduri in his films.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Beyond the Mod Cate and the desolation that had once been the filmmaker and wharves, the river itself seemed to have taken fire.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin