I can not import my movie to imovie

Hello,
unfortunatly and after several trial of support video, I am still unable to import my movie from my camera into iMovie, which is very frustrating.
Any hints?
Thank you
Bianca

My first hint is for you to share with us the make and model of the camera.

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