world premiere
noun
: the first regular performance (as of a theatrical production) anywhere in the world
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Its six juried competition sections alone feature 74 films, including 53 world premieres and 17 international premieres.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Mar. 2026
The film, which had its world premiere at the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, kicks off in the 1960s as Kostas leaves his village in Crete to pursue his dreams of becoming a star.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 9 Mar. 2026
The latest made its world premiere Saturday at North Coast Repertory Theatre in Solana Beach.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
This is the reality explored in the documentary School for Defectors, which just made its world premiere at the True/False festival in Columbia, MO.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Mar. 2026
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Mar. 2026
The film, which had its world premiere at the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, kicks off in the 1960s as Kostas leaves his village in Crete to pursue his dreams of becoming a star.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 9 Mar. 2026
The latest made its world premiere Saturday at North Coast Repertory Theatre in Solana Beach.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
This is the reality explored in the documentary School for Defectors, which just made its world premiere at the True/False festival in Columbia, MO.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Mar. 2026
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“World premiere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/world%20premiere. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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