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

In 2022, he was arrested in connection with protests by a group of filmmakers but was released nearly seven months later.

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For Hungary, foreign productions bring in more than just money, according to Kael, who also heads the state-owned National Film Institute supporting filmmakers.

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The series, now in its second season on Fox Nation, is the filmmaker’s effort to find relevance for everyday existence in human stories of sacrifice, heroism and faith that led to spiritual transcendence.

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The movie concludes with a montage, set to the final words of Joyce’s story, that feels like the filmmaker’s last look at the world.

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It’s impossible for a journalist or a filmmaker to walk to the front line and not get killed.

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