Dungog Film Festival

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The Dungog Film Festival was an annual event held in the Hunter Region town of Dungog. The Dungog Film Festival was a not-for-profit arts organization that was dedicated to celebrating and promoting the Australian screen industry. The festival provided education of the Australian film and TV industry through a range of initiatives. Some proceeds of the festival have gone towards preserving the James Theatre.^[1][2][3] The festival aimed to support the Australian Film and TV Industry in a non-competitive environment that exclusively showcased Australian screen content.

Dungog Film Festival showcased feature films, short films, television, documentaries, Australian classics and music videos. The festival also had education program, including workshops, seminars, master classes with prominent directors, and the In The Raw script readings for television series, miniseries and feature films scripts. It was considered the biggest festival of Australian cinema in the world, as well as the largest short film festival in Australia.^[4] Screenings took place in local venues including the iconic James Theatre and the RSL auditorium.^[5] The 2010 festival attracted over 9,000 people and national media coverage including Sunrise, NBN News and Network Ten.^[6]

The Dungog Film Festival has been replaced by the Dungog Festival, an annual event that includes a major film component which in 2016 included a short film competition, a showcase program of documentaries and feature films, and a series of filmmaker workshops and panels with a range of screen industry guest speakers.