filmmaker

American

[film-mey-ker] / ˈfɪlmˌmeɪ kər /

noun

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

the leading young filmmakers of France.
a person who makes film, especially for use in photography.

Other Word Forms

filmmaking noun

Etymology

Origin of filmmaker

First recorded in 1905–10; film + maker

Example Sentences

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I was astonished that he totally pulled it off and he’s such a true filmmaker.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

He imagined an older artist in a situation with a younger artist where “it’s a ruse but I didn’t know what the ruse was,” the filmmaker says.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Toward the end of Netflix’s “Into the Manosphere,” documentary filmmaker Louis Theroux chats in Marbella, Spain, with British influencer Ed Matthews.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Bengali filmmaker Kaushik Ganguly cast Bhaduri in his films.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Moved by the terrifying reality that humans must now live alongside the Super, a Japanese filmmaker named Ishiro Honda reworked his script for a new monster movie.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

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