The Frameline Film Festival (aka San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival) (formerly San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival; San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival) began as a storefront event in 1976.[1] The first film festival, named the Gay Film Festival of Super-8 Films, was held in 1977.[2] The festival is organized by Frameline, a nonprofit media arts organization whose mission statement is "to change the world through the power of queer cinema". It is the oldest LGBTQ+ film festival in the world.[a]
With annual attendance ranging from 60,000 to 80,000, it is the largest LGBTQ+ film exhibition event.[citation needed] It is also the most well-attended LGBTQ+ arts event in the San Francisco Bay Area.[citation needed] The festival is held every year in late June according to a schedule that allows the eleven-day event's closing night to coincide with the City's annual Gay Pride Day, which takes place on the last Sunday of the month.
Films screened at the Frameline Film Festival have been donated to the Hormel Center at the San Francisco Public Library.[5] An initial donation was made in 2005, and the library partnered with the Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC) for conservation of video recordings.[6]
The festival's annual awards include The Frameline Award given to an individual who has played a key role in the history of LGBTQ+ cinema, Audience Awards for Best Feature, Best Documentary, Best Episodic, Best Short, and Juried Awards for First Feature, and Outstanding Documentary.[8]
^Contrary to local legend the 1977 event in San Francisco was not the world's first gay film festival. That title goes to a "Festival of Gay Films" staged in Australia by the Sydney Filmmaker's Co-op in June 1976.[3] However, that was a one-time event. The Australian Film Institute founded The “Gay and Lesbian Film Festival” that became the direct precursor to today’s Mardi Gras Sydney Gay Film Festival two years later, in 1978.[4] Which leaves the San Francisco event, with its 1977 debut, as first in the US, and the oldest continuous annual Gay Film Festival in the world.
Referencesedit
^Stack, Peter (January 20, 1995). "Gay Film Festival to Go On Despite Director's Vanishing". San Francisco Chronicle. p. D1.
^"Gay Film Festival of Super-8 Films Program Guide (Frameline 1977)". issuu. Frameline. February 2, 1977.
^Majko, Matthew (October 1, 2015). "Frameline film trove finds home at Hormel center". Bay Area Reporter. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
^Cump, Sarolta Jane (October 6, 2011). "It just gets better all the time: Preserving the Hormel Center's Frameline Movie Archive Project". Day of Digital Archives. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
^Jeff Ewing, "Major LGBTQ Film Festivals Partner To Create The ‘North American Queer Festival Alliance’ (NAQFA)". Forbes, June 17, 2020.
^. www.frameline.org. Archived from the original on September 18, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
Further readingedit
Lofton, Charles (Fall 1996). "Festival Roundup: San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival". Filmmaker.
Morris, Gary (August 1, 1999). "Empty Closets: The 1999 San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival". Bright Lights Film Journal.
Parachini, Allan (October 17, 1990). "NEA Investigation Exonerates S.F. Gay Film Festival : Endowment: The previously undisclosed inquiry is the first under the agency's controversial 1990 anti-obscenity controls". Los Angeles Times.
Wall, Alix (June 20, 2003). "Anti-Israel protest at film fest irks local gay Jews, consulate". Jewish News of Northern California.
External linksedit
Official website
Frameline Program Guides September 18, 2021, at the Wayback Machine
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The Frameline Film Festival aka San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival formerly San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival began as a storefront event in 1976 1 The first film festival named the Gay Film Festival of Super 8 Films was held in 1977 2 The festival is organized by Frameline a nonprofit media arts organization whose mission statement is to change the world through the power of queer cinema It is the oldest LGBTQ film festival in the world a Frameline Film FestivalCastro theatre during Frameline39 in June 2015LocationSan Francisco Bay AreaFounded1977AwardsFrameline AwardWebsiteframeline wbr org With annual attendance ranging from 60 000 to 80 000 it is the largest LGBTQ film exhibition event citation needed It is also the most well attended LGBTQ arts event in the San Francisco Bay Area citation needed The festival is held every year in late June according to a schedule that allows the eleven day event s closing night to coincide with the City s annual Gay Pride Day which takes place on the last Sunday of the month Films screened at the Frameline Film Festival have been donated to the Hormel Center at the San Francisco Public Library 5 An initial donation was made in 2005 and the library partnered with the Bay Area Video Coalition BAVC for conservation of video recordings 6 In 2020 the festival was one of the key partners alongside Outfest Los Angeles the New York Lesbian Gay Bisexual amp Transgender Film Festival and the Inside Out Film and Video Festival in launching the North American Queer Festival Alliance an initiative to further publicize and promote LGBT film 7 Contents 1 Awards 2 See also 3 Notes 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksAwards editThe festival s annual awards include The Frameline Award given to an individual who has played a key role in the history of LGBTQ cinema Audience Awards for Best Feature Best Documentary Best Episodic Best Short and Juried Awards for First Feature and Outstanding Documentary 8 See also edit nbsp Film portal nbsp United States portal nbsp San Francisco Bay Area portal nbsp LGBT portal Cinema of the United States List of LGBT film festivalsNotes edit Contrary to local legend the 1977 event in San Francisco was not the world s first gay film festival That title goes to a Festival of Gay Films staged in Australia by the Sydney Filmmaker s Co op in June 1976 3 However that was a one time event The Australian Film Institute founded The Gay and Lesbian Film Festival that became the direct precursor to today s Mardi Gras Sydney Gay Film Festival two years later in 1978 4 Which leaves the San Francisco event with its 1977 debut as first in the US and the oldest continuous annual Gay Film Festival in the world References edit Stack Peter January 20 1995 Gay Film Festival to Go On Despite Director s Vanishing San Francisco Chronicle p D1 Gay Film Festival of Super 8 Films Program Guide Frameline 1977 issuu Frameline February 2 1977 Queer cinema as a fifth cinema in South Africa and Australia by Ricardo Peach PhD Thesis http find lib uts edu au search jsessionid 5ED3E42735FC6B492419FECC51EAF375 R DSPACE 2Fwww 2Fapps 2Futsepress 2Fdspace 2Fassetstore 2F14 2F98 2F93 2F149893218288535254059250095790480807227 Queer Screen History Majko Matthew October 1 2015 Frameline film trove finds home at Hormel center Bay Area Reporter Retrieved October 13 2015 Cump Sarolta Jane October 6 2011 It just gets better all the time Preserving the Hormel Center s Frameline Movie Archive Project Day of Digital Archives Retrieved October 13 2015 Jeff Ewing Major LGBTQ Film Festivals Partner To Create The North American Queer Festival Alliance NAQFA Forbes June 17 2020 Festival Awards www frameline org Archived from the original on September 18 2021 Retrieved August 31 2020 Further reading editLofton Charles Fall 1996 Festival Roundup San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival Filmmaker Morris Gary August 1 1999 Empty Closets The 1999 San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival Bright Lights Film Journal Parachini Allan October 17 1990 NEA Investigation Exonerates S F Gay Film Festival Endowment The previously undisclosed inquiry is the first under the agency s controversial 1990 anti obscenity controls Los Angeles Times Wall Alix June 20 2003 Anti Israel protest at film fest irks local gay Jews consulate Jewish News of Northern California External links editOfficial website Frameline Program Guides Archived September 18 2021 at the Wayback Machine Frameline Film Festival Collection at Online Archive of California San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival at WorldCat Frameline Film Festival Trailers YouTube Playlist nbsp This article about a lesbian gay bisexual or transgender related festival or event is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about an American film festival is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding 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