The annual festival, held at Joynton Park in Zetland, is an original Australian event and the longest running and largest of its kind in the world. All films have a connection with canines and the line-up this year includes animated and live action dog films from the US, Australia, Canada, UK, Switzerland, Brazil, Estonia, Spain, Ireland, Peru, Portugal and Sweden.
All profits are donated to Australian dog charities and the proceeds of ticket sales this year will benefit the dog charity Young Diggers www.youngdiggers.com.au/dogs that trains ex pound dogs as service dogs for veterans with PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder). The festival is seeking the public’s support to sell out each night in an effort to maximise the benefit to the charity.
GDIFF festival director Anny Slater says, “The festival line-up includes a fantastic array of short and feature films to excite film fanatics, families, singles and dog lovers alike. We know Australians love films with dogs and the aim of this unique festival is to entertain, but also to raise funds for dog-related charities.”
