Channel 101

Channel 101 Channel 101 is a monthly shorts film festival run like a tv network; next screening 2/22 7pm @ The Last Bookstore in downtown LA You run the network.

For the audiences that attend the live screenings, Channel 101 is a chance to sit in the worn-out chair of the fat network exec, drunk on the blood of lowly artists whose right to exist is given in exchange for their ability to nourish. If there are 10 shows in the screening and 7 of them are good, that means 2 good shows aren't coming back and the power of life and death is in your hands. Base yo

ur decision on whatever you want. You pick the programming. Then come back in a month and see the next episodes of the shows you picked- plus a healthy crop of new pilots. Dump the whole lineup and start fresh, or keep your favorite show running all year. Unlike "real" television, at Channel 101, what you want is what you get more of, and the day you stop wanting something is the day it stops. For the creatives that participate, Channel 101 is where the rubber meets the road. The deadlines are unreasonable, the time limit is impossible, the pay is non existent and the judgment is blunt. The amount of ego and sense of entitlement with which you enter is exactly proportional to the amount of pain you'll experience before you leave. Channel 101 is where you learn three things: How to fail, how to succeed, and finally, how there is no difference between the two. After all, the only thing as bad as being told your pilot failed is being told that 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. In the mean time, you become harder, faster and fearless. You surrender to the audience as life-giving God and acquire total creative freedom through that surrender. You make connections with fellow creatives, you have something to look forward to all the time and for a few shining moments here and there, you're in the zone and your life takes on a little meaning. Audiences: Please join us at our next FREE screening. We have one every month here in Los Angeles. Directors: Be a part of our movement. Every month you sit around and think about what you're going to do is a month you could've done something. Turn yourself loose and submit to Channel 101.

Screening nights in Downtown LA…
04/26/2026

Screening nights in Downtown LA…

Here’s our fantastic lineup we have in store for this Saturday’s Channel 101 Screening. We’re LIVE at The Last Bookstore...
04/24/2026

Here’s our fantastic lineup we have in store for this Saturday’s Channel 101 Screening. We’re LIVE at The Last Bookstore in Downtown LA. Doors at 8PM and show at 8:30PM.

Free tickets are available in our bio! Make sure to grab them before it’s too late!

At Channel 101, 10 shorts enter, 5 shorts leave. YOU get to decide on which ones will return during the screening. In the meantime, give these creators a follow because they have some fantastic stuff lined up for you.

Tickets are now available! Entry is FREE! Link in bio!The April 2026 Channel 101 Screening is this Saturday (4/25) at 8...
04/21/2026

Tickets are now available! Entry is FREE! Link in bio!

The April 2026 Channel 101 Screening is this Saturday (4/25) at 8:30PM. Doors at 8PM. Live at

5 returning shorts. 5 new shorts. The audience votes on who gets to return for the next screening!

Our April 2026 Channel 101 screening is on Saturday, April 25th at Submissions due Wednesday, April 22nd. Submit in bio...
04/17/2026

Our April 2026 Channel 101 screening is on Saturday, April 25th at

Submissions due Wednesday, April 22nd. Submit in bio! Also take a look at our NEW website.

Thanks to all the creators from the last screening!

Ready for the stream tomorrow? and join to criticize pilots or the panel for rejecting it. Let’s rumble!
04/17/2026

Ready for the stream tomorrow? and join to criticize pilots or the panel for rejecting it. Let’s rumble!

04/10/2026

These are the kinds of responses to rejected pilots you’ll get on the next Rejectee Therapy. Tune in Friday the 17th on twitch!

04/07/2026

Ready for another Rejectee Therapy? Coming soon: April 18th on twitch!

Tickets are now available! Entry is FREE! Link in bio!The March 2026 Channel 101 Screening is this Saturday (3/28) at 8...
03/23/2026

Tickets are now available! Entry is FREE! Link in bio!

The March 2026 Channel 101 Screening is this Saturday (3/28) at 8:30PM. Doors at 8PM. Live at

5 returning shorts. 5 new shorts. The audience votes on who gets to return for the next screening!

And we are LIVE…
02/01/2026

And we are LIVE…

Here’s our fantastic lineup we have in store for this Saturday’s Channel 101 Screening. We’re LIVE at The Last Bookstore...
01/30/2026

Here’s our fantastic lineup we have in store for this Saturday’s Channel 101 Screening. We’re LIVE at The Last Bookstore in Downtown LA. Doors at 8PM and show at 8:30PM.

Free tickets are available in our bio! Make sure to grab them before it’s too late!

At Channel 101, 10 shorts enter, 5 shorts leave. YOU get to decide on which ones will return during the screening. In the meantime, give these creators a follow because they have some fantastic stuff lined up for you.

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