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This edit: 1) Creates a table of the various types of premieres, moving any existing definitions into it; 2) Adds an example of a film with multiple premier types, i.e. Aladdin; 3) Promotes the English definition, i.e. the title of this Premiere Wikipedia article, as the initial definition, & converts all "premières" into "premieres"; 4) Removes the Mivenue 'inline citation', as it is a YouTube "online premier" example, rather than a supporting definitional article.
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[[File:Premiere at Chinese Theater (3555047236).jpg|thumb|300px|Film premiere for ''[[Flatliners]]'', [[Grauman's Chinese Theatre]], Hollywood, 1990]]
[[File:Premiere at Chinese Theater (3555047236).jpg|thumb|300px|Film premiere for ''[[Flatliners]]'', [[Grauman's Chinese Theatre]], Hollywood, 1990]]
A '''première''', also spelled '''premiere''', is the [[wikt:debut|debut]] (first public presentation) of a [[Play (theatre)|play]], [[film]], [[dance]], or [[musical composition]].<ref>{{cite web
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|title = Premiere
|work = WordNet | edition = 3.0 Online
|publisher = [[Princeton University]]
|date = 11 June 2010}}</ref>
A work will often have many premières: a world première (the first time it is shown anywhere in the world), its first presentation in each country, and an online première<ref>{{cite web
|url = https://youtube.com/watch?v=7a20uk0OUHU
|title = W. C. Liu: Cassandra & Light / Reunion Percussion Group #OnlinePremiere
|publisher = MIVENUE YouTube Channel
|date = 14 Oct 2022}}</ref> (the first time it is published on the [[Internet]]).


A '''premiere''' ({{lang-fr|première, 1<sup>er</sup>}}, {{Translation|first, 1<sup>st</sup>}}<ref name="abbreviation_french-academy_current(2023)">{{Cite web|title=Abréviations des adjectifs numéraux {{!}} Académie française|website=French Academy (www.academie-francaise.fr)|url=http://www.academie-francaise.fr/abreviations-des-adjectifs-numeraux|language=fr|access-date=28 November 2023|archive-url=https://archive.md/cjhpr|archive-date=17 August 2016|url-status=live|df=dmy}}</ref>) is the [[wikt:debut|debut]] (first public presentation) of a work, i.e. [[Play (theatre)|play]], [[film]], [[dance]], [[musical composition]] etc, or even a performer in that work.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=premiere|title=Premiere|work=WordNet|edition=3.0 Online|publisher=[[Princeton University]]|date=11 June 2010|language=en|access-date=26 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231127141008/https://festagent.com/en/journal/premiere-status|archive-date=27 November 2023|url-status=live|df=dmy}}</ref><ref name="definition_dictionary-com_current(2023)">{{Cite web|title=premiere{{!}}[pri-meer, -myair]|website=Dictionary.com (www.dictionary.com)|url=https://www.dictionary.com/browse/Premiere|language=en|access-date=28 November 2023|archive-url=http://archive.today/2023.11.28-002400/https://www.dictionary.com/browse/premiere|archive-date=28 November 2023|url-status=live|df=dmy}}</ref><ref name="definition_merriam-webster_current(2023)">{{Cite web|title=Premiere|website=Merriam Webster (www.merriam-webster.com)|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/premiere|language=en|access-date=28 November 2023|archive-url=http://archive.today/2023.11.28-002901/https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/premiere|archive-date=28 November 2023|url-status=live|df=dmy}}</ref><ref name="definition-oxford-learners_current(2023)">{{Cite web|title=premiere{{!}}noun|website=Oxford Learner's Dictionary (www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com)|url=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/premiere_1|language=en|access-date=28 November 2023|archive-url=http://archive.today/2023.11.28-001410/https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/premiere_1|archive-date=28 November 2023|url-status=live|df=dmy}}</ref> There are a number of different types:
When a work originates in a country that speaks a different language from that in which it is receiving its national or international première, it is possible to have two premières for the same work in the same country—for example, the play ''[[The Maids]]'' by the French dramatist [[Jean Genet]] received its British première (which also happened to be its world première) in 1952, in a production given in the French language. Four years later, it was staged again, this time in English, which was its English-language première in Britain.
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{| class="wikitable"
|+ Premiere types
|-
! Category
! Definition
|-
| World
| The first public presentation.<ref name="premier-types_fest-agent_current(2023)">{{Cite web|title=Film festivals' premiere status|website=Fest Agent (www.festagent.com)|url=https://festagent.com/en/journal/premiere-status|language=en|access-date=26 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230523143526/https://festagent.com/en/journal/premiere-status|archive-date=23 May 2023|url-status=live|df=dmy}}</ref>
|-
| International
| The first public presentation outside the country of origin.<ref name="premier-types_fest-agent_current(2023)"/>
|-
| Continental
| The first public presentation in a specified continent.<ref name="premier-types_fest-agent_current(2023)"/>
|-
| Country
| The first public presentation in a specified country.<ref name="premier-types_fest-agent_current(2023)"/>
|-
| Regional
| The first public presentation in a specified region.<ref name="premier-types_fest-agent_current(2023)"/>
|-
| State
| The first public presentation in a specified country's state.
|-
| City
| The first public presentation in a specified city.
|-
| Online
| The first publication on the [[Internet]], if there has been no in-person premiere.
|}

