Imprint method is placing a photocurable composition on a processed substrate, and (a batch process), condensable sight from the atmosphere of the gas is brought into contact with each other, the curable composition and the mold (contact process), the alignment position of the mold and the worked substrate and (where obtain an alignment step), photo-photo-curable composition is irradiated with a light screen composition and includes (the light irradiation step of the process), the light irradiation step after the photo-curing the composition and the release from each other the mold (mold release step). Positioning the film thickness during the process of photo-curable composition is at least 20% thicker than the thickness of the optical path after the release step screen composition.