filmmaker

noun

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

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Carney is a moralist, a filmmaker of fidelity—and of renunciation, depicting the romantic near-misses and what-ifs that his characters leave behind. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 29 May 2026 The film is the fiction feature debut from Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Daniel Roher. Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026 Janus Films has acquired all North American rights to German filmmaker Valeska Grisebach’s Bulgaria-set The Dreamed Adventure just days after its award-winning world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 28 May 2026 The Boy With the Light-Blue Eyes, the feature directorial debut of Greek filmmaker Thanasis Neofotistos, which is tinged with fantasy and horror elements, will take the spotlight on the final night of the Screen Festival of SXSW London 2026. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2026 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 7 Jun. 2026.

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