1. a person who is devoted to or knowledgeable about cinema and filmmaking
Usage: from French

Examples

• The local cineaste organized weekly screenings of classic foreign films.
• As a true cineaste, she could discuss the technical aspects of cinematography for hours.
• The film festival attracted cineastes from around the world.
• He was known as a cineaste who preferred art house films to blockbusters.
• The cineaste’s collection included rare prints of silent movies.
• She became a cineaste after studying film theory in college.