on film
idiom
: in the form of a movie or video
The accident was captured on film.
seeing the works of Shakespeare on film
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The writer of these lines wonders if going after, unearthing, and capturing family secrets and issues on film isn’t emotionally draining.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 29 Jan. 2026
Fioré co-founded Logical Pictures with COO Yannick Bossenmeyer in 2016 with a focus on film finance as well as digital innovation around blockchain and rights management.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2026
Lindo, 73, is a longtime character actor whose appearances on film, television and stage have earned him critical acclaim, even as his industry’s highest honors eluded him.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 24 Jan. 2026
The solution to eternal brat-itude, in the eyes of the suits, is to bring in the hottest It director of the moment to capture it all on film.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2026
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 29 Jan. 2026
Fioré co-founded Logical Pictures with COO Yannick Bossenmeyer in 2016 with a focus on film finance as well as digital innovation around blockchain and rights management.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2026
Lindo, 73, is a longtime character actor whose appearances on film, television and stage have earned him critical acclaim, even as his industry’s highest honors eluded him.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 24 Jan. 2026
The solution to eternal brat-itude, in the eyes of the suits, is to bring in the hottest It director of the moment to capture it all on film.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2026
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“On film.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20film. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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