Channel 101 runs on
people, not money.
Nobody gets paid. The screenings are free, the submissions are free, and they have been for twenty years. But venues, projectors, awards and hard drives aren't. Here's how you keep it going — starting with the one that helps most.
Give what you can
Straight to the fund. No account, no tiers, no strings — it goes to the venue, the projector and the door.
DONATE VIA PAYPAL →Join the Patreon
A dollar a month. It recurs, so we can plan around it — and it unlocks Surfin’ Through Time, the members-only podcast digging back through historic screenings with the people who were there.
BECOME A PATRON →What we're raising for
One target at a time, updated as money comes in — from donations, Patreon, merch, classes, and cash in a bucket at the door.
Other ways to chip in
Not everything has to be a donation. Most of these get you something back.
Take a class
We teach the Story Circle and other filmmaking workshops over at Frogtown Stage. You learn to build a better pilot; the proceeds come back here.
SEE CLASSES →Listen & share
Four podcasts, all free except the Patreon one. Subscribing and telling one person costs nothing and genuinely moves the needle.
THE PODCASTS →Make something
The oldest way to support Channel 101 is to shoot a pilot and put it in front of an audience. Submissions are free and always will be.
SUBMIT A PILOT →Lend a skill
Got a 3D printer, an embroidery machine, a truck, or a Saturday? In-kind help has built more of this than cash ever has.