filmmaker

noun

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

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The Network was created by filmmaker/entrepreneur Aram Rappaport, founder of the creative agency The Boathouse, and is available on all devices across Apple, Android, Roku, Amazon Fire, X1, Xumo, and Web. Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 May 2026 As the rodeo-ropin’ wife to Jake Gyllenhaal’s Jack Twist, Hathaway landed her first blush with a world-class filmmaker but a fraction of the notices that her equally brilliant peers Heath Ledger, Michelle Williams, and Gyllenhaal received. Chris Feil, Vulture, 1 May 2026 Founded in 2017 under the Purin Foundation and managed by filmmakers Anocha Suwichakornpong and Assarat, the fund focuses on independent cinema across Southeast Asia, spanning production, exhibition and education. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 May 2026 And the Oscar for best documentary feature goes back to Russian filmmaker Pavel Talankin after Transportation Security Administration workers mistook the golden statuette for a weapon and removed it from his carry-on bag for a flight to Germany. Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 1 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for filmmaker

Word History

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 2 May. 2026.

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