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We’re excited to announce that submissions are now open for this year’s "Catalyst Shorts" showcase, which will be presented at the Gijón International Film Festival this November.

We have a 1-hour screening slot, and our goal is to curate a bold, vibrant programme that reflects the diversity of voices, styles, and perspectives across our school.

There are no restrictions on genre or medium: fiction, documentary, experimental, animation, hybrid forms; all are welcome.

To be considered, please fill up this form

Eligibility criteria:

• The film must be under 20 minutes.
• It must have been created as part of a school assignment.
• Premiere status is not required
• Films from any year of production are eligible
• All students from all programmes are eligible.

🔥 Deadline for submissions: Thursday 23 July

This is a wonderful opportunity to share your work on a professional international platform and take part in a curated programme that celebrates the creative range of our student body.

If you have any questions, you can email with the subject line "Call for Submissions: Catalyst Shorts" in the title of your email to maria@catalyst-berlin.com

Our cassette tape is back! We are pleased to announce our fourth edition of Catalyst’s cassette tape series partnering with Etikett Radio and produced entirely by the Catalyst community.

/// What is it?
Each release highlights the diversity of music, art and creativity produced by our students and alumni. This project documents the Catalyst legacy and evolution of our school through music.

The Volume Zero compilation dates back to 2020 and we’re happy to relaunch the cassette this year and celebrate your output in analogue format. You can read more about each release:

• Volume ZERO (2019/2020)
• Volume ONE (2020/2021)
• Volume TWO (2021/2022)

/// Creative Producers
As much as possible, each production is managed by our own. This year, recent alumni Ashley Maurice and Nilgün Özer are leading the project as creative producers. They describe their vision as:

We live surrounded by constant social, political, emotional, digital, environmental noise that uses our currency of time and intellect. Yet within this chaos, there are moments of breaths between words, room tones at night, small rituals and unnoticed textures. We envision this project to be one of these moments of relief or resistance.

The tapes are produced locally by our very own alumni tape company Warble: upcycled tape production (@warbletapes). The cassettes and equipment used for recording are all second hand and refurbished.

All audio will be mastered by Creative Audio Production & Sound Engineering Alumni and Etikett Radio Lead Pedro Freitas.

/// Open Call
All Catalyst students and alumni from 2023–2026 are welcome to submit a track for Volume THREE of our cassette series. This will be released physically and digitally this October and each collaborator will receive 2 free copies of the tape compilation once released.  

🔥 Deadline for submissions are August 15, 2026
👉🏼 Submission form is HERE

Partial Signal . 

An informal showing of works in progress by students from the Creative Production Master's programmes in Film and Music.

Work made in many ways, over different times. Arriving here in partial, present form. Come and see the work before it's finished, hear what questions are still open and talk to the people making it.

• When: Friday 5 June, 13:00–19:00
• Where: Social Stage @ Catalyst
• RSVP: here | follow on RA

Featuring work by Fe, Anna Pančenko, Eleonor Bianchi, Mert Bimpasi, Lesya Lass, roma ricaai, Xianzhi Lin, Jakob Sæterstad, Eileen Sho Ji, Elisabeth Helldorff, Manolo Queijeiro, Thaís Mancini, Maria Laura Patiño Sánchez, AQ Lee, Laura J. Lukitsch, Eleanor M Griffiths and others.

Something is always lost in transmission. What arrives is still worth hearing.

🥂 The Catties 2026 nominees are out! 🥂

This year’s nominees are now live, celebrating all of the creative work, collaboration, experimentation and community spirit within Catalyst. Congratulations to everyone nominated!

• You can find the full list of nominees and award descriptions here.

• PLUS: the full lineup and set times for Pulse are now live on RA here.

Join us next Friday for the Catties, followed by Pulse and the afterparty. 

• 17:00–19:00: The Catties @ Social Stage & Kitchen 
• 19:00–02:00: Pulse @ Catalyst
• 00:00–06:00: Afterparty @ Block1 (lineup here, discount ticket here)

Bring your friends and come celebrate! 🥂

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