world premiere
noun
: the first regular performance (as of a theatrical production) anywhere in the world
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The House of The Spirits launches on Prime Video worldwide on April 29 and has its world premiere this week in the Berlinale TV sidebar alongside the likes of Jack Thorne’s Lord of the Flies and HBO Max Spain’s Ravalear.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
The new trailer comes on the heels of the film’s world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January, and ahead of its showing at SXSW.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 17 Feb. 2026
Shear’s funny, entertaining and often-surprising play, which made its world premiere Sunday at La Jolla Playhouse, is not a story about the Child of TV fame.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
As the film prepares for its world premiere at the Berlinale, Yeo hopes international audiences will connect with its universal themes despite its specific Singaporean context.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Feb. 2026
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2026
The new trailer comes on the heels of the film’s world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January, and ahead of its showing at SXSW.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 17 Feb. 2026
Shear’s funny, entertaining and often-surprising play, which made its world premiere Sunday at La Jolla Playhouse, is not a story about the Child of TV fame.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
As the film prepares for its world premiere at the Berlinale, Yeo hopes international audiences will connect with its universal themes despite its specific Singaporean context.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Feb. 2026
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“World premiere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/world%20premiere. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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