Virtual events for prospective students
Get a feel for Catalyst, our courses and application process at a range of online events.
Screenwriting Taster Day
Pens at the ready! Join us online and get an introduction to the world of screenwriting at this free Taster Day for our Screenwriting programme, including an immersive two-hour workshop with feedback from our tutors and a full overview of the BA and HE Certificate.
Meet the Tutor
Get to know more about a particular course and meet the Programme Lead or tutor in these online Q&A sessions.
Browse the available sessions via the link below.
Taster Workshops
Get a taste of our Creative Production MA programmes in Music and Film with our free online Taster Workshops.
Our workshops range from Project Proposal sessions to everything from Deep Listening and immersive music composition to building narratives and using archival footage in film.
Browse the full list of workshops via the link below.
Ask Admissions
Questions about applying to Catalyst? Our Admissions team are here to give you answers in these online Q&A sessions.
Wednesday 8 May, 15:00-16:00 CEST
Reserve your place here.
Events in Berlin for prospective students
Get a feel for Catalyst, our courses and application process at a range of in-person events at our campus in Berlin.
Open Days
Come to our campus in Berlin and get a feel for Catalyst IRL! You'll get an introduction to our ethos and progressive education model, a tour of our facilities, an overview of our courses, and Q&As with current students and our Admissions team.
Friday 19 April, 14:30–17:15 (Music & Sound school)
Reserve your place here.
Campus Tours
Join us in Berlin for a tour of our campus and facilities. Reserve your place via the links below.
Friday 26 April, 11:00
Reserve your place here.
Friday 10 May, 11:00
Reserve your place here.
If you'd like to attend a tour at a different time, get in touch with admissions@catalyst-berlin.com.
Guest sessions
Our guest speakers come from a range of backgrounds and experiences and offer inspiring food for thought directly from the real world. From intimate and informal conversations to getting down and dirty with technique, these sessions reflect the exciting diversity of talent and expertise in today’s music, film and acting industries. Our guests get as much out of the experience as you do!
Interested in joining one of our sessions or proposing a workshop? Get in touch with our team.
Some of the guests that have joined our guest sessions, panels and workshops:
- A Guy Called Gerald – DJ and producer
- Ansome – producer and DJ
- Antenes – DJ, producer and electronics artist
- Ava Tramer – Writer from the animated series "Central Park" and "Harley Quinn"
- Daniel McLellan – staff writer from Netflix's "Lost in Space"
- Deno Williams – art director for the HBOMax documentary "Between the World and Me"
- Devin Shacket – actress and coach
- Doc Daneeka – DJ and producer
- Doug Roland – director of 2021 Academy Awards' Best Live Action Short nominee "Feeling Through"
- Dorothe Beinemeier – founder of production company Red Balloon Film GmbH and producer of the series "Heirs of the Night"
- Emika – electronic music producer, sound designer and DJ
- Erta Ale – DJ, house and techno producer
- Florence Jimenez Otto – music industry coach
- Franziska Margarete Hoenisch – director "Club Europa"
- Gordon Raphael – record producer and musician
- Hainbach – electro-acoustic music composer and performer
- Headless Horseman – music producer
- Jonty Skrufff – musical artist
- John Ayres – tour manager for Booka Shade, Squarepusher, Tiga, Diplo, Shapeshifter, and Major Lazer
- Khalik Allah – photographer and filmmaker
- Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese – Director of 2020 Sundance Grand Jury Award Winner This is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection
- Louis Balsan – Films Boutique marketing
- Mad Zach – artist
- Maria Chavez – abstract turntablist
- Mark Reeder – musician, producer, label manager for Joy Division
- Marten Persiel – award-winning filmmaker, author and commercial director. Directed "This Ain’t California"
- Mike Bullock – composer, intermedia artist and writer
- Nataly Kubiador – Producer at UFA Fiction
- Olivia Block – multimedia artist and composer
- Perera Elsewhere – experimental electronic music producer
- Rafael Toral – film score composer
- Rebekah Teasdale – DJ, producer and model
- Sam Potter – Late of the Pier band member
- Sampology – Artist, DJ and producer
- Stefanie Reinhard – DoP "Club Europa"
- Tarik Barri – audiovisual composer
- Universal Music A&R
- Yosuke Honoi – director of International Emmy Award nominated Paralympic documentary series "Who I Am"
- Zazuka aka Zeina Azouqah – film composer, sound designer and songwriter
Dialogues
This series aims to open up conversations around issues that affect you and your future as a professional creative practitioner. The dialogues take the form of a student-led panel with facilitator, relevant industry guest and up to four of our students. With an audience and a wider Q&A after, this safe space allows for intimate discussion on important items and aims to bring about positive change.
