"San Francisco's LGBTQ+ film festival, Frameline, is going to return to its old home at the Castro Theatre in 2026, and this will be for Frameline 50, marking 50 years of the world's oldest queer film fest. Frameline made the announcement Thursday morning, confirming that Frameline 50 will take place from June 17 to June 27, and while it will be happening across multiple venues, the festival has long used the grand Castro Theatre as its home base for opening and closing night screenings."
"There was plenty of consternation among neighborhood denizens and lovers of the Castro Theatre that Another Planet Entertainment (APE) would not let the theater be used very regularly for movie screenings after its $41 million renovation was complete and after the orchestra-level seating was removed. But APE has pledged to use many of the theater's unprogrammed nights, when no concerts are scheduled, to show films there, and removable seating is reportedly part of the renovation."
Frameline will return to the Castro Theatre in 2026 for Frameline50, scheduled June 17–27, with events across multiple Bay Area venues during Pride Month. Frameline began screenings in 1977 and has used the Castro as its hub since 1981. Submission windows opened for filmmakers with an early-bird deadline of November 21 and a regular deadline of January 26. Another Planet Entertainment completed a $41 million renovation, removed orchestra-level seating, and took over management in January 2022 while the Nasser family retains ownership. APE pledged to use unprogrammed nights for film screenings and removable seating is reportedly part of the renovation.
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