filmmaker

noun

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

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In his acceptance speech, Baker emphasized the importance of theatrical cinema, urging filmmakers to continue creating for the big screen despite the dominance of streaming services in a post-COVID world. Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025 Brain Dead Studios What’s spring without a little eccentricity and who’s more eccentric a filmmaker than Wes Anderson? Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 4 Mar. 2025 The filmmakers have asked for the public’s help in contributing photos, videos and personal anecdotes about Flaco and any encounters with or sightings of him during his release. Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2025 And French filmmaker Coralie Fargeat’s somewhat unfocused body-horror film The Substance took home only one prize, for Best Makeup and Hairstyling. Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for filmmaker

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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 9 Mar. 2025.

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