filmmaker

noun

film·​mak·​er ˈfilm-ˌmā-kər 

: one who makes movies

Examples of filmmaker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The official competition program features 10 films, including from such international filmmakers as Hirokazu Kore-eda, Sergei Loznitsa, Lili Horvát and May el-Toukhy, as well as the world premiere of Carol Morley’s (Dreams of a Life) new feature. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

The project has been selected for the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP)’s International Co-Production Fund (ICOF), which supports international co-productions involving Filipino producers and filmmakers. — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2026

The Islamic Scholarship Fund, New York production and post house Lost in Space, and Aneesa Talks, which filmmaker Aneesa Khan founded to support South Asian and Muslim creatives, have also signed on as partners. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026

Since Guadagnino’s first feature in 1999, The Protagonists, a mockumentary starring Tilda Swinton as a filmmaker re-creating a real-life murder in London, his work has encompassed a variety of plots, tones, and textures. — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for filmmaker

• blackacre
• caretaker
• clockmaker
• dressmaker
• homemaker
• icebreaker
• lawmaker
• matchmaker
• pacemaker
• partaker
• peacemaker
• printmaker