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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With Julian, Kusters has made an impressive, understated directorial debut about love, loss and the bravery required to keep trying to live in an unfair world.
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Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Two-time Oscar winner Cate Blanchett (Tár, Nightmare Alley) will star in Alice Birch‘s Sweetsick, which will rep the filmmaker’s feature directorial debut at Searchlight.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
Alice Birch will write and direct in her feature directorial debut.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
Maria Pablo Larraín continues his directorial run of biopics about iconic women with Maria, starring Angelina Jolie as legendary opera singer Maria Callas.
—Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
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Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Two-time Oscar winner Cate Blanchett (Tár, Nightmare Alley) will star in Alice Birch‘s Sweetsick, which will rep the filmmaker’s feature directorial debut at Searchlight.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
Alice Birch will write and direct in her feature directorial debut.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 8 Sep. 2025
Maria Pablo Larraín continues his directorial run of biopics about iconic women with Maria, starring Angelina Jolie as legendary opera singer Maria Callas.
—Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Directorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/directorial. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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