Premier of your film is important; but premier of films of friends and acquaintances is equally important, reason being - it adds on to your network, makes you understand the trends in filmmaking.
Most importantly, the audience reaction - at the end of the day, there are two thoughts, either you make a film you believe in or a film that is likely to be received well by the audiences, the paying public. Stats reveal latter has a potent success rate of 90%.
