The Playhouse West 72-hour Short Film Festival is a three-part filmmaking competition. Twenty (20) Production Teams will compete to see who can make the best 5-minute short film in 72 hours.  

PART 1 - REGISTRATION ​
  • Registration Fee = $21 / team
  • Designate one person to register the team and serve as point of contact. There is no limit to the number of participants in each Production Team. 
  • All cast members acting in the films MUST BE CURRENT Playhouse West members. 
  • The production crews may consist of former Playhouse members and individuals outside of Playhouse West.

PART 2  begins Friday, May 13th @ 3pm:  
  • A meeting will be held at 3pm, in which the Production Teams will receive a log-line idea that must be represented in the storytelling. 
  • At 4pm, the teams will be released from the meeting and will then have 72 hours to write, cast, shoot and edit their 5-minute short film
  • The completed movie must be submitted by 4pm, Monday,  May 16th. 
 
PART 3
All completed films will be screened the following weekend - Saturday, May 21 @ 8p

PLAYHOUSE WEST - MAGNOLIA 1
10634 Magnolia Blvd
North Hollywood, CA 91602

Following the screening, the Jury of Judges will present awards for Best Actor and Best Actress (Comedy and Drama), and Best Short Film (Comedy and Drama). The winners of the Best Short Film awards will be automatically selected and screened at the 2017 Playhouse West Film Festival!

 
A Payment Request will be return-emailed to each registrant.
  • The entry fee must be paid by credit/debit card via PayPal (no PayPal account needed) within 24 hours of the Payment Request; otherwise the reserved spot will be forfeited.
  • There will be NO REFUNDS - no exceptions - for Production Teams who withdraw from the competition, for any reason, prior to May 13.
  • Once the competition begins, each team will be required to read and sign the Official Rules Agreement which outlines the festival rules each Production Team must follow thereafter.
    REGISTER YOUR TEAM!

    Only one person from each team needs to register and serve as point of contact - Team Contact Member.  You do not need to have all of your team members in place to register.
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    NOTE: You will receive an email requesting payment via PayPal (you do not need a PayPal account). Once you receive the email, you will have 24 hours to pay the entry fee to secure a spot for your team!

    DO NOT register before 12 noon on June 1.      Registrations made before 12 noon will not be accepted.
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REGISTRATION IS OPEN!

Twenty (20) Production Teams compete to see who can make the
best 5 minute, Romnatic Comedy short film in 120 hours! 

Registration opens - Thursday, June 1 at 12noon.  Teams will sign up and pay the entry fee of $21 per Team.  There is no limit to the number of participants allowed in each Production Team.

All cast members acting in the films must be current Playhouse West members.  The production crews may consist of former Playhouse West members and individuals outside of Playhouse West.

Competition begins - on Wednesday, June 7 at 3pm.  Each team will receive a log-line that must be represented 
in the storytelling of the film.  The teams will then have 120 hours to write, cast, shoot and edit their 5-minute short film which then must be submitted by 4pm - Monday, June 12.    

Screening - All completed films will be screened the following weekend, Saturday, June 17 - 7pm at Playhouse West - Magnolia 1.( 10634 Magnolia Bl., NoHo.)

Following the screening, a Competition Committee will present awards for Best Actor and Actress, Best Short Film, and several surprise award catagories!  

​Winners of the Best Short Film award will be automatically selected and screened at the Playhouse West Film Festival - March 2018 at the El Portal Theater!
At the opening-night ceremony of the Playhouse West Film Festival, a short film is screened before the main-event feature film. This year, that short film will be the winner of our first-ever, PWFF 120 hour filmmaking competition!  

Don't delay!   Form your team now!

Registration begins, Thursday, February, 2 at 12 noon.
Competition begins, Thursday, February 9 at 4pm.

REGISTER YOUR TEAM!
REGISTER YOUR TEAM
     Only one person from each team needs to register and serve as point of contact - Team Contact Member.  You do not need to have all of your team members in place to register.
    ​
    NOTE: You will receive an email requesting payment via PayPal (you do not need a PayPal account). Once you receive the email, you will have 24 hours to pay the entry fee to secure a spot for your team!

    DO NOT register before 12 noon on February 2.      Registrations made before 12 noon will not be accepted.
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PLAYHOUSE  WEST  FILM  FESTIVAL
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120 HOUR  
FILMMAKING  COMPETITION

Registration Open up until the Start of the Contest

At the opening-night ceremony of the Playhouse West Film Festival, a short film is screened before the main-event feature film. This year, that short film will be the winner of our first-ever, PWFF 120 hour filmmaking competition!  

