Moodle

Our annual communications survey is back, and so is the €100 raffle prize. It takes just a few minutes and will help us improve your student experience.

Each year I tell students that the three years you're here will fly by and each year that gets laughed off as standard grown-up advice. But as this semester winds down and hand-in deadlines stack up, it's easy to look up and wonder: where did that go?

Examples of this year’s community happenings
David Thackeray, the intimacy coordinator behind Sex Education, The White Lotus, Adolescence, and The Crown came in to speak about safe and authentic storytelling on set. Fernando Vasquez, Co-Director of FEST New Directors | New Films Festival, walked students through how to use the international film festival circuit to their advantage. Vic So Hee Alz ran a three-part series helping filmmakers unlearn unconscious bias and build more complex narratives. And we had an industry deep-dive into the €50bn world of music instruments from building synthesisers and DAWs to turning that into a career.

If you didn't know any of those were happening, that's exactly what this survey is about 🌱

Your student experience goes beyond the classroom and includes the connections you make, the sessions you stumble into, the professional doors that open through volunteering, exchanges and industry events. We want to make sure you're not missing out on any of it.

/// Details

• 3 winners will receive a €100 voucher (your choice of: Rewe, Bandcamp or Yorck Kino)
• 10 runner-ups get 2 free drink tokens at Pulse, the end of year party on 22 May 🍹
• Survey deadline: Wednesday 20 May
• Winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on Friday 22 May

🔥 Access the survey HERE - Take approx. 15 minutes

Etikett Radio Family Party 001

Thursday 9 April at arkoada berlin, 20:00 - 04:00

Our first offsite party in what feels like ages, join us as we take over Arkaoda for a night of music, food and jolly good fun. Showcasing the broad range of styles of our hosts and our extended family, we’ve curated both the bar upstairs and the basement downstairs, with each floor offering a distinct sound palette. We’ll also be joined by food pop up, Antilles, who’ll be running the kitchen for the night serving tasty Caribbean treats. Let's celebrate the spring break together 🌱

/// limited ticket discount
We are offering discounts to the first 50 tickets! This is on a first come, first serve basis and made available to Catalyst students. 

🔥 Grab your tickets HERE. Tickets will also be available at the door.

/// Line up

• Appleblim
• DJ Einkaufswagen
• Marius Iris
• Mira
• RosieCpt
• Serena

🖼️: by Marius Iris
Supported by Etikett Radio

For those who would like to attend FEST in Portugal this 20–28 June 2026, please see below how you can get 40% off your accreditation.

Why is FEST?

• Film & Production: This is your chance to pitch projects to international producers and attend masterclasses with world-renowned directors and cinematographers.

• Acting: There are dedicated workshops focusing on "Acting for the Camera", casting sessions, and endless opportunities to network with directors who are actively scouting for their next features.

• Music, Sound & Audio Engineering: Sound is half the story. Past speakers include Oscar-winning sound designers and legendary composers. You’ll learn about the technicalities of film scoring, foley and spatial audio in cinema.

• Networking is the true magic of attending the festival. It is both entry level friendly and high-calibre. Share a coffee with a potential collaborator, on the seaside and immersed in the love for film.

Flight Information: The closest airport is Porto (OPO). I strongly recommend booking your flights from Berlin as soon as possible to keep costs down.

• Note: Direct flights from Berlin to Porto are available on Tuesdays (via Ryanair or Eurowings), but direct options on Sundays are very rare. Most Sunday travel will require a stopover in cities like Frankfurt or Zurich.

How to register:

1. Read the instructions attached to this email (this contains your 40% discount code).

2. Use this link to register your pass!

3. Networking Dinners: You’ll see an option for networking dinners on the form. These are optional but highly recommended for meeting the guest speakers in an informal setting.

Join the WhatsApp Group: It is best that everyone definitely joins our dedicated FEST 2026 WhatsApp group. We will use this to send live updates, coordinate travel from the airport and support you throughout the journey. 

We’re marking Piano Day this year with an all day celebration at Funkhaus, and you’re invited to join us either in person or via live stream.

Falling one key short, but no less harmonious, on the 87th day of the year we come together to celebrate international Piano Day. Here in Berlin, where the day was founded by Nils Frahm, we mark the occasion together.

From 12pm until 8pm, a broad scope of local and international artists will present piano centred performances unfolding live from Catalyst’s studios. These will be streamed throughout the day via Etikett Radio and Catalyst’s YouTube.

/// Live performances in K4

• 13:00 Stefan Janik
• 14:00 Nathan Shubert
• 15:00 Sergio Díaz De Rojas
• 16:00 Fe
• 17:00 Blair Coron
• 18:00 Special Guest

/// Etikett selections

• 13:30 Clara pt1 by María Vélez Gallo
• 14:30 Piano Day Playlist by Josh Em
• 15:30 Prisms by Sam Tiussi
• 16:30 first light, first sound by Andrew Hockey
• 17:30 Clara pt2 by María Vélez Gallo

Alongside this, Studio P2 hosts a series of works for the Yamaha Disklavier, an acoustic piano that plays itself, bringing experimental and thought provoking compositions into the space.

/// Disklavier works in P2

• ..o 'DisKlavier'
• Renée Coulombe 'Boobleys Baby'
• Flo Wilson 'Momentum 01'
• flavs 'Not Quite There'

If you’re on campus, you’re warmly invited to grab a drink from our pop up bar & gather in Co Lab 6 where the performances will be shared, with moments to step a little closer to the source across the day.

Our aim is simple: to detach from the chaos and connect with each other in a slower fashion.

• Onsite: K4 & Co Lab 6 (plus upstairs kitchen bar!)
• Online: Etikett Radio + YouTube
• Time: 12:00–20:00 onsite, 13:00–18:30 stream