Virtual events for prospective students
Get a feel for Catalyst, our courses and application process at these online events.
Virtual Open Days
Get an overview of what Catalyst is all about at one of our upcoming Virtual Open Days, held over Zoom. You'll hear about our approach to learning, our courses and our facilities, and get to chat to our tutors and alumni. Reserve your place now via the link below.
Upcoming dates:
- November 2025
Ask Admissions
Questions about applying to Catalyst? Our Admissions team have open office hours every Monday - Wednesday - Friday.
Virtual Taster Workshops
Get a taste of some of our degree programmes with online Taster Workshops, followed by a chance to chat to the Admissions team. For postgraduate students, there are also workshop video recordings available here for guidance on approaching your MA project proposal.
Upcoming dates:
- Wednesday 21 May: Introduction Screenwriting BA
- Thursday 22 May: Film Music with Chrisna Lungala, Award winning film composer & producer (Music & Sound Design for Visual Media)
MA Project Proposal Q&A
Watch a pre-recorded workshop for guidance on your MA project proposal ahead of applying, then get your questions answered by an MA tutor in a live Q&A.
Upcoming dates:
- No upcoming dates
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.
Campus Tours
Join us in Berlin for a tour of our campus and facilities. Tours are regularly available every Tuesday and Friday, just reserve your place via the link below.
If you can't make it on Tuesday or Friday and you'd like to request a tour, please get in touch with admissions@catalyst-berlin.com.
27–28 May // Master's Symposium
Two days of artist talks, installations and performances exploring how place and practice shape artistic research. Featuring Catalyst MA students, special guests and postgraduates from around the world.
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.
