• For ages 14–24 only. Frameline will contact enrollees for verification.
• Explorer Level Members will not receive a voucher, but are eligible for all basic Member benefits, including ticket discounts, invites to Members-only events, a mailed program guide, and priority entrance at all in-theater Festival screenings.
• To purchase your Member discounted tickets, sign in with your email or Member ID, go to the page of the film you want to see or stream, click Book Tickets, and you should see “Member” discounted tickets.
• JOIN or RENEW

• Available only to seniors (aged 65+), full-time students, and people with disabilities. 
• Two (x2) Festival vouchers, which are redeemable for regularly priced tickets (exclusions may apply).
• For seniors and students, Frameline will contact enrollees for verification.
• Tax deductible: $27
• JOIN or RENEW

• Two (x2) Festival vouchers, which are redeemable for regularly priced tickets (exclusions may apply).
• Tax deductible: $52
• JOIN or RENEW

• Four (x4) Festival vouchers, which are redeemable for regularly priced tickets (exclusions may apply).
• Tax deductible: $94
• JOIN or RENEW

• Six (x6) Festival vouchers, which are redeemable for regularly priced tickets (exclusions may apply).
• One (x1) Festival t-shirt
• Invitations to special partnered screenings throughout the year
• Tax deductible: $141
• JOIN or RENEW

• Twenty (x20) Festival vouchers, which are redeemable for regularly priced tickets (exclusions may apply).
• Two (x2) Festival t-shirts
• Donor recognition in Festival assets and online
• Invitations to special partnered screenings throughout the year
• Tax deductible: $460
• JOIN or RENEW

• One (x1) Gold Card
• Two (x2) Festival t-shirts
• Donor recognition in Festival assets and online
• One (x1) Invitation to special Festival events
• Invitations to special partnered screenings throughout the year
• Tax deductible: $720
• JOIN or RENEW

• Two (x2) Gold Cards
• Two (x2) Festival t-shirts
• Donor recognition in Festival assets and online
• On-screen Donor recognition at the Festival
• Three (x3) invitations to special Festival events
• Invitations to special partnered screenings throughout the year
• Tax deductible: $1,312
• JOIN or RENEW

• Two (x2) Gold Cards
• Two (x2) Prestige Passes
• Two (x2) Festival t-shirts
• Donor recognition in Festival assets and online
• On-screen Donor recognition at the Festival
• Four (x4) invitations to special Festival events
• Festival Lounge access during applicable Happy Hours
• Invitations to special partnered screenings throughout the year
• Tax deductible: $2,560
• JOIN or RENEW

• Two (x2) Platinum Cards
• Two (x2) Prestige Passes
• Two (x2) Festival t-shirts
• Donor recognition in Festival assets and online
• On-screen Donor recognition at the Festival
• Four (x4) invitations to special Festival events
• Festival Lounge access during applicable hours
• Invitations to special partnered screenings throughout the year
• Tax deductible: $4,720
• JOIN or RENEW

• Four (x4) Platinum Cards
• Two (x2) Festival t-shirts
• Donor recognition in Festival assets and online
• On-screen Donor recognition at the Festival
• Four (x4) invitations to special Festival events
• Festival Lounge access during applicable hours
• Invitations to special partnered screenings throughout the year
• Tax deductible: $9,120
• JOIN or RENEW

Using the links below, you can join or renew online:

• JOIN
• RENEW

Alternatively, you can mail a check, made out to Frameline, to 145 9th Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, CA 94103.

Festival benefits are valid only for the Festival year your Membership was purchased in. If benefits are not used, they do not accrue and cannot be used the following year.

You can select either Email or Membership Number (aka your Member ID #) to sign in.

If you don’t remember your password or don’t remember making one, click Forgotten Password. Make sure to enter the email address your Membership account is linked to.

If you can’t remember your Member ID #, this is located in your Welcome/Thank You for Renewing email. It’s also on your Membership purchase receipt; this is NOT the same as your Customer ID, which you do not need after you become a Member.

No, all Membership sales are final.

No, any transactions placed without accessing and/or applying your Member benefits will not be refunded or exchanged.

Make sure you’re subscribed to our email list! Please Note: If you unsubscribe from our e-news list — or any other emails from Frameline — the system unsubscribes you from all of our emails.

No. To ensure full compliance with current tax laws, the IRS does not allow DAF/QCD grants to be used for memberships that include benefits such as festival tickets, passes, or gala invitations.

Because of these rules, we are unable to apply your DAF/QCD gift toward a standard Frameline membership that includes these perks.

• Vouchers are complimentary to Frameline Members and may be redeemed for tickets to regularly priced Festival screenings. 
• Vouchers may NOT be used to access tickets for Opening Night, First Friday/Centerpiece, Pride Kickoff, or Closing Night films or parties.
• Before the Festival program goes live you will receive instructions on how to redeem them for tickets to Festival films.
• You will sign into your Frameline account on our home page to access these. We will update you closer to the ticket sale date when it’s time to sign into your Frameline account, via our homepage, to access your voucher. (Typically, we reach out soon after the Festival program is revealed.) After signing in, go to the page of the film you want to see, click “Book Tickets,” and you should see “Voucher – Member $0.”

