world premiere
noun
: the first regular performance (as of a theatrical production) anywhere in the world
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In addition to Friday’s world premiere, The Hotline will screen on Saturday at True/False.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2026
The 2026 lineup consisted of 141 films, 50 of them being world premieres.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026
To celebrate the launch of the new film, Saucony hosted an invite-only world premiere at New York City’s Metrograph theater on Thursday night.
—Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 27 Feb. 2026
The Charlotte Symphony teamed up with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra for the work by American composer Levi Taylor that will have its world premiere in Charlotte next January.
—Adam Bell
february 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 2026
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2026
The 2026 lineup consisted of 141 films, 50 of them being world premieres.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026
To celebrate the launch of the new film, Saucony hosted an invite-only world premiere at New York City’s Metrograph theater on Thursday night.
—Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 27 Feb. 2026
The Charlotte Symphony teamed up with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra for the work by American composer Levi Taylor that will have its world premiere in Charlotte next January.
—Adam Bell
february 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 2026
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