Frameline50 Sets 2026 Festival Lineup

Frameline is marking its 50th edition with a lineup that puts new queer cinema front and center.

Festival organizers announced Tuesday that Gregg Araki’s I Want Your Sex, Hayley Kiyoko’s Girls Like Girls and Adrian Chiarella’s Leviticus will screen as part of Frameline50, the San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival. The event runs June 17 through 27 and stretches across venues in San Francisco, Berkeley and Oakland, reinforcing the festival’s long-running role as a regional and international showcase for LGBTQ+ storytelling.

The early slate points to a mix of established voices and newer work positioned to draw attention. Araki arrives with strong name recognition in queer film, while Kiyoko’s Girls Like Girls brings built-in interest from fans who have followed the project’s path to the screen. Leviticus adds another notable title to a program that, based on the initial announcement, aims to balance visibility, cultural relevance and audience curiosity.

Frameline50’s first announced titles suggest a festival focused on both legacy and the next wave of LGBTQ+ filmmaking.

The announcement also underscores how film festivals continue to serve as launchpads for queer stories that might otherwise struggle to command mainstream space. Frameline has long occupied that lane, and the 2026 edition carries added weight simply because it lands on a milestone year. Reports indicate the festival will open with an additional title not fully detailed in the initial signal, leaving room for more programming reveals as June approaches.

What comes next matters beyond one festival calendar. Additional lineup details, premiere status and audience response will shape how far these films travel after the Bay Area screenings. For filmmakers, distributors and viewers alike, Frameline50 looks set to function as both a celebration of queer film history and a test of where LGBTQ+ cinema heads next.