Answer: cineast

AnswerCrossword Clue
CINEASTFilm aficionado (var.)
CINEASTMoviemaker
CINEASTMovie buff: Var.
CINEASTFilm buff (Var.)
cineastany person, esp. a director or producer, associated professionally with filmmaking
cineasta devotee of motion pictures, also CINEASTE
cineastaficionado of filmmaking