thumb|300px|Film premiere for Flatliners, [[Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Hollywood, 1990]] A premiere, also spelled première, (from , ) is the debut (first public presentation) of a work, i.e. play, film, dance, musical composition, or even a performer in that work.
A premiere is the first public showing of a creative work, such as a film, play, dance performance, or musical composition. It matters because it marks the official introduction of the work to an audience and is often a significant cultural event that generates public attention and interest.
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thumb|300px|Film premiere for Flatliners, [[Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Hollywood, 1990]] A premiere, also spelled première, (from , ) is the debut (first public presentation) of a work, i.e. play, film, dance, musical composition, or even a performer in that work.
==History== Raymond F. Betts attributes the introduction of the film premiere to showman Sid Grauman, who founded Grauman's Chinese Theatre. The first ever Hollywood premiere was for the 1922 film Robin Hood, starring Douglas Fairbanks, in front of the Egyptian Theatre. By the late 1920s the red carpet had become synonymous with film premieres.
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