PART 1 - REGISTRATION ​
  • Registration opens - Thursday, February 2 at 12noon.  ​(Reservations made before 12noon will not be processed.)
  • Registration Fee = $21 / team
  • Designate one person (Team Contact Member) to register the team and serve as point of contact. There is no limit to the number of participants in each Production Team. 
  • All cast members acting in the films MUST BE CURRENT Playhouse West members - from the Technique and Improv programs.  (Cast members DO NOT need to be in the same class together.)
  • The production crews may consist of former Playhouse members and individuals outside of Playhouse West.
  • A Payment Request will be return-emailed to each registrant.
    • The entry fee must be paid by credit/debit card via PayPal (no PayPal account needed) within 24 hours of the Payment Request; to reserve a spot for your team.
    • There will be NO REFUNDS - no exceptions - for Production Teams who withdraw from the competition, for any reason, prior to October 7.
    • Once the competition begins, each team will be required to read and sign the Official Rules Agreement which outlines the festival rules each Production Team must follow thereafter.

PART 2  - FESTIVAL BEGINS 
  • On Thursday, February 9 at 4pm, an email will be sent to the Team Contact Member, that contains the Story Parameters that must be represented in the storytelling of their film.  They will also be sent the Official Rules Agreement which outlines the festival rules each Production Team must follow thereafter.
  • The Team Contact Member must type their name on the Official Rules Agreement and then return-email it before 4:30pm of that same day.
  • Once the Official Rules Agreement has been return-emailed, the teams will then have 120 hours to write, cast, shoot and edit their
    5-minute short film.
  • The completed films must be submitted via Dropbox download by 4pm, Tuesday,  February 14.  Films submitted after 4pm will not be accepted - no exceptions!
 
PART 3 - VOTING SELECTION
  • The PWFF Committee 2017 will vote on the winner which will be announce on - Monday, February 20.​
At the opening-night ceremony of the Playhouse West Film Festival, a short film is screened before the main-event feature film. This year, that short film will be the winner of our first-ever, PWFF 120 hour filmmaking competition!  

PART 1 - REGISTRATION ​
  • Registration opens - Thursday, February 2 at 12noon.  (Reservations made before 12noon will not be processed.)
  • Registration Fee = $21 / team
  • Designate one person (Designated Team Contact) to register the team and serve as point of contact. There is no limit to the number of participants in each Production Team. 
  • All cast members acting in the films MUST BE CURRENT Playhouse West members - from the Technique and Improv programs.  (Cast members DO NOT need to be in the same class together.)
  • The production crews may consist of former Playhouse members and individuals outside of Playhouse West.
  • A Payment Request will be return-emailed to each registrant.
    • Registration requests will be processed in the order in which they were received. 
    • The entry fee must be paid by credit/debit card via PayPal (no PayPal account needed) within 24 hours of the Payment Request; to reserve a spot for your team.
    • There will be NO REFUNDS - no exceptions - for Production Teams who withdraw from the competition, for any reason, prior to October 7.
    • Once the competition begins, each team will be required to read and sign the Official Rules Agreement which outlines the festival rules each Production Team must follow thereafter.

PART 2  - FESTIVAL BEGINS 
  • On Thursday, February 9 @ 4pm, an email will be sent to the Designated Team Contact that contains the Story Parameters that must be represented in the storytelling of their film and also, the Official Rules Agreement which outlines the festival rules each Production Team must follow thereafter.
  • The Designated Team Contact must type their name on the Official Rules Agreement and then return-email it by 4:30pm.
  • Once the Official Rules Agreement has been return-emailed, the teams will then have 120 hours to write, cast, shoot and edit their
    5-minute short film.
  • The completed films must be submitted via Dropbox download by 4pm, Tuesday,  February 14. 
 
PART 3 - VOTING SELECTION
  • The PWFF Committee 2017 will vote on the winner which will be announce on - Monday, February 20.​
     Only one person from each team needs to register and serve as point of contact. You do not need to have all of your team members in place to register.
    ​
    NOTE: You will receive an email requesting payment via PayPal (you do not need a PayPal account). Once you receive the email, you will have 24 hours to pay the entry fee to secure the spot for your team!

    DO NOT register before 12 noon on February 2.      Registrations made before 12 noon will not be accepted.