filmmaker

noun

film·​mak·​er ˈfilm-ˌmā-kər How to pronounce filmmaker (audio)
: one who makes movies

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Panahi also received the Silver Medallion Tribute for Director at the Telluride Film Festival, a Special Tribute Award at TIFF, the Asian Filmmaker of the Year Award at the Busan International Film Festival and the filmmaker tribute at the Mill Valley Film Festival. Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025 The impact of individual protests and boycotts is difficult to measure, but Israeli producers and filmmakers agree that calls to isolate the Israeli industry have been broadly successful. Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025 The deal was negotiated by Adam Koehler for Independent Film Company and Shudder with Lui on behalf of the filmmakers. Brent Lang, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025 Skarsgård, for instance, is set to play a documentary filmmaker in The Moment. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for filmmaker

Word History

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of filmmaker was in 1908

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“Filmmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/filmmaker. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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