as in filmmaking
the art or business of making a movie
a director with 25 years of experience at moviemaking
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Recent Examples of moviemaking
The Doha Film Institute, which drives Qatar’s moviemaking ambitions, has come a long way over the past 15 years under the leadership of Fatma Hassan Alremaihi.
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Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025
Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moviemaking
Noun
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With its mix of full-length features, short films and documentaries from at home and abroad, the schedule speaks to the breadth and depth of Black filmmaking internationally.—
Julie Hinds,
Freep.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Despite a 2010 ban on filmmaking, media appearances and travel, Panahi continued working in secret.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
30 Aug. 2025
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Directors Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza, an ex-soldier whose experience was the basis for the film, put viewers through uncannily real and unflinchingly brutal moments.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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The master of suspense made almost 70 films and TV shows across his staggering, more-than-half-a-century-long career, graduating from black-and-white, silent British potboilers to full-blown, Technicolor Hollywood blockbusters.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
13 Sep. 2025
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Sigourney Weaver’s new movie heels take that to another level.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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The mirror plot device exists across The Conjuring films, along with fictional subplots and characters, as could be expected from a dramatic Hollywood movie retelling.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Moviemaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moviemaking. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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