cineaste

or cin·e·ast, cin·é·aste

[ sin-ee-ast, sin-ey- ]

noun

1. any person, especially a director or producer, associated professionally with filmmaking.
2. an aficionado of filmmaking.

cineaste

/ ˈsɪnɪˌæst /

noun

1. an enthusiast for films

Word History and Origins

Origin of cineaste¹

1925–30; < French cinéaste, equivalent to ciné- cine- + -aste, as in ecclésiaste, gymnaste, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cineaste¹

C20: French, from cinema + -aste, as -ast in enthusiast

Example Sentences

What can I say — “Boyhood” was moving and meaningful, while “Birdman” was pretentious and obtuse, and none of my cinéaste colleagues are going to persuade me otherwise.

From New York Times

His cineaste mother took him from their home in Boulder, Colo., to Colorado Springs about 100 miles away, to an art house where they would watch French New Wave films.

From Los Angeles Times

Equal parts ingenious designer, D.I.Y. repair guru, rail engineer, cineaste and athlete, Sami is, according to many cast and crew members, Anderson’s secret weapon.

From New York Times

As cineaste subjects go, it’s a fertile association, certainly for a making-of specialist like Alexandre O. Philippe and his style of movie essay.

From Los Angeles Times

But what feels like a cineaste’s inside joke dissipates once the gynecologist explains to Rachel that she doesn’t have much time left to become pregnant.

From New York Times