Frameline, which produces the LGBTQ film festival in San Francisco, has announced that after an extensive search, it has hired a queer Black woman as its director of programming.Allegra Madsen joins the nonprofit organization following success at San Francisco's Bayview Opera House, a news release stated.In the role, Madsen, 41, will oversee the curatorial vision and execution of Frameline's signature International LGBTQ+ Film Festival, which celebrates its 45th anniversary this year.
She will also direct the implementation and programming of all non-festival programs and projects."I am thrilled to welcome Allegra Madsen as our new director of programming," Frameline Executive Director James Woolley stated.