How to Use filmmaker in a Sentence

filmmaker

noun
  • And as a filmmaker and as a genre person that’s not the genre that this movie is.
    — Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 May 2024
  • And some filmmakers are eager for the chance.
    — Peter Bart, Deadline, 7 May 2026
  • Julie is a filmmaker who wants to write a movie about her mother and herself.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 30 Nov. 2022
  • And how much does the filmmaker see himself in Ohm?
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The seventy-year-old filmmaker took a puff of his cigar and smiled.
    — Holden Seidlitz, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
  • These filmmakers or writers could later work on a show with us or bring a project to us.
    — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Druckmann spoke at length with the filmmaker in advance of the shoot.
    — EW.com, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Questlove is too thoughtful a filmmaker to sand down the rough edges.
    — Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
  • The filmmaker had to recast much of his movie, but Abrams stuck around.
    — EW.com, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Stop being the filmmaker who takes the first road that appears.
    — Daren Smith, IndieWire, 24 June 2026
  • If this book got into the wrong hands, studio or filmmakers.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The screening will be followed by a meet-and-greet with filmmakers.
    — Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 25 May 2023
  • But not all filmmakers/artists were cut out to be direct-to-consumer types.
    — Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Instead, the filmmaker puts the act of touch front and center.
    — Carlos Aguilar, IndieWire, 15 May 2026
  • Blanks was best known for his work in the genre space, both as a filmmaker and composer.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Can the Czech filmmaker get inside his head?
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026
  • For filmmakers, the pitch is control.
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Cameron is the only filmmaker with four films that have made more than $2 billion.
    — Harold Maass, The Week, 30 Jan. 2023
  • These are filmmakers who became wedded to the idea of going to hell and back.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 22 May 2026
  • One of the greatest films ever by one of our greatest filmmakers.
    — Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 16 Dec. 2023
  • Here was a guy—and here, too, was a filmmaker—who knew how to handle an explosive.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The filmmaker came across the story of the dead crustaceans through her mother.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Many filmmakers have put xenomorphs on screen and many composers have written music for them.
    — Fred Topel, Deadline, 7 May 2026
  • And how much creative license did the filmmakers take in crafting it?
    — Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Turning that process into herself was not easy at first, says the filmmaker.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Taking that deep dive into the subject hasn’t been easy for the filmmaker.
    — Ed Meza, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Authors have long lamented the fates of their books once filmmakers acquire rights.
    — ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Instead, Sherwood warned the filmmaker, and the two teamed up to fake his death.
    — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2023
  • The filmmaker also reveals that his dog didn't have to learn any new tricks or commands for his role.
    — Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
  • How did that experience shape you as an artist or filmmaker?
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 19 Feb. 2026

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