Filmmaker, also known as Filmmaker Festival, is an international festival of documentary, experimental, and research cinema that has taken place in Milan, Italy, since 1980. It is recognized as a comprehensive event featuring international competitions, retrospectives, masterclasses, and production sections, aimed at discovering and supporting new authors and film forms. The festival is part of the Milano Film Network and has been instrumental in showcasing new paths and trends in cinematography, promoting new directors' works, and stimulating exchanges within the film community. Other festivals with similar names include the I Filmmaker International Film Festival held in Spain, which focuses on showcasing films by filmmakers, and Filmmaker Global, an international conference for videographers and film festival taking place in Rome.