Australian Competitions Club

Based on the bestselling novel, writer and teacher Iris (Naomi Watts) finds her comfortable, solitary New York life thrown into disarray after her closest friend and mentor (Bill Murray) bequeaths her his beloved Great Dane, Apollo. The regal yet intractable dog immediately creates practical problems for Iris, from furniture destruction to eviction notices, as well as more existential ones. Yet as Iris finds herself unexpectedly bonding with Apollo, she begins to come to terms with her past, and her own creative inner life in this story of healing, love, and friendship. THE FRIEND stars Academy Award nominees Naomi Watts and Bill Murray, and a 150-pound Great Dane named Bing making his big screen debut.


Tell us in 25 words or less, who is your favourite dog character in a film and why?

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Entries close on Monday, August 4 2025 at 9:01am AEST.

Terms & Conditions:

The Promoter is Dendy Cinemas Australia. Entry is open to Australian residents only. Employees of the Promoter and their immediate families and the agencies associated with this promotion are ineligible to enter. The competition closes 09:01am AEST Monday August 4 2025. Entrants are limited to one entry per person. The prize winners will be notified via the email address or phone number provided upon entry. Additional information may be required in order to facilitate prize fulfillment. Each entry will be individually judged based on originality, literary and creative merits. The judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. The Promoter assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of the competition. The Promoter is not responsible for any technical malfunction that would prohibit entry. Dendy Cinemas will not allow any third party to access information of any participant.