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ABOUT CHANNEL 101

Channel 101 is a monthly short film festival where filmmakers compete for a spot on our primetime lineup. But here's the twist: the audience decides everything.

Each month, a panel of current showrunners watches all submissions and selects their top five favorites. These five new pilots screen alongside new episodes of existing primetime shows at our live event (also livestreamed globally). Then the audience votes.

The top five shows with the most votes become the new primetime. That's it. No network executives. No focus groups. Just you, your show, and an audience that loves (or doesn't love) what you made.

Here's what you learn: How to fail. How to succeed. And finally, how there is no difference between the two. The only thing as bad as being told your pilot failed is being told your third episode was worse than your second. And the only thing as good as having the number one show is having a chance to come back with something new.

Based in Los Angeles but open to the world. Monthly screenings. Total creative freedom. Absolute audience accountability.

HISTORY

  • 2003 Channel 101 is born—created by Dan Harmon & Rob Schrab as a living, autonomous, untelevised TV network
  • 2009 Switch from Cinespace to Downtown Independent—a new era of high-quality shows begins
  • 2020 Live streams on Twitch start due to pandemic
  • 2025 Public Displays of Altadena burns down in LA fires—we relocate to The Last Bookstore DTLA
  • NOW Still running, still audience-powered

2026 SCHEDULE

DECEMBER 2025
Submission Deadline
Panel Meeting
Live Screening
Special Event

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