About r/Filmmakers
In its own words:
Filmmakers, directors, cinematographers, editors, vfx gurus, composers, sound people, grips, electrics, and more meet to share their work, tips, tutorials, and experiences. A place where professionals and amateurs alike unite to discuss the field and help each other.
Community guide
r/Filmmakers (#347, about 3.1 million) gathers filmmakers, directors, cinematographers, editors, VFX, composers, sound, grips, electrics, and more to share work, tips, tutorials, and experiences. Rules ban rudeness; creative posts need a submission statement; no travel/vlog videos; all posts must be flaired; no advocating or offering piracy. Text/Video (~53.7 ppd).
Submission statements + flair
Creative posts need a submission statement; every post must be flaired.
Craft filmmaking, not travel vlogs
Travel and vlog videos are out; keep piracy advocacy out entirely.
Practical pointers
Text/video-heavy samples; stay civil in critiques.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Jul 2, 2009, which makes it 17 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 1,133 subscribers (+0.04%). It sits just behind r/BeautyGuruChatter (#346) and ahead of r/MachineLearning (#348) in our ranking. Reddit files it under the “videos” category and its main language is English.
What sets r/Filmmakers apart
People mostly look and upvote here rather than comment — about 5.7 comments per post, against 14.0 for a typical large subreddit. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (18:00 UTC) sees about 6.8× as many posts as the quietest (10:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/Filmmakers grew from 3,076,330 to 3,083,340 subscribers (+7K, +0.23%). That is about 159 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/Filmmakers talks about
Looking at the titles of 389 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “film”, “short”, “horror”, “movie” and “looking”. Other frequent themes are video, music, feedback, films, shot and indie. Recurring phrases include “short film”, “horror short”, “music video” and “horror film”. By format, 49% are text posts, 37% are videos and 6% are images.
Popular post flairs: Film (139), Question (107), Discussion (49), General (18), Looking for Work (18), Request (16).
Activity and best time to post
r/Filmmakers gets about 54 new posts a day. The public archive holds 393,729 posts and 2,237,240 comments in total, about 5.7 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Tuesday (73 posts) and the quietest was Thursday (39). Posting peaks around 18:00 UTC and is lowest around 10:00 UTC.
Rules of r/Filmmakers
The moderators of r/Filmmakers list 5 rules. In short:
- Do Not Be Rude, Impolite, or Disrespectful
- Rule 2: Creative Posts Need Submission Statement
- Rule 3: No Travel or V-Log videos allowed
- Rule 4: All Posts must be flair'd
- Rule 5: Do Not Advocate or Offer Piracy
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/Filmmakers and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How big is r/Filmmakers?
r/Filmmakers has 3,083,340 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #347 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 7,010 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
How old is r/Filmmakers?
r/Filmmakers was created on Jul 2, 2009, so it has been around for 17 years.
How active is r/Filmmakers?
Very active: r/Filmmakers gets about 54 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 393,729 posts and 2,237,240 comments. In a sample of 389 recent posts we counted 334 different authors.
When is r/Filmmakers most active?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Tuesday and the quietest Thursday, and most posts arrive around 18:00 UTC, with the fewest around 10:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What is r/Filmmakers about?
The community describes itself as: “Filmmakers, directors, cinematographers, editors, vfx gurus, composers, sound people, grips, electrics, and more meet to share their work, tips, tutorials, and experiences. A place where professionals and amateurs alike…” Recent post titles often mention film, short, horror, movie and looking. Most posts are text posts (49%).
Is r/Filmmakers safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/Filmmakers as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/Filmmakers?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/Filmmakers accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos and galleries enabled. It has 5 posted rules, starting with: “Do Not Be Rude, Impolite, or Disrespectful”; “Rule 2: Creative Posts Need Submission Statement”; “Rule 3: No Travel or V-Log videos allowed”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/Filmmakers?
Communities with similar topics include r/astrophotography (2.6M), r/Android (3.2M), r/BeautyGuruChatter (3.1M), r/antiwork (3M) and r/movies (37.7M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/Filmmakers.