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Rodina Singh’s controversial and provocative DREAMBOI makes its U.S. Premiere to the 50TH LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline50), screening on June 23, 7:30 PM at Roxie Theatre
By Oliver Carnay https://www.youtube.com/embed/-T2y0yn2Ymo?si=8wF23AQ6RgKsIVRSTrans filmmaker Rodina Singh’s DREAMBOI made headlines in the Philippines at the CineSilip Film Festival initially receiving an “X” rating twice

Lino Brocka’s Uncut, Queer Classic MACHO DANCER, Restored in 4K, to Premiere at Frameline June 18 at Roxie Theatre
By Oliver Carnay https://www.youtube.com/embed/nwp5KqzQR94?si=Z3p2abt4EbZGks-XThe famously heavily censored 1988 film by Lino Brocka, MACHO DANCER, required him to personally smuggle his print out of the

San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival, the longest-running and largest non-profit queer film festival in the world, just announced the full lineup of participating films for its landmark 50th anniversary, which runs June 17 – 27
By Oliver Carnay L to R: Leviticus, Courtesy Neon; The Brittney Griner Story, Courtesy ESPN; Girls Like Girls, Courtesy Focus Features. Queer media nonprofit Frameline announced

Frameline and The Colin Higgins Foundation Award $45,000 to Emerging LGBTQ+ Filmmakers with 2026 Colin Higgins Youth Filmmaker Grants
This year’s grantees, whose works will screen at Frameline50, include franny trinidad and Kelly Liu for Babaylan, Edward Nguyen for Sweat (Mồ Hôi), and Matthew Sorgie for So Be It From L to R: A
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Philippines’ Oscar submission MAGELLAN (Magalhaes) to screen at AFI FEST 2025 at TCL Chinese Theatre 6, on October 22, 4:45 p.m.; Director Lav Diaz to attend Q&A after the screening
By Oliver Carnay Filipino filmmaker LAV DIAZ (The Woman Who Left, AFI FEST 2014) is attending the Q&A of his latest opus “Magellan” (Magalhaes)

Actor Lucas Drummond attends Frameline49 for Dir. Daniel Nolasco’s “Only Good Things” and is working another feature collaboration with fame director
By Oliver Carnay #frameline49 “ONLY GOOD THINGS” screening last night, actor @lucasdrummond attended the Q&A moderated by Programming Manager Joe Bowman .. Drummond was met

James Sweeney returns to Frameline49 with TWINLESS, opposite Dylan O’Brien
By Oliver Carnay Frameline #frameline49 wrapped up its 11-day festival with the Closing Night film “TWINLESS” last Saturday (June 28) at the Herbst Theatre in San

Directors Filipe Matzembacher and Marcio Reolon (HARD PAINT, Frameline47) returns to Frameline49 with another hit!
By Oliver Carnay https://www.youtube.com/embed/XM2KqMH8XlA?si=SiRNkI8xxDQ3udtONIGHT STAGE (Ato Noturno) – is an erotic-thriller following a casual one night stand between aspiring actor Matias (Gabriel Faryas) and


