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We live in a youth-obsessed, aesthetically obsessed culture. That is no more evident than in the film industry.
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Meaning of "film industry" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FILM INDUSTRY

film industry  [fɪlm ˈɪndəstrɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FILM INDUSTRY

noun
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Film industry is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FILM INDUSTRY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Film industry

The film industry or motion picture industry comprises the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking, i.e., film production companies, film studios, cinematography, film production, screenwriting, pre-production, post production, film festivals, distribution; and actors, film directors and other film crew personnel. Though the expense involved in making movies almost immediately led film production to concentrate under the auspices of standing production companies, advances in affordable film making equipment, and expansion of opportunities to acquire investment capital from outside the film industry itself, have allowed independent film production to evolve.

Definition of film industry in the English dictionary

The definition of film industry in the dictionary is all the companies, studios, people etc involved in making commercial films collectively, especially.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FILM INDUSTRY


ancestry
ˈænsɛstrɪ
artistry
ˈɑːtɪstrɪ
biochemistry
ˌbaɪəʊˈkɛmɪstrɪ
chemistry
ˈkɛmɪstrɪ
dentistry
ˈdɛntɪstrɪ
electrochemistry
ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈkɛmɪstrɪ
forestry
ˈfɒrɪstrɪ
immunohistochemistry
ˌɪmjʊnəʊˌhɪstəʊˈkɛmɪstrɪ
industry
ˈɪndəstrɪ
maestri
ˈmaɪstrɪ
ministry
ˈmɪnɪstrɪ
pastry
ˈpeɪstrɪ
registry
ˈrɛdʒɪstrɪ
tapestry
ˈtæpɪstrɪ
thermochemistry
ˌθɜːməʊˈkɛmɪstrɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FILM INDUSTRY

film badge dosimeter
film buff
film camera
film clip
film colour
film company
film crew
film critic
film fan
film festival
film library
film noir
film pack
film projector
film rating
film rights
film script
film sequence
film set
film speed

WORDS THAT END LIKE FILM INDUSTRY

aviation industry
building industry
construction industry
cotton industry
entertainment industry
fashion industry
fast-food industry
fishing industry
food industry
growth industry
heavy industry
hospitality industry
hotel industry
leisure industry
light industry
manufacturing industry
movie industry
oil industry
organic chemistry
service industry
steel industry

Synonyms and antonyms of film industry in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «film industry» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FILM INDUSTRY

Find out the translation of film industry to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of film industry from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «film industry» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

电影业
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

industria del cine
570 millions of speakers

English

film industry
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फिल्म उद्योग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صناعة السينما
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

киноиндустрия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

indústria cinematográfica
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চলচ্চিত্র শিল্প
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cinéma
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

industri perfileman
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Filmgeschäft
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

映画産業
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

영화 산업
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Industri film
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

công nghiệp điện ảnh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

திரைப்பட துறை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चित्रपट उद्योग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Film endüstrisi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

industria cinematografica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przemysł filmowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кіноіндустрія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

industria de film
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κινηματογραφικής βιομηχανίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rolprentbedryf
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

filmindustrin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

filmindustrien
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of film industry

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FILM INDUSTRY»

The term «film industry» is quite widely used and occupies the 29.182 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FILM INDUSTRY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about film industry

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10 QUOTES WITH «FILM INDUSTRY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word film industry.
1
Scott Adkins
I did martial arts since I was 10 years old, and I've got as much love for the movies as I have for martial arts, so when I was 18 years old, I started studying performing arts with the eye of getting into the film industry and went to drama school after that.
2
Scott Adkins
In the film industry, we tend to pick up where others have left off, and I'd like to think the influences I picked up from Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Sylvester Stallone and Jean-Claude Van Damme are visible in my work.
3
Imtiaz Ali
The film industry has been extremely welcoming to me. It's an industry which is biased to what they think is talent. If they think you can bring value to cinema, they'll support you.
4
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Even in India the Hindi film industry might be the best known but there are movies made in other regional languages in India, be it Tamil or Bengali. Those experiences too are different from the ones in Bombay.
5
Ben Barnes
We live in a youth-obsessed, aesthetically obsessed culture. That is no more evident than in the film industry.
6
Kabir Bedi
You see, I have many friends in the Hindi film industry.
7
James Cameron
The film industry is about saying 'no' to people, and inherently you cannot take 'no' for an answer.
8
Min-sik Choi
There's something that people misunderstand about screen quotas. It's not about rejecting or hating other countries' films, but about protecting our domestic film industry.
9
Diane Cilento
If you were in the film industry at that time, you were always picked up by directors who were much older. You were whisked about and shown things. I did work very hard though.
10
Chuck Connors
I owe baseball all that I have and much of what I hope to have. Baseball made my entrance to the film industry immeasurably easier than I could have made it alone. To the greatest game in the world I shall be eternally in debt.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FILM INDUSTRY»

