world premiere
noun
: the first regular performance (as of a theatrical production) anywhere in the world
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Following its world premiere at the 2026 SXSW film festival in the Documentary Spotlight section, The Way We Move was selected as the Closing Night film at La FIFA in Montreal in March and will soon screen in Milwaukee, France, South Korea and Copenhagen.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2026
The film will celebrate its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in the Directors’ Fortnight section.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Apr. 2026
His guiding goal was to develop and produce world premieres or plays that only had a few previous productions — laser-focused on intellectually and emotionally stimulating dramas, comedies and musicals.
—Bill Hirschman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
Times theater critic Charles McNulty sat down for an interview with theater director Knud Adams, who has staged world premieres of back-to-back Pulitzer Prize-winning plays — both of which are heading to Los Angeles.
—Arts Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2026
The film will celebrate its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in the Directors’ Fortnight section.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Apr. 2026
His guiding goal was to develop and produce world premieres or plays that only had a few previous productions — laser-focused on intellectually and emotionally stimulating dramas, comedies and musicals.
—Bill Hirschman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2026
Times theater critic Charles McNulty sat down for an interview with theater director Knud Adams, who has staged world premieres of back-to-back Pulitzer Prize-winning plays — both of which are heading to Los Angeles.
—Arts Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
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“World premiere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/world%20premiere. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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