Colin Petrie-Norris

Every show on Fairground AI TV now leads straight back to the filmmaker who made it. We’re proud to share the beta of the Fairground AI TV Schedule, built around the talent behind our lineup. Here’s what that means: 🔍 Search by Creator/Filmmaker, Not Just Title Discovery shouldn’t start and stop with a film’s name. Viewers can now search for creators and filmmakers directly. If a viewer falls for your story, visual tone, and style, they can now follow your entire body of work on our channel. ⏰ Own Your Broadcast Moment No more guessing when your film or series hits the air. You’ll know your exact slot in advance, so you can rally your community and turn your airtime into a watch party. 🤝 Find Your Creative Neighbors See who’s airing before, after, and alongside you. It’s a real creative neighborhood: a running lineup of the peers pushing AI cinema forward right next to you. This is a live beta, and we’re building it with you. The schedule currently shows airtimes on Roku and Amazon Prime Video, with LG and Xumo Play coming soon. Take a look at the Fairground AI TV Schedule below and let us know what you think in the comments 👇 Schedule: fairground.tv/creator/schedu… #AICinema #AIFilmmaking #AIFilms

Watching The Arc on a big screen showed us what AI cinema can really do. A few weeks ago, we attended a screening of The Arc, a 5-part series directed by Darin Stewart(@bydarinstewart) and executive produced by Simone Ferretti. It opens by throwing its characters straight into battle in 1600s Japan. From there, the series spans different time periods, explores nuanced characters, and holds you from start to finish. What impressed us most on the big screen was how easy it was to lose yourself in the story. You stop thinking about how it was made and just watch. AI filmmaking is improving every day. But watching a series on a big screen, in a room full of people, made one thing clear: this genre isn't going anywhere. It's only going to expand. And just as impressive as the finished product was the journey of bringing it to life. A small team completed all 5 episodes in three and a half months, while working through: → The technical limitations and issues of the models → The time pressure of creating quality content quickly → The biggest challenge in filmmaking: building a believable world that engages the audience The Arc, an Artlist TV original series, is now streaming on Fairground AI TV, available on Roku, LG, Amazon Prime Video, and Xumo Play. We're excited to have it on the channel and to bring it to the biggest screen in your house. #AIFilm #AIFilmmaking #AICinema #TheArc

From futuristic sci-fi to claymation, 4 brand-new series just landed on Fairground AI TV this month. Spread across multiple genres, we're excited to spotlight: 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐬 (by Rafa / @PhantomX_ai) Set in 2375, a sentinel faces brutal rebellion and survival challenges when she discovers she possesses genuine human feelings. 𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐨𝐧 (by @TrishaCode) A claymation-style comedy following Tonya and Trisha, two friends whose quiet days in an eccentric British town spiral into absurd mishaps. 𝐍𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭 (by @MoverzStudios) An animated family adventure, voiced by Nivine and Jason Nash (@jasonnash), with globe-trotting exploits that tumble into silly, heartfelt comedy. 𝐌𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐬 & 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬: 𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐞 𝟐 (by @3D_COR ) A cinematic documentary series treating Greek mythology as serious origin history, complete with rich narration and striking visuals. And this is only the beginning, we will be spotlighting new series all month long, leading into an eerie slate of Halloween programming as October wraps up 🎃. Let us know in the comments which series you're most excited to watch. And don't forget, you can stream Fairground AI Creator TV free on Roku (Ch. 300), LG (Ch. 249), Prime Video, and Xumo Play.

