San Francisco Transgender Film Festival

08/27/2026

⏳Just days away from SPECTRUM at Club Fugazi. If you are looking for more q***r performance of all kinds AND another way to support SFTFF the you’ve found the right place! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Sept. 1st and 2nd at 7pm
Club Fugazi

08/25/2026

✨Come out for an amazing evening of q***r performances featuring our artistic director, Shawna Virago at Club Fugazi. SPECTRUM will be a blast and your ticket proceeds will go towards supporting SFTFF! We can’t wait to see you there ✨

September 1st and 2nd at Club Fugazi
Preshow: 6pm
Show: 7pm
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08/23/2026

🎪 Sept 1 & 2: Don't miss this SPECTACULAR PERFORMANCE EVENT benefiting the San Francisco Transgender Film Festival!

⏰ Sept 1 & 2 at Club Fugazi @ 7:00pm
🤟 ASL at both performances!
🎟 TIX/INFO: https://boxoffice.clubfugazisf.com/clubfugazisf/events/58673

Join us for SPECTRUM, an evening of q***r variety performances benefiting trans and nonbinary humans! Aerialists, burlesque performers, drag artists, dancers and more will showcase their talents in the historic Club Fugazi Theater. There are even chances to take home amazing prizes from Kinetic Arts, City Lights, Arizmendi, Mission Bowling, Cirque Physio, Eros and other iconic San Francisco institutions!

All proceeds will benefit the San Francisco Transgender Film Festival. Presented by the amazing Joey the Tiger!

There will be an hour of preshow entertainment so please come early and socialize! Pre-show starts at 6pm; show starts at 7pm.

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Official tickets for Spectrum at Club Fugazi, San Francisco. Select your best seats and book online securely today.

08/07/2026

Save the dates. 🎬

San Francisco Transgender Film Festival returns November 12-22, 2026!

📍 Roxie Theater, San Francisco
💻 Streaming online via Eventive

Festival program, schedule, and tickets drop October 1 at SFTFF.org.

Until then, join our email list to stay in the loop.

📸 “Theystory by Future Flowers” (directed by Jazz Pierre)

🤟 ASL interpretation at all classes
♿ Wheelchair/Mobility device accessible
⚧️ All-Gender bathrooms
😷 KN95 masks provided & required 

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07/30/2026

🎉Filmmakers! Check your inbox, for you have been notified for this year’s film festival! 🎉

We can’t wait to see you in November ☺️

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07/20/2026

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This is for creators documenting climate justice, disability justice, access, community, and lived experience through short films.

Deadline to apply: 31 July 2026.

Send this to someone whose story deserves the space.

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07/15/2026

are looking for film proposals on the topic of mental health. They are offering ten $7.5k USD production grants to create 5 minute films exploring the topic of Sanctuary. More information at the link in their bio.

07/09/2026

👀 us watching all your SFTFF 2026 submissions 👀

Can’t wait to see all filmmakers and film enjoyers at this years festival November 12-14 at The Roxie!

07/01/2026

👀 Submit your films to by August 15th! 👀

🎬The JAHA Film Festival returns for its second edition, building on the groundbreaking success of its global inaugural launch in Lisbon December 6, 2025. JAHA is a radical and joyful cinematic platform dedicated to celebrating trans, intersex, and nonbinary (TIN) filmmakers from the Global South. We exist to reclaim narratives, amplify systematically silenced voices, and harness cinema’s transformative power as a weapon of collective liberation. 🎬

Learn more about this year’s submission focus and submit your film here:
https://filmfreeway.com/JahaFilmFestival

05/28/2026

We’re SO excited to celebrate the 29th anniversary of the San Francisco Transgender Film Festival this year, happening November 12–22, 2026! 🎬🏳️‍⚧️

Thank you to our incredible community of filmmakers, artists, audiences, and supporters who continue to make this space for trans and GNC storytelling possible year after year. We can’t wait to gather again for another powerful celebration of trans cinema, creativity, and connection.

📣 Submissions are now open!
Submit your trans and gender nonconforming films online by June 25th!
See you at 💫

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