directorial
adjective
di·rec·to·ri·al
də-ˌrek-ˈtȯr-ē-əl 
(ˌ)dī-
Examples of directorial in a Sentence
an applicant with a number of directorial positions on his résumé
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The feature directorial debut from Cole Webley will screen for global buyers at the upcoming Cannes Film Market.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 May 2025
Since making his directorial debut with the 2005 comedy, Apatow has added such titles as Knocked Up (2007), Funny People (2009), This Is 40 (2012), Trainwreck (2015), The King of Staten Island (2020) and The Bubble (2022) to his repertoire.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 3 May 2025
Comments Celine Song follows up her directorial film debut, Past Lives, with Materialists, a romance comedy in theaters June 13.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 2 May 2025
Jillian Bell's raunchy directorial debut is supplying the laughs this summer.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 May 2025
Since making his directorial debut with the 2005 comedy, Apatow has added such titles as Knocked Up (2007), Funny People (2009), This Is 40 (2012), Trainwreck (2015), The King of Staten Island (2020) and The Bubble (2022) to his repertoire.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 3 May 2025
Comments Celine Song follows up her directorial film debut, Past Lives, with Materialists, a romance comedy in theaters June 13.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 2 May 2025
Jillian Bell's raunchy directorial debut is supplying the laughs this summer.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Directorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/directorial. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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