as in film
the art or business of making a movie
plans to attend New York University to learn filmmaking
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Recent Examples of filmmaking
Mamdani’s mother, Mira Nair, has always amplified her filmmaking storytelling with bold musical choices.
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Alexandra Bregman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
South Park is giving fans a little flash of behind-the-scenes filmmaking.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 30 July 2025
Later that day, producing royalty and the always entertaining Jeremy Thomas will join filmmaker Mark Cousins for a wide-ranging dialogue, while a panel on access in filmmaking presented with Code Collaboration and Oska Bright underscores EIFF’s commitment to inclusion.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 24 July 2025
Throughout the day, animators and filmmakers will talk about their work, how kids can make their own films, and careers in animation and filmmaking.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2025
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Alexandra Bregman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
South Park is giving fans a little flash of behind-the-scenes filmmaking.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 30 July 2025
Later that day, producing royalty and the always entertaining Jeremy Thomas will join filmmaker Mark Cousins for a wide-ranging dialogue, while a panel on access in filmmaking presented with Code Collaboration and Oska Bright underscores EIFF’s commitment to inclusion.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 24 July 2025
Throughout the day, animators and filmmakers will talk about their work, how kids can make their own films, and careers in animation and filmmaking.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for filmmaking
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The film debuted at the 2025 Cannes International Film Festival.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The film will launch Sept. 10 on the streamer, which also shared key art and a trailer (scroll down to watch below).—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
13 Aug. 2025
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The film’s 4K restoration will then roll out to theaters throughout October, and a 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of the original movie soundtrack will be reissued on 180g red-in-gold vinyl on October 10.—
John Archer,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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That movie, having surpassed $400 million at the global box office, helped revive Smith’s standing as an in-demand film star following the Oscars fallout.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Filmmaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filmmaking. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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