Over 300 AI filmmakers, industry executives and the AI curious attended AI Creator Day. The inaugural AI Creator Day, organized by @TheWrap and @WhatsTrending, brought our community together in one room and the Fairground team was in attendance. Our Founder & CEO Colin Petrie-Norris (@cpetrien) joined Chris M. Williams (@chrismwil) and David Bianchi (@davidbianchi) on a panel moderated by Sharon Waxman (@sharonwaxman). Meanwhile, our team spent the day with current partners, meeting new AI filmmakers and talking about a big pain point for AI cinema: distribution. If you couldn't attend, here are our 3 takeaways: 1. The AI curious have entered the group chat. A big share of attendees were newer to the industry and they know embracing AI filmmaking is no longer optional. 2. In-person beats social media. Top AI filmmakers and execs were having honest, real conversations that never make it onto social. It gave us a clearer roadmap of where the industry is headed than anything posted online. 3. Our industry is exciting! Everyone in the room is genuinely excited about the future and it reminds us why we love this industry. We're already counting down to AI Creator Day 2027. If you were there, what was your biggest takeaway? #AIFilmmaking #AICinema #CreatorEconomy #aicinema #aifilms

Fairground is honored to be part of the inaugural AI Creator Day. AI Creators and Filmmakers are producing amazing work, earning them millions of followers and hundreds of millions of views globally on social media. So what comes next? Founder & CEO Colin Petrie-Norris (@cpetrien) will be joining the panel "From AI Tools to Audience Hits: Building What's Next" alongside Chris M. Williams (@chrismwil), the Founder & CEO of @pocketwatchhq. They will be digging into new models for creator-driven entertainment, including how AI-native content is making its way from digital platforms to the biggest screens in the home. This is a timely conversation for us. Fairground has spent the last few months bridging the gap between the incredible, hard work of the AI filmmaking community and real distribution, getting that content in front of FAST channel viewers on major CTV platforms. As our community's work now airs on major platforms in front of new audiences, we're excited for Colin to share what Fairground is doing to lead this charge. We're also looking forward to hearing from some of the other speakers at the event: Jagger Waters (@glamoureptile), Caleb Ward (@calebwward), Verena Puhm (@verenapuhm), Shira Lazar (@shiralazar), among others. A special thank you to @TheWrap and @WhatsTrending) for putting together such an important event for our industry.

Fewer than 1 in 20 films submitted to Fairground make it to Amazon Prime, Roku, Xumo and LG. So…what actually makes the cut for Fairground AI TV? Since launch, one question has come up more than any other from the AI filmmaking community: what is Fairground looking to distribute? To answer it, we asked Alexandra Mills, our Head of Production, to explain what makes the cut for Amazon, Roku, and our other platform partners. Here's how the team evaluates content: Story first. "Plot, characters and the world are always top of the list," Alex says. "A tight 5-minute film with a real story beats a beautifully rendered 20-minute film with a weak plot, every day of the week." Length matters, but not how you'd think. Content needs to be 3+ minutes. Longer generally makes distribution easier, but length never wins over quality. Focus on the story and the length that best fits. That's what matters. Original IP Only. Every submission through the Fairground Portal goes through copyright, music licensing and trademark reviews prior to distribution. Collectively, we need to ensure that all work is 100% original and is the very best of AI cinema.  Make sure everything, including your music, is original. Formatting is strict. We distribute only 16:9 right now (no vertical), and we're aiming for PG-13 as the default, though we do have late-night slots that can carry TV-MA and above. Genre shifts with the calendar. We distribute across every major genre, but what we prioritize moves with tentpole moments and what our platform partners need. Right now: horror for Halloween, and animated work for a separate opportunity. And the thing that matters most: did we feel something? "Did the combination of human artistry and generative AI tools produce a story worth telling?" Alex says. "That's the real bar, and it should be every creator's North Star." The decisions don't stop once content airs. Fairground runs dynamic scheduling, constantly watching how content actually performs. Stream starts, watch time, overall session time. Overperforming content earns a better slot. Underperforming content makes way for something new. The lineup is never static, and neither is the bar we use to make decisions. As the technology improves, standards will increase over time. If you are submitting new content for consideration, it may take 3-4 weeks for it to be reviewed for distribution, as submission volume has increased since launch. We appreciate your patience and while it may take us time to review your film, we want to give it the time and consideration it deserves. We don’t want to rush something you put time, money and real work into. We just wrapped our first month and the data has already surprised us. More on what we're learning (including a heat map of our top-performing programming windows) is coming soon. For now: what other questions do you have? Drop your questions below, Alex will be reading and answering in the comments👇