noun
- people who are devoted to cinema and filmmaking; serious film enthusiasts or critics
Usage: plural of cineaste
Examples
- The film festival attracted cineastes from around the world.
- Local cineastes gathered to discuss the director’s latest work.
- These cineastes could debate foreign films for hours.
- The documentary appealed mainly to serious cineastes.
- Young cineastes often study at film schools.
- The cinema club was filled with passionate cineastes.