The inaugural DOG FILM FESTIVAL that my Radio Pet Lady Network produced last weekend in New York City was a rousing success. What had been a crazy idea amazed me by taking wing — with the New York Times devoting half a page in the Weekend Arts section to the festival, Time Out magazine picking […]
The New York Dog Film Festival Visionary Award to Steve Marton The First Annual Dog Film Festival will have one award in its first year — the Visionary Award, which was created to recognize an individual who best exemplifies the intention of the Dog Film Festival: “celebrating the remarkable bond between dogs and their people.” […]
Dog Talk (12-22-2014) #400: The ANNIE Show (and the Dog Film Festival welcome to filmmakers of all ages around the world!) http://dogfilmfestival.com/festival/submit-a-film From death’s door to the Silver Screen! Allyson Halm from Adopt-a-Dog talks like a proud stage mother about Marti, the 5-year-old mixed-breed dog she sheltered for months after pulling her from other shelters […]
Halo’s “Forever Home” Movie Made Me Cry For Joy From the minute I had the great pleasure of seeing the beautiful little gem of a film, “Forever Home,” directed by Peter McEvilley — who created it as one of his #RescueFilms for Halo — I knew it simply had to be included in the First […]
Dog Talk (4/5/2014) #366: Karen Wright discusses breeding Bombay cats [www.greatblackbombays.com] as companions for special needs children on the autism spectrum because the breed is “lap velcro” and can make a big difference in the lives of these kids; film director Peter Mcevilley discusses how the CEO of Halo Purely for Pets commissioned him to […]
FOUR PAWS UP for “Le Sauvetage” — Halo’s Movie About Pet (and People) Rescue! What a wild and crazy idea: a pet food company dedicated to pets in shelters and the people dedicated to rescuing them — finds a filmmaker who can celebrate the human-animal bond in the most delightful and profound way — thereby […]
