The Playhouse West Film Festival is an annual three-day event held at the El Portal Theater in North Hollywood, California, showcasing films from current and former students of Playhouse West, an acting school known for its Meisner-based training. The festival features narrative live-action films, documentaries, animated films, web series episodes, experimental films, and music videos. It is sponsored by the Playhouse West Arts Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to the development and exhibition of independent film and theater artists, and is recognized for being a filmmaker-friendly festival. Films screened must involve a Playhouse West member in a leading or primary supporting acting role, or as the director, writer, or producer.