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Founded in 1977, Frameline's mission is to strengthen the diverse lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and further its visibility by supporting and promoting a broad array of cultural representations and artistic expression in film, video and other media arts.

Exhibition

With annual attendance of 60,000 to 80,000 the San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival is the longest running, largest and most widely recognized LGBT film exhibition event in the world. Founded in 1977, the Festival is the most prominent and well attended LGBT arts event in the Bay Area. Frameline also presents year-round exhibition events. Frameline at the Center: Free Screenings for the Community features monthly screenings of socially relevant works at the San Francisco LGBT community Center. Year-round programs also include members-only screenings and special events, as well as sneak previews of feature films and documentaries.

Distribution

Established in 1981, Frameline Distribution serves an international audience of hundreds of thousands and is the leading educational distributor solely dedicated to LGBT film and video. Frameline is an important bridge between independent filmmakers and their audiences, and our collection of more than 250 groundbreaking films reaches teenagers, college students, individuals and families in urban centers, small towns and rural areas through multiple channels, including film festival screenings, television airings and home video sales. Visit our Educational website at http://cart.frameline.org for more information.

Filmmaker Support

Since 1990, nearly eighty films and videos have been completed with assistance from the Frameline Film & Video Completion Fund. Awards are made annually and provide much needed support to filmmakers for their final editing and lab work. Once completed, these films often go on to receive international exposure. Submissions include documentary, educational, narrative, animated and experimental projects by or about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and their communities. Frameline also supports filmmakers with the largest cash awards of any LGBT film festival in the world: the $10,000 First Feature Award and the $10,000 Best Documentary Award, as well as three $2,500 audience awards.