Events for prospective students
💻 Admissions Open Hours (bookable sessions)
Questions about applying to Catalyst? Book your online session at a time that suits you with one of our Admissions team members.
💻 Virtual Open Day (6 February, 2026 / 14:00-17:00)
Get an overview of what Catalyst is all about at one of our upcoming Open Days, held over Zoom.
📍In-Person Open Day (7 March, 2026 / 10:00-14:00)
Join us on campus to learn more about our approach to learning, our courses and our facilities, and get to chat to our tutors and alumni.
📍Campus Tours (every Tue/Fri)
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.
💻 Taster Workshops (Music & Sound)
Get a taste of some of our degree programmes with these online workshops.
- Electronic Music Production & Performance
> Tue, March 17, 2026 / 18:00 CET (Ben)
> Tue, April 28, 2026 / 18:00 CET (Ben) - Music & Sound Design for Visual Media
> Wed, February 25, 2026 / 18:00 CET (Gary)
💻 Taster Workshops (Film, Visual Effects, Screenwriting, Acting)
Get a taste of some of our degree programmes with these online workshops:
Visual Effects, Video Game & Digital Arts
> Friday 23 Jan 2026 // 13:30 CET
> Monday 9 Feb 2026 // 13:30 CET
> March 4, 2026 // 12:00 CET /// Tragedy on Screen: Rules, Tools, and Inspiration for Filmmakers with Nancy Biniadaki
> March 25, 2026 // 14:00 CET /// Screenwriting with AI: Creative Acceleration and Ethical Awareness with Rafael Leal
> February 16, 2026 // 15:00 (CET) /// Documentary Photography and Socially Engaged Practice (with Sarah McAdam and Jonathan Purcell)
> March 23 // 15:00 (CET) /// Intro to Documentary Photography and Socially Engaged Practice (with Sarah McAdam and Jonathan Purcell)
> May 11 // 15:00 (CET) /// Intro to Documentary Photography and Socially Engaged Practice (with Sarah McAdam and Jonathan Purcell)
> February 24 // 15:00 (CET) /// Intro to Acting (with Adam Ferreira)
💻 Master's workshops
Join an upcoming session or watch a pre-recorded workshop for guidance on your MA project proposal ahead of applying.
- Creative Production in Film (inc. project proposal guidance)
> Thu, January 8, 2026 /16:30 CET
> Wed, February 4, 2026 /16:30 CET
> Wed, February 25, 2026 /16:30 CET
> Fri, March 20, 2026 / 15:00 CET
> Wed, April 15, 2026 /16:30 CET
> Fri, May 8, 2026 / 15:00 CET - Creative Production in Music (inc. project proposal guidance)
> Mon, February 9, 2026 / 18:00 CET
> Mon, March 16, 2026 / 18:00 CET
> Mon, April 13, 2026 / 18:00 CET - Applied Creative Psychology
> Monday, February 9, 2026 /// 15:00-16:00
> Friday, February 20, 2026 /// 13:30 – 14:30
Events for the general public
David Thackeray: Intimacy coordination in film & TV (20 Feb)
Friday 20 February, 11:00
Join us for an essential guest session with David Thackeray, one of the UK’s leading Intimacy Coordinators, sharing real-world insights into safe and ethical intimacy practices in film and TV. Drawing on work across major international productions including Sex Education, The Crown and The White Lotus, David will unpack what intimacy coordination is, why it matters, and how it supports better performance and collaboration on set.
Spatial Sound Forum (7 March)
Explore an eclectic programme of multichannel performances, installations and fixed media compositions from Catalyst students, tutors, alumni and guest artists. Our Spatial Sound Forum is an opportunity to redefine your perceptions of space and sound and venture into uncharted sonic territories.
Line-up and sound installations announced soon.
Storytelling in Advertising: A Catalyst x The Kusp Panel (25 March)
Wednesday 25 March, 18:30
Join Catalyst and The Kusp for a lively panel on storytelling in advertising, with insights from Julian Pestal, Julian Spillner and Tracey Gudwin, moderated by Amos Eretusi, exploring how brand stories are shaped in practice, the creative routes into advertising and what the future of the industry could look like.
MA Symposium
Our annual Postgraduate (MA) Symposium is the culmination of this work — a public platform where Catalyst students and invited practitioners explore creative research across performance, sound, image, movement and theory. Next edition takes place in June 2026
Forum for Creative Flourishing
Our annual Forum for Creative Flourishing is a series of workshops and exhibitions designed to let participants experientially explore the psychological underpinnings of the creative process. Through hands-on practices with engaging experts participants will have the opportunity to learn more about themselves and build a deeper relationship with their own creative process.
Spatial Sound Forum
Our exploration of multichannel performances, installations, fixed media compositions and discussions that aim to redefine your perception of space and sound. Emerging artists and experts alike will guide you through the intricacies of spatial audio, as well as offering a chance to connect with the wider Berlin spatial audio community. Next event: 5–7 March 2026.
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.
Guests that have joined our panels and workshops:
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.
