Independent | LA’s first Dog Film Festival features howl-out-loud comedies and ruff, tough true stories

by Tim Walker

The event is sponsored by the Petco Foundation and 50 per cent of ticket sales go to animal welfare organizations.

This weekend, the city that’s home to both the American movie industry and Cesar Millan’s Dog Psychology Centre is melding movies and mutts for the first ever Los Angeles Dog Film Festival. On 5 June, dogs and their owners can attend two programs of dog-based short films at the Crest Theatre in Westwood, which, according to the festival’s website, “illuminate ways that dogs and people touch each others’ lives.”

These Photos from the Dog Film Festival Will Melt Your Heart

 

On June 4 and 5, the New York-based Dog Film Festival makes its debut in Los Angeles. Featuring two 90-minute programs of short films, the festival showcases works that reveal the bond between humans and our loyal, four-legged besties.

But obviously, the best part of the whole thing is the photo opps. Here are our favorite images from the festival’s Instagram; we defy you to steer clear of the event after getting to know these canine film aficionados.

 

Examiner | Dogs come to the rescue bringing joy, love and laughter at the Dog Film Festival

by Christine Zeiger

Doggy detectives are on duty in artist William Wegman’s highly-acclaimed film “The Hardly Boys In Hardly Gold”, starring four of his famous Weimaraners Fay Ray, Battina, Crooky and Chundo, who prove dogs have a knack of making humans howl with laughter.

KOMO 4 TV News | First Ever Dog Film Festival Hits Seattle in June

by Gena Wynkoop

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As if Seattle wasn't overflowing with dog-obsessed people already, this summer the first ever Dog Film Festival is stopping in Seattle on Sunday, June 26th.

The Hollywood Times | Melissa Rivers Announced as Honorary Hostess for the Dog Film Festival Los Angeles Kick Off Pooch Party

LOS ANGELES, CA – When Tracie Hotchner launched the inaugural Dog Film Festival™ in New York City in October 2015, she dedicated it in loving memory to her godmother Joan Rivers, “the ultimate dog lover herself”.  Today, the Dog Film Festival™ is proud to announce Melissa Rivers, Joan’s daughter, as the honorary hostess for the Dog Film Festival™. Melissa is also the goddaughter of Hotchner, the founder and president of the Dog Film Festival™.

TEEN ACTOR LOU WEGNER NAMED NATIONAL YOUTH AMBASSADOR OF THE DOG FILM FESTIVAL

 

The Dog Film Festival™ is proud to announce the appointment of Lou Wegner, teen actor and animal wellness advocate, as the official Youth Ambassador of Dog Film Festival™. Lou will serve as the Youth Ambassador for every Dog Film Festival™ event across the country, supporting the event’s efforts in bringing communities together to save and improve the lives of animals.

 

LATF | The Dog Film Festival™ Makes It Way To The West Coast

That's right... the Dog Film Festival! It seems that there is a festival for everything these days.

Following its success in New York, the Dog Film Festival™ will premiere on the West Coast this summer to celebrate the remarkable bond between dogs and their people. The Petco Foundation, whose goal is to help every animal live its best life, has joined as the national Presenting Sponsor of the Dog Film Festival™, helping it expand to Los Angeles on June 4 and 5 as well as nine additional cities this year.

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