Discover the use of film industry in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to film industry and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The American Film Industry
Upon its original publication in 1976, The American Film Industry was welcomed by film students, scholars, and fans as the first systematic and unified history of the American movie industry.
Tino Balio, 1985
2
The Japanese Film: Art and Industry
Tracing the development of the Japanese cinema from 1896 (when the first Kinetoscope was imported) through the golden ages of film in Japan up to today, this work reveals the once flourishing film industry and the continuing unique art of ...
Joseph L. Anderson, 1982
3
Hollywood Economics: How Extreme Uncertainty Shapes the Film ...
Do studio executives really earn their huge paychecks? These and many other questions are answered in Hollywood Economics. The book uses powerful analytical models to uncover the wild uncertainty that shapes the industry.
Arthur S. De Vany, 2004
4
The Film Industry in Brazil: Culture and the State
Looking back through the prism of the severe economic crisis for filmmaking in the 1980s, The Film Industry in Brazil explores the unusual relationship between the state-supported industry, which often produced politically radical films, ...
Randal Johnson, 1987
5
Producing Bollywood: Inside the Contemporary Hindi Film Industry
Producing Bollywood is an in-depth ethnography of the Bombay-based Hindi film industry, more popularly known as Bollywood.
Tejaswini Ganti, 2012
6
The Film Industry in Argentina: An Illustrated Cultural History
Argentina fell in love with movies as soon as they were first exhibited in 1896.
Jorge Finkielman, 2003
7
Aesthetics and Politics in the Mexican Film Industry
Aesthetics and Politics in the Mexican Film Industry is the first English-language analysis of what some called a "renaissance" at the turn of the twenty-first century.
Misha MacLaird, 2013
8
Understanding Audiences and the Film Industry
This book will help film and media students with their studies and will provide the general reader with an accessible introduction to the international film industry.
Roy Stafford, 2008
9
Career opportunities in the film industry
Examines occupations in the film industry, discussing requirements, education, salary, and prospects.
Fred Yager, Jan Yager, David Carradine, 2009
10
Sanctuary Cinema: Origins of the Christian Film Industry
Federal welfare policy has been a political and cultural preoccupation in the United States for nearly seven decades.
Terry Lindvall, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FILM INDUSTRY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term film industry is used in the context of the following news items.
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Louisiana film industry focuses on reforming film tax credit law
A group representing most of the Louisiana film industry said that it will focus on reforming the film tax credit law instead of filing a lawsuit. «WAFB.com, Jul 15»
2
Snyder signs bill ending incentives for film industry
Gov. Rick Snyder signed legislation Friday that ends Michigan's film incentive program to grow the state's movie industry, but keeps the ... «Lansing State Journal, Jul 15»
3
Kentucky promotes film industry
The Kentucky Film Office is offering film directors, producers and crew members some of the best tax incentives in the nation. «Bowling Green Daily News, Jul 15»
4
Jimmy Sheirgill: Punjabi film industry is ready to take risks
You've worked in Punjabi film industry as well as Bollywood. Do you think Punjabi film producers are now ready to take risks and invest more ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
5
Italian film and TV industry launches Rome-based market
At a press conference today, it was revealed that MIA will offer film industry professionals networking opportunities, screenings, panels, lectures ... «Screen International, Jul 15»
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Pahlaj Nihalani Has Essentially Barred Adult Films From Being …
A FICCI-KPMG report published this year reveals that the film industry earned Rs 1,470 crore from TV rights in 2014, which is actually about Rs ... «Huffington Post India, Jul 15»
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China Voice: Copycat, Chinese film industry's growing pains
BEIJING, July 10 (Xinhua) - Newly-released Chinese animation "The Autobots" has come under fire as critics dismiss the film as a copycat of ... «Shanghai Daily, Jul 15»
8
Film industry generates $6 billion for Georgia's economy
“As evidenced by today's announcement, Georgia's film industry has had a significant impact on our state,” said Deal. “These statistics ... «WJCL News, Jul 15»
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Film industry walks back lawsuit threats, dire predictions over film tax …
The LFEA is also dialing back its warnings about the economic damage the legislation could inflict on the film industry, saying that it believes ... «NOLA.com, Jul 15»
10
Film industry exec threatens legal action over ACC accessibility seats
The esteemed film industry executive, who uses a wheelchair and has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, says he has long been making ... «Toronto Star, Jul 15»

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