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| Country | United States (shows can be submitted from anywhere) |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | The Downtown Independent (formerly Cinespace) |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 16:9 |
| History | |
| Launched | 2002 |
| Former names | Super Midnight Movie Show |
| Links | |
| Website | channel101.org |
Channel 101 is a non-profit[1] monthly short film festival in Los Angeles, which has a sister festival in New York City, Channel 101 NY. Channel 101 is a creation of Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab in which participants submit a short film in the format of a pilot under five minutes in length. The event is structured such that a panel of previously successful submitters choose what pilots are shown, and a live audience at The Downtown Independent decides which pilots continue as a series for the next screening in much the same way TV programs are rated and managed. According to the Channel 101 website, "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... You run the network. You pick the programming."[2]
- ^ Harmon, Dan (2006-06-13). "My Statement to the Wall Street Journal re: House of Cosbys". channel101.com. Archived from the original on 2006-06-13. Retrieved 2011-11-30.
- ^ "The History of Channel 101". channel101.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-06. Retrieved 2022-03-03.