Frameline announced the full lineup of over 140 films from 35 countries for the milestone 50th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline50) taking place June 17–27, 2026.
Frameline (San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival)
Founded in 1977, the San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival is the longest-running, largest and most widely recognized LGBT film exhibition event in the world. As a community event with an annual attendance of 60,000, the Festival is the most prominent and well-attended LGBT arts program in the Bay Area.
Frameline (San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival) / Frameline Film Festival started in 1977 and takes place in San Francisco, CA, USA
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50th Frameline – San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival Announces Full Lineup
Brittney Griner in The Brittney Griner Story by Alex Stapleton.
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‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ to Close Frameline – San Francisco LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma by Jane Schoenbrun (Mubi) The US premiere of Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, directed by Jane Schoenbrun, will close the 50th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline50), taking place June 17–27, 2026.
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Colman Domingo to Receive Variety Creative Conscience Award at San Francisco LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Colman Domingo (Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency) Colman Domingo will be honored with the Variety Creative Conscience Award at the 50th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline50).
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‘Lady Champagne’ to Open 50th Frameline, San Francisco LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Lady Champagne by D’Arcy Drollinger (Rachel Ziegler) Lady Champagne, Barbara Forever, and Hunky Jesus, films with deep ties to San Francisco’s LGBTQ+ community and queer filmmaking legacy, will headline the landmark 50th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline50) taking place June 17 to 27, 2026.
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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) 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..
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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.
