Director's statement

{{short description|Statement by a film's director providing creative context}}

A director's statement is a written description in which a film director explains the motive and vision behind making a particular film. It is usually included in a proposal to producers or financiers, or in press material made available for distributors, film festival programmers, journalists, and critics.{{cite web|last=Andersen|first=Duane|date=October 4, 2016|url=http://lowultralowandno.blogspot.com/2016/10/directors-statements-how-to-write-them.html|title=Director's statements: how to write them, what they're for|work=Low, Ultra-Low and No|accessdate=July 23, 2018}}{{cite web|last=Alston|first=Elena|date=July 17, 2017|url=https://www.societyinmotion.com/2017/07/directors-statement/|title=The Director's Statement: What to Write|publisher=International Moving Image Society|accessdate=July 23, 2018}}