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  • noun Alternative spelling of filmmaker.

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Examples

  • Here I am, a film-maker, and here, obviously, is a film begging to be made.

    Dan Edelstyn: My quest for the family spirit Stuart Jeffries 2010

  • Because it's short, I paired it with a film by an even greater director of children's cinema, the Iranian film-maker Mohammad-Ali Talebi.

    How to decide on the best kids' films of all time Mark Cousins 2010

  • The son of a famous poet, he is a prominent artist, film-maker and architect in his own right, a popular Web communicator, and an advocate for the rule of law and individual freedoms.

    The Message of Ai Weiwei 2011

  • He went on to become a notable film-maker and, in 2007, his film, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, about French editor Jean-Dominique Bauby, was nominated for four Oscars.

    Julian Schnabel's Polaroids: 'Smoke and mirrors and happy accident' Kate Kellaway 2010

  • Think of this film-maker gaining the notoriety of Marilyn Manson, as the Christian Right gets up in arms about the "false prophet."

    Another Mad Project Hal Duncan 2010

  • I'm also delighted to learn that the film-maker, Steve James, has a new documentary out this summer about gang violence in Chicago called The Interrupters.

    Delia Lloyd: 5 Documentaries Worth Seeing Delia Lloyd 2011

  • I'm also delighted to learn that the film-maker, Steve James, has a new documentary out this summer about gang violence in Chicago called The Interrupters.

    Delia Lloyd: 5 Documentaries Worth Seeing Delia Lloyd 2011

  • Documentary film-maker Kirby Dick ( "This Film is Not Yet Rated") has just released his latest doc, "Outrage," about anti-gay politicians who are secretly gay.

    Boing Boing 2009

  • I'm also delighted to learn that the film-maker, Steve James, has a new documentary out this summer about gang violence in Chicago called The Interrupters.

    Delia Lloyd: 5 Documentaries Worth Seeing Delia Lloyd 2011

  • Of course, to do the film properly, you'd have to have a film-maker who was actually willing to play into the metafiction by acting as the director character himself.

    Another Mad Project Hal Duncan 2010

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