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A premiere (or première, from the French
French language

French is a Romance language spoken around the world by around 80 million people as first language, by 190 million as second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired tongue, with significant speakers in 54 countries....
 première, meaning "first") is generally "a first performance." This can refer to play
Drama

Drama is the specific Mode of fiction Mimesis in performance. The term comes from a Ancient Greek word meaning "Action " , which is derived from "to do" ....
s, film
Film

Film encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the film industry. Films are produced by recording images from the world with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or special effects....
s, television programs, and so on. Premieres for theatrical, musical and other cultural presentations can become extravagant affairs, attracting large numbers of socialite
Socialite

A socialite is a person who is known to be a part of fashionable Upper class because of his or her regular participation in social activities and fondness for spending a significant amount of time Entertainment and being entertained....
s and much media
Mass media

Mass media is a term used to denote a section of the media specifically envisioned and designed to reach a mainstream such as the population of a nation state....
 attention.






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A premiere (or première, from the French
French language

French is a Romance language spoken around the world by around 80 million people as first language, by 190 million as second language, and by about another 200 million people as an acquired tongue, with significant speakers in 54 countries....
 première, meaning "first") is generally "a first performance." This can refer to play
Drama

Drama is the specific Mode of fiction Mimesis in performance. The term comes from a Ancient Greek word meaning "Action " , which is derived from "to do" ....
s, film
Film

Film encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the film industry. Films are produced by recording images from the world with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or special effects....
s, television programs, and so on. Premieres for theatrical, musical and other cultural presentations can become extravagant affairs, attracting large numbers of socialite
Socialite

A socialite is a person who is known to be a part of fashionable Upper class because of his or her regular participation in social activities and fondness for spending a significant amount of time Entertainment and being entertained....
s and much media
Mass media

Mass media is a term used to denote a section of the media specifically envisioned and designed to reach a mainstream such as the population of a nation state....
 attention. Standard trappings may include a parade
Parade

A parade is a procession of people, usually organized along a street, often in costume, and often accompanied by marching bands, float or sometimes large balloons....
 along a red carpet
Red Carpet

Red Carpet is a software management tool for Linux that was developed as part of the Ximian desktop. Ximian and therefore Red Carpet is now owned by Novell, Inc.....
. At a festive film premiere the main actor
Actor

An actor or actress is a person who acting in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio programming in that capacity....
s involved in the performance may attend.

"Worldwide" premieres (or "world" premieres) mark the first showing of the performance ever.

Regional or national premieres may signal the first performance/screening in a given country. A film may screen at a film festival
Film festival

A film festival is an organised, extended presentation of films in one or more movie theaters or screening venues, usually in a single locality....
 before its general release
Film release

A film release is the stage at which a completed film is legally authorized by its owner for public film distributor.The process includes locating a distributor to handle the film....
 to movie theater
Movie theater

A movie theater, movie theatre, picture theatre, film theater or cinema is a venue, usually a building, for viewing film ....
s.

Betts (2004: 12) attributes the introduction of the film premiere to Sid Grauman
Sid Grauman

Sidney Patrick Grauman was an United States showman who created one of Southern California's most recognizable and visited landmarks, Grauman's Chinese Theater....
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See also

  • Film festival
    Film festival

    A film festival is an organised, extended presentation of films in one or more movie theaters or screening venues, usually in a single locality....
  • Film release
    Film release

    A film release is the stage at which a completed film is legally authorized by its owner for public film distributor.The process includes locating a distributor to handle the film....