A single work will often have many premieres, e.g. in 2019 the United States movie [[Aladdin (2019 film)|Aladdin]] held its world premiere at the Grand Rex in [[Paris]] ([[France]]) on 8 May 2019<ref name="aladdin-world-premier_broadway_2019">{{cite web |url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/195769/see-will-smith-and-the-stars-of-disneys-live-action-aladdin-at-the-paris-premiere-plus-two-new-clips|title=See Will Smith and the stars of Disney's live-action Aladdin at the Paris premiere; plus: two new clips!|date=8 May 2019|author=Eric King|website=Broadway (www.broadway.com)|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509002516/https://www.broadway.com/buzz/195769/see-will-smith-and-the-stars-of-disneys-live-action-aladdin-at-the-paris-premiere-plus-two-new-clips|access-date=9 May 2019|archive-date=9 May 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy}}</ref>, it first regional premiere in [[Jordan]] on 13 May 2019, and it premiered in the United States on 24 May 2019.<ref name="aladin-regional-premier_philadelphia-inquirer_2019">{{Cite news|title=Will Smith calls ‘Aladdin’ remake highlight of his career|first=|last=|date=13 May 2019|page=|website=The Philadelphia Inquirer (www.inquirer.com)|url=http://archive.today/2023.11.27-153814/https://www.inquirer.com/entertainment/will-smith-calls-aladdin-remake-highlight-of-his-career-20190513.html|language=en|access-date=27 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917183814/https://www.inquirer.com/entertainment/will-smith-calls-aladdin-remake-highlight-of-his-career-20190513.html|archive-date=17 September 2021|url-status=live|df=dmy}}</ref><ref name="aladin-regional-premier_washington-post_2019">{{cite news|title=Will Smith calls 'Aladdin' remake highlight of his career|date=13 May 2019|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] (www.washingtonpost.com)|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/will-smith-calls-aladdin-remake-highlight-of-his-career/2019/05/13/7307d61a-75a7-11e9-a7bf-c8a43b84ee31_story.html?noredirect=on|access-date=14 May 2019}}{{dead link|date=June 2021|bot=medic}}</ref>

When a work originates in a country that speaks a different language from that in which it is receiving its premiere, it is possible to have two premieres for the same work, e.g., the [[French language]] version of the play ''[[The Maids]]'' by [[Jean Genet]] received its British premiere (which was also its world premiere) in 1952<ref name=f6>{{harvnb|Genet|1963|p=6}}</ref>, and subsequently its [[English language]] premiere in Britain in 1956.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[The Village Voice]]|last=Tallmer|first=Jerry|date=23 May 1956|title=Theatre: ''The Maids''|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1299&dat=19560523&id=Gd4QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EIwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6256,1972453}}</ref>


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Revision as of 08:28, 28 November 2023

"Opening night" and "World premiere" redirect here. For other uses, see Opening Night and World Premiere.
For other uses, see Premiere (disambiguation).

Film premiere for Flatliners, Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Hollywood, 1990

A premiere (French: première, 1er, transl. first, 1st[1]) is the debut (first public presentation) of a work, i.e. play, film, dance, musical composition etc, or even a performer in that work.[2][3][4][5] There are a number of different types:

Premiere types
Category Definition
World The first public presentation.[6]
International The first public presentation outside the country of origin.[6]
Continental The first public presentation in a specified continent.[6]
Country The first public presentation in a specified country.[6]
Regional The first public presentation in a specified region.[6]
State The first public presentation in a specified country's state.
City The first public presentation in a specified city.
Online The first publication on the Internet, if there has been no in-person premiere.

A single work will often have many premieres, e.g. in 2019 the United States movie Aladdin held its world premiere at the Grand Rex in Paris (France) on 8 May 2019[7], it first regional premiere in Jordan on 13 May 2019, and it premiered in the United States on 24 May 2019.[8][9]

When a work originates in a country that speaks a different language from that in which it is receiving its premiere, it is possible to have two premieres for the same work, e.g., the French language version of the play The Maids by Jean Genet received its British premiere (which was also its world premiere) in 1952[10], and subsequently its English language premiere in Britain in 1956.[11]

History

Raymond F. Betts attributes the introduction of the film premiere to showman Sid Grauman, who founded Grauman's Chinese Theatre.[12] The first ever Hollywood premiere was for the 1922 film Robin Hood, starring Douglas Fairbanks, in front of the Egyptian Theatre.[13] By the late 1920s the red carpet had become synonymous with film premieres.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Abréviations des adjectifs numéraux | Académie française". French Academy (www.academie-francaise.fr) (in French). Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Premiere". WordNet (3.0 Online ed.). Princeton University. 11 June 2010. Archived from the original on 27 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  3. ^ "premiere|[pri-meer, -myair]". Dictionary.com (www.dictionary.com). Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Premiere". Merriam Webster (www.merriam-webster.com). Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  5. ^ "premiere|noun". Oxford Learner's Dictionary (www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com). Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Film festivals' premiere status". Fest Agent (www.festagent.com). Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  7. ^ Eric King (8 May 2019). "See Will Smith and the stars of Disney's live-action Aladdin at the Paris premiere; plus: two new clips!". Broadway (www.broadway.com). Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Will Smith calls 'Aladdin' remake highlight of his career". The Philadelphia Inquirer (www.inquirer.com). 13 May 2019. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Will Smith calls 'Aladdin' remake highlight of his career". The Washington Post (www.washingtonpost.com). 13 May 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2019.[dead link]
  10. ^ Genet 1963, p. 6
  11. ^ Tallmer, Jerry (23 May 1956). "Theatre: The Maids". The Village Voice.
  12. ^ Betts, Raymond F. (2004). A History of Popular Culture: More of Everything, Faster, and Brighter. New York & London: Routledge. p. 12. ISBN 0-415-22128-5.
  13. ^ Baker, Lindsay (22 February 2016). "Where does the red carpet come from?". BBC News.
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