• A Gold Card allows the bearer complimentary and priority admission to all Festival screenings, including Opening Night, First Friday/Centerpiece, Pride Kickoff, and Closing Night films, as well as the Opening Night party and Pride Kickoff party. 
• A Gold Card allows the bearer complimentary streaming access when applicable.
• A Gold Card bearer may be accompanied in line by one (x1) guest with their own valid ticket or pass. 
• Seating is guaranteed until 20 minutes prior to showtime, or until pass holder allotment has been reached. 
• A Gold Card-specific entry line for screenings is dependent on theatre/staff capacity; otherwise, entry is via the standard Frameline Member line.
• Gold Cards are sent by email in the days leading up to the Festival; if renewing/joining during the Festival, your card will be issued by email within 48 hours of renewal/joining. 
• A Gold Card also entitles the bearer to register for complimentary admission to the Festival’s smaller venues.

• A Platinum Card allows the bearer complimentary and priority admission to all Festival screenings, including Opening Night, First Friday/Centerpiece, Pride Kickoff, and Closing Night films, as well as the Opening Night party and Pride Kickoff party. 
• Platinum Card holders also receive reserved seating at Prestige screenings.
• A Platinum Card allows the bearer complimentary streaming access when applicable.
• Seating is guaranteed until 20 minutes prior to showtime, or until pass holder allotment has been reached.
• For most screenings, Platinum Card bearers are allowed immediate entry to screenings upon arrival. Depending on theatre/staff capacity and showtime, Platinum Card holders may be asked to join the standard Frameline Member line.
• Platinum Cards are sent by email in the days leading up to the Festival; if renewing/joining during the Festival, your card will be issued by email within 48 hours of renewal/joining. 
• A Platinum Card entitles the bearer to register for complimentary admission to the Festival’s smaller venues.

Your Gold & Platinum Cards provide full access to Frameline’s in-person screenings, but we are continuing our 2024 and 2025 practice of complimentary registration for smaller venues.

You will need to complete online registration to secure complimentary tickets. Before the Festival program goes live you will receive instructions on how to redeem them for tickets to Festival films at smaller venues.

You will sign into your Frameline account on our home page to access these. After signing in, go to the page of the film you want to see, click “Book Tickets,” and you should see a ticket type called “Gold/Platinum Access”.

All screenings that take place at The Castro Theatre will NOT require online registration; you may simply show up with your Gold/Platinum Card. Same with Opening Night and Pride Kickoff parties.

Instructions will be sent out closer to the ticket sale date.

A Prestige Pass allows the bearer admission to most of the Festival screenings being held at The Castro Theatre. Restrictions: Opening Night, Centerpiece, Pride Kick-off, and Closing Night are not part of this pass. More details will be made available closer to the Festival.

• At most Festival venues, the dedicated Frameline Member line allows current Members to queue for priority entrance. A Member-priced ticket, Membership receipt, or other proof of Membership (thank-you letter, renewal letter, etc.) is required to access this dedicated line.
• For Gold and Platinum Cardholders, please see the above Gold Card and Platinum Card sections for more information on your lines.

• Outside of your allotted vouchers, your Frameline Membership allows you to purchase additional Festival tickets at a discount for friends and family.
• Discounted tickets are limited to two (x2) per screening and may be purchased at any time, including day of. 
• Once you’ve hit your two (x2) discounted tickets allotment, any additional tickets for the same program must be purchased at full price.

• In order to receive recognition on Festival assets (program guide, on screen, etc.), your Membership must be current as of April 1st of that year’s Festival and remain valid through that year’s Festival.
• To receive recognition on Frameline’s website, your Membership must be current by September 1 and/or April 1 for website recognition since the list is updated twice a year.
• Recognition is for Patron and above levels

Frameline will return to The Castro Theatre in June 2026. The full lineup of Frameline50 venues will be announced in May 2026.

The locations and hours for the Frameline50 Box Office and Festival Lounge will be announced at a later date.

Some hours at the Lounge will be restricted, depending on private events.

When the Frameline50 program is announced in May 2026, we will announce ticket sale dates. The tickets will be available for purchase on our website or at any in-person Box Office location.

Our Membership Team will let you know pickup times and locations closer to the Festival dates.

For Members whose levels do not allow for free shirts, you will be able to purchase shirts at a discounted price. Those prices and purchasing hours/locations will be announced closer to the Festival date.

These will be updated closer to the ticket sale date.

The meaning of a show being AT RUSH is when all advance tickets have sold out. Sometimes we release more tickets for a few At Rush shows as part of the daily ticket release during the Festival. We will have a Rush line at shows too, meaning more tickets may be available just before showtime that can be accessed by those who decide to try and wait in that line.

Yes! Gold and Platinum Cards allow the bearer complimentary and priority admission to all Festival screenings, including Opening Night (Lady Champagne), Centerpiece (Barbara Forever), Pride Kickoff (Hunky Jesus), and Closing Night (TBA) films, as well as admission to the Opening Night and Pride Kickoff parties.

No, Member vouchers may not be used to access tickets for Opening Night (Lady Champagne), Centerpiece (Barbara Forever), Pride Kickoff (Hunky Jesus), or Closing Night (TBA) films or parties.

You do get Member discounts on these screenings and parties. To see your Member discounted prices, make sure you are signed into your Frameline account beforehand.

No, Prestige Passes do not include access to screenings for Opening Night (Lady Champagne), Centerpiece (Barbara Forever), Pride Kickoff (Hunky Jesus), or Closing Night (TBA) films or parties.

If you are a Member, you do get Member discounts on these screenings and parties. To see your Member discounted prices, make sure you are signed into your Frameline account beforehand.