to 75 participated in the program. Local businesses along the main street, Dowling Street, become involved in the festival's annual window competition. Retail businesses along the main street dresses their shop-front window to reflect an Australian film. Prizes are awarded to the most creative design. As well as working with students from the local high school on film-making workshops, Dungog Film Festival provides assistance to the Council run visitor information centre in order to deal with the increase of visitors during the festival. Growth of the festival The 2010 Festival saw over 9,000 people attend over four days, an increase on the 2009 attendance figure of 6,500. The number of films screened during the festival increased from 57 films in 2007 to 164 films in 2010. The number of venues utilised by the Dungog Film Festival has also increased, and the reach of the Festival has broadened through partnerships with iTunes, AFTRS, NIDA, and Newcastle University. Directors Allanah Zitserman - Founder and Festival Director Stavros Kazantzidis - Founder and Managing Editor References External links Dungog on iTunes Festivals in New South Wales Film festivals in Australia Dungog Shire Film festivals established in 2007