The 49th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline49) taking place June 18–28, 2025, unveiled the lineup featuring nearly 150 films from 40 countries..
Frameline (San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival)
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49th San Francisco LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline49) Unveils Lineup, Closes with James Sweeney’s ‘Twinless’
Dylan O’Brien and James Sweeney in Twinless by James Sweeney (Greg Cotten)
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Jimpa starring Olivia Colman and John Lithgow to Open NewFest Pride and San Francisco LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Olivia Colman and John Lithgow in Jimpa by Sophie Hyde (courtesy Frameline. NewFest) Jimpa starring Olivia Colman and John Lithgow will open the 2025 editions of NewFest Pride on Thursday, May 29th and Frameline49, the 49th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival on Wednesday, June 18th. Directed by filmmaker Sophie Hyde, the drama made its world premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.
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‘National Anthem’ and ‘Fragments of a Life Loved’ Win Top Jury Awards at Frameline 48th San Francisco LGBTQ+ Film Festival
(credit: Pat Mazzera) The 48th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline48) wrapped on Saturday, June 29 with director Brian J. Smith’s A House Is Not a Disco, the documentary feature about Fire Island Pines, the East Coast’s gay fantasyland preceded by the Festival’s annual Award Ceremony.
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48th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline48) Unveils Lineup with Lena Waithe, Lady Camden
From L to R: Lady Camden in Lady Like, courtesy of the filmmaker; Lena Waithe, courtesy Variety. Frameline rolled out the full program for the 48th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline48) screening from June 19–29 in theaters across the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Frameline48 San Fran LGBTQ+ Film Fest Sets Lil Nas X Docu, Young Hearts + Juneteenth Celebration for Opening Weekend
Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero (HBO) The 48th annual San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline48) running June 19–29, 2024 will kick off on opening night with an Opening Night Film and Block Party that celebrates Juneteenth. The first-ever Castro neighborhood celebration of Juneteenth, Frameline48’s free outdoor event will feature an afternoon of music as well as a screening of Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero.
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20,000 Species of Bees, Going to Mars Win Top Awards at Frameline San Francisco LGBTQ+ Film Festival
20,000 Species of Bees directed by Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren 20,000 Species of Bees directed by Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren won the Outstanding First Feature award at the 47th Frameline, the San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival. In the film, an eight-year-old child struggles with the fact that people keep addressing her in confusing ways. Frameline presents the annual juried Outstanding First Feature Award to a notable narrative feature from an emerging voice in LGBTQ+ cinema.
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Frameline47 San Francisco LGBTQ+ Film Festival Unveils Lineup – Bottoms, Our Son, Kokomo City and More
(l-r.) Ayo Edebiri stars as Josie, Rachel Sennott as PJ, Zamani Wilder as Annie, Summer Joy Campbell as Sylvie, Havana Rose Liu as Isabel, Kaia Gerber as Brittany and Virginia Tucker as Stella Rebecca in Bottoms. Photo credit: Courtesy of ORION Pictures Inc. © 2023 Orion Releasing LLC. Frameline rolled out the full program lineup for the 47th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline47) emphasizing the interplay between past and present — both in terms of queer cinema history and the collective history of the LGBTQ+ community at large.
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Fairyland, ‘Cora Bora,’ ‘God Save the Queens’ to Headline 2023 Frameline San Francisco LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Fairyland, Cora Bora, God Save the Queens Fairyland, directed by Andrew Durham and produced by Sofia Coppola, will kick-off the 47th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline47) taking place throughout San Francisco and Oakland.
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DONNA, Candid Documentary on Trans Personality Donna Personna Premieres at Frameline San Francisco LGBTQ+ Film Festival | Trailer
Donna directed by Jay Bedwani Donna, a documentary film by award-winning Welsh filmmaker, Jay Bedwani will premiere at Frameline46 San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival at the Castro Theater on June 25 at the height of San Francisco’s Pride Week. The film paints an intimate and candid portrait of Bay Area trans activist, artist, performer and personality, Donna Personna, who was 60 when she made her drag debut at the iconic Aunt Charlie’s.
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San Francisco’s Frameline45 LGBTQ+ Film Festival Announces Lineup of In-person and Virtual Screenings
In the Heights Frameline unveiled the full program for Frameline45 LGBTQ+ film festival taking place Thursday, June 10 through Sunday, June 27, 2021. The 17-day festival will feature a hybrid of in-person and virtual offerings, along with a series of special screenings at San Francisco’s historic Castro Theatre and Roxy Theater.
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Frameline LGBTQ+ Film Festival Announces Lineup for Virtual 2020 Fest
Cowboys, featuring Steve Zahn, Jillian Bell, and Ann Dowd Frameline announced the full program lineup for Frameline44, promising the world’s largest virtual LGBTQ+ film festival in the Fall, from Thursday, September 17 through Sunday, September 27, 2020.
