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Catalyst content festival

Oct 4-7, 2023 | duluth, mn

  • Tickets & Badges are now available!

  • Volunteer signups are open

  • Catalyst is proud to be part of the North Star Story Summit, a week-long event showcasing indie TV, web & film in partnership with the Duluth Superior Film Festival & Minnesota WebFest

  • Stay up to date with the latest info by signing up for the Catalyst newsletter. It's free!

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FESTIVAL NEWS & UPDATES

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STRIKE UPDATE
This Catalyst will look different from other years due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes currently taking place. This year's festival will be a peer-to-peer networking and educational event. This means we did not do Official Selections. Everyone who submitted was welcomed to attend and show their work and received feedback from Creators. Please continue to check our Strikes & Festival Updates page for the most up to date information.

Tickets

TICKETS & BADGES

1 EVENT TICKET

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Single tickets give you access to (1) Catalyst panel, workshop, or screening any day of the festival.

RSVP

$10

MULTIDAY BADGE

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Multiday badges give you UNLIMITED access to all Catalyst panels, workshops, and screenings on all days of the festival. Multiday badges also include ALL Duluth Superior Film Fest and Minnesota Webfest screenings. Multiday passes do not include Catalyst industry events and Gala.

RSVP

$100

1-DAY BADGE

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RSVP

$25

Single day badges give you UNLIMITED access to all Catalyst panels, workshops, and screenings during the ONE festival day of your choosing.

10 EVENT TICKETS

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A 10 ticket bundle gives you access to (10) Catalyst panels, workshops, and screenings ANY days of the festival. Use all on the same day or across multiple days.

RSVP

$55

CREATOR BADGE

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Creator badges give you access to ALL Catalyst panels, workshops, screenings, industry events, parties, and the Gala. You also receive access ALL Duluth Superior Film Fest and  Minnesota Webfest screenings.

RSVP

$225

INDUSTRY

BADGE

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RSVP

Industry badges give you access to ALL North Star Story Summit (Catalyst, DS Film Fest, and MN Web Fest) panels, workshops, screenings, industry events, parties, and the Catalyst Gala. PLUS executive events. 

$499

In-person tickets & Badges

Virtual tickets & Badges

VIRTUAL

THEATER PASS

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RSVP

Access to all of Catalyst's virtual screenings, including recordings of most panels and workshops. The virtual theater will open the first day of the festival, October 4th, and will be available until midnight on Sunday, October 8th.

$25

For those who can't make it to Duluth this year, we are providing a low-cost option to participate virtually!

- Click the Virtual Theater Pass, which will take you to our partner's website, Entertainmint.

-Create your free Entertainmint account.

- Purchase the 2023 Catalyst Festival

- When the festival begins, the virtual theater will open!

Schedule

SCHEDULE & VENUES

Click the button for more information on scheduling, events, and venues for our collaboration with the North Star Story Summit!

Panelists

SPEAKERS & PANELISTS

Stories

STORIES & SHOWS

Due to the ongoing strikes, there are no Official Selections in 2023. All submissions were welcomed to attend for peer-to-peer networking and educational review of their projects.

Travel

TRAVEL & LODGING

AIRPORTS

 

Duluth International Airport (DLH)

  • 15 mins from downtown​

  • Delta

  • Sun Country

  • United

Minneapolis/St Paul Airport (MSP)

  • 2.5 hour drive to Duluth

  • Most major airlines​​

HOTELS

​Duluth offers over 40+ hotel options. See the full list here.

AWARDS & HONORS

Awards

Due to the ongoing strikes, there are no Awards in 2023. All submissions were welcomed to attend for peer-to-peer networking and educational review of their projects.

FESTIVAL PHOTOS

Photos
2023 festival photos will be posted in October

SPONSORSHIP

Sponsor

Catalyst champions independent storytellers and advances their careers. Storytelling is a key piece of our cultural fabric that ties us together and provides hope and opportunity for many.

We provide a strong professional community for storytellers to engage with through the Catalyst Institute and highlight their work for the world at the annual Catalyst Content Festival.

 

Catalyst is not possible without the generosity of our passionate community. Whether your gