Last night we welcomed the first Dog Film Festival at the Seattle International Film Festival’s Uptown theatre. Hundreds of humans and their canine companions attended the two shows that celebrated the remarkable bond between dogs and their people.
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The world is not all cat videos: Film festival goes to the dogs
By Jacob Nierenberg
Friday was Take Your Dog to Work Day, and on Sunday, you’ll be able to take your dog to the movies. That’s right — the world’s first film festival for our four-legged friends is coming to Seattle.
Pet Lover Brings Dog Film Festival to Seattle
The Dog Film Festival, founded by The Dog Bible author and Radio Pet Lady Network co-host Tracie Hotchner, debuts in Seattle later this month. It's a one-day pooch party with two 90-minute showings of short films that's designed to bring both film and dog lovers together. The festival, benefiting Seattle Humane, will be held in the SIFF Cinema Uptown Theater, with showings at 4 and 6:30 p.m.
DOGS HAVE THEIR (MOVIE) DAY AT L.A.'S DOG FILM FESTIVAL!
Attention to all those cinephiles who have a furry friend that you've always wanted to bring them to the theatre: Los Angeles will hold its first ever Dog Film Festival this weekend (June 4 & 5)! Created by Tracie Hotchner, the film festival was designed to celebrate the wondrous and storied bond between Man and Dog. She first began the festival last year in New York, and now it’s making its way across 12 other communities in the U.S., including Seattle, Chicago, Santa Fe, San Antonio, and, of course, Los Angeles.
The San Gabriel Valley Tribune | Sit, stay for Dog Film Festival in L.A.
by Michelle Mills
If you ever wanted to go to the movies with your pup, the Dog Film Festival at Majestic Crest Theater in Los Angeles June 5 is for you...
Weekend: Dog Film Festival
There's no way you can hear the names "Benji" or "Lassie" without feeling a heart tug. And there's no way you can spend a Sunday watching films filled with Fido goodness without wanting to rush home to your own pup, arms spread wide. The traveling canine-focused movie event lands at The Crest Westwood on June 5, with a kick-off Afternoon Tea Pooch Party on Saturday, June 4. There shall be adoptable dogs in attendance, so let the heart tugs commence.
Digital Spy. | The very first Dog Film Festival comes to LA
The first film festival designed exclusively for dogs (and their owners) comes to LA this June.
