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Other usesA premiere (or première , from the French language|French première , meaning "first") is generally "a first performance".cite web |url = http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn? s=premiere |title = Premiere |work = WordNet | edition = 3.0 Online |publisher = Princeton University |accessdate = 11 June 2010 This can refer to drama|play s, film s, television programs , opera s, symphony|symphonies , ballet s and so on. Premieres for theatrical, musical and other cultural presentations can become extravagant affairs, attracting large numbers of socialite s and much Mass media|media attention. Standard trappings may include a parade along a red carpet . At a festive film premiere the main actor 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 or region. A film may screen at a film festival before its general film release|release to movie theater s.
Raymond F. Betts attributes the introduction of the film premiere to Sid Grauman .Citation |last=Betts |first=Raymond F. |year=2004 |title=A History of Popular Culture: More of Everything, Faster, and Brighter |location=New York and London |publisher= Routledge |isbn=0-415-22128-5 rp|12 Premieres are usually preceded by Tryout (theatre)|tryouts .
See also
WiktionaryCommons category|Film premieres
Film festival
Film release
References
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