How to Use filmmaker in a Sentence

filmmaker

noun
  • The filmmakers were able to identify the vessel as the Africa due to the size of the ship and the coal found around the wreck.
    Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Instead, Sherwood warned the filmmaker, and the two teamed up to fake his death.
    Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2023
  • The grief and shock of the tragedy propelled the filmmakers into an unknown creative realm.
    Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Tell me about the origins of the film and your initial intentions as a filmmaker.
    Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2023
  • On the one hand, the performer at the center of the series has clearly given the filmmakers her consent.
    Selome Hailu, Variety, 16 June 2023
  • His stature as a distinctive filmmaker has only grown over the years, even for work that was shunned at the time.
    Steve Appleford, SPIN, 31 Oct. 2023
  • The filmmakers wanted to keep Robot’s and Dog’s eyes and mouths simple.
    Esther Zuckerman, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2024
  • The filmmakers did an amazing job of making sure I was taken care of on set.
    Pam Moore, C.p.t., SELF, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Born in Oporto, De Oliveira was once deemed the oldest active filmmaker in the film world.
    Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 19 Oct. 2023
  • One of the greatest films ever by one of our greatest filmmakers.
    Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 16 Dec. 2023
  • The filmmaker’s dishy, behind-the-scenes look at working with some of the biggest names in Hollywood.
    The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Yeah, there are some childhood idols that led me into the business or inspired me to be a filmmaker, and Sly is one of them.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Young harbors no ill will toward the filmmakers for reducing her role of Chani almost to the point of haiku.
    WIRED, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Mercado and the filmmakers answered questions via email about the project.
    Time, 5 Oct. 2023
  • The program will culminate in a showcase that spotlights each of the filmmaker’s projects.
    Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023
  • There are films that, by the force of style, get their ideas onto the screen as if the images came from as deep within the filmmakers themselves as do their voices.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2024
  • At the hospital, the filmmaker said did not understand he had been shot by a bullet.
    Cheri Mossburg, CNN, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Dua Lipa is soaking up the sun with her boyfriend, French filmmaker Romain Gavras.
    Jill Lupupa, Peoplemag, 7 July 2023
  • The renowned filmmaker melds the fantasy genre to depict the harsh reality of war.
    Allison Argueta-Claros, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2023
  • As for what’s next for Seligman, the filmmaker really wants to keep their options open.
    Jaden Thompson, Variety, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The film proved a success for the actor, filmmaker Sean Durkin and distributor A24.
    Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 8 Feb. 2024
  • My friend Tom Gilroy, who’s a filmmaker now, directed it.
    Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2024
  • Hence, Bella’s tendency to blurt out any and all thoughts, her blunt honesty still that of a child’s, isn’t a bug so much as a feature in the filmmakers’ eyes.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2023
  • The dreamlike imagery of the Pee-wee TV series and movies left an impression on viewers and filmmakers alike.
    Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 31 July 2023
  • But the 31-year-old journalist and filmmaker didn’t survive.
    Niha Masih, Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2023
  • The appetite for filmmakers from the continent is enormous.
    Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Styles was last publicly attached to filmmaker Olivia Wilde.
    Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 Aug. 2023
  • But times have changed, as has the makeup of the academy’s directors branch, which has been infused in recent years with dozens of filmmakers from around the world.
    Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Debi Wisch is an award-winning filmmaker based in New York whose productions include two films about the art world.
    Debi Wisch, Robb Report, 9 July 2023
  • The filmmaker also revisited the films of Old Hollywood to capture the look of those stories.
    Time, 27 June 2023

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