filmmaker
noun
film·mak·er ˈfilm-ˌmā-kər 
: one who makes motion pictures
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Nick Cave and Warren Ellis have once again collaborated with director Andrew Dominik — this time for the score to the filmmaker’s upcoming Marilyn Monroe movie Blonde. 
Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2022 For one, the fest will begin annually presenting a special honor at the start of the Docs to Watch gathering: the Daring Documentarian Award, to a courageous documentary filmmaker whose work is making a difference in the world. Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Sep. 2022 Along with $10,000 in-kind awards from leading Polish post-production companies, the PFI prize will be handed out to one winning filmmaker to be spent on post-production, image, sound and/or VFX in Poland. Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 12 Sep. 2022 It’s a comic epic (just under three hours long) about a Mexican documentary filmmaker going through a personal crisis, both professional and emotional. Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2022 She’s in town to seek a job as an assistant to a documentary filmmaker, and seems not overly blessed with cash for lodging. Kyle Smith, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 Essentially, the users try to out do one another to gain online clout as a way of improving their social status, according to journalist and documentary filmmaker Leighton Woodhouse. Teny Sahakian, Fox News, 4 Sep. 2022 Documentary filmmaker Eva Vitija remembers being struck by the idea of Patricia Highsmith when Vitija’s parents described the famous writer who lived alone with her cats in Tegna, the Swiss town where the family spent their summers. Elaina Patton, NBC News, 2 Sep. 2022 The Suitland exhibit is the work of Beverly Lindsay-Johnson, a Fort Washington documentary filmmaker who diligently chronicles the District’s contributions to the musical genre. John Kelly, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2022 See More
Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2022 For one, the fest will begin annually presenting a special honor at the start of the Docs to Watch gathering: the Daring Documentarian Award, to a courageous documentary filmmaker whose work is making a difference in the world. Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Sep. 2022 Along with $10,000 in-kind awards from leading Polish post-production companies, the PFI prize will be handed out to one winning filmmaker to be spent on post-production, image, sound and/or VFX in Poland. Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 12 Sep. 2022 It’s a comic epic (just under three hours long) about a Mexican documentary filmmaker going through a personal crisis, both professional and emotional. Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2022 She’s in town to seek a job as an assistant to a documentary filmmaker, and seems not overly blessed with cash for lodging. Kyle Smith, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 Essentially, the users try to out do one another to gain online clout as a way of improving their social status, according to journalist and documentary filmmaker Leighton Woodhouse. Teny Sahakian, Fox News, 4 Sep. 2022 Documentary filmmaker Eva Vitija remembers being struck by the idea of Patricia Highsmith when Vitija’s parents described the famous writer who lived alone with her cats in Tegna, the Swiss town where the family spent their summers. Elaina Patton, NBC News, 2 Sep. 2022 The Suitland exhibit is the work of Beverly Lindsay-Johnson, a Fort Washington documentary filmmaker who diligently chronicles the District’s contributions to the musical genre. John Kelly, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1908, in the meaning defined above