film debut
Initial screen appearance
A film debut is someone's first appearance in a movie, marking their entry into cinema: She made her film debut in a small indie drama.
The term applies to actors, directors, or other film professionals.
Debut emphasizes the newness—a film debut carries anticipation about whether the newcomer will succeed on screen.
- premiereFirst public performance
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- firstPosition number one
- rolePosition or part
- leading rolePrincipal character's part
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- debutsfirst show, first appearance, premiere, launch, unveiling
- film releasetheatrical release, wide release, limited release, release date, opening weekend
- biographiesbiography, biographies, autobiography, autobiographies, memoir
- cinemamovies, movie, cinema, directors, cinemas
- movie eventspremiere, world premiere, movie premiere, advance screening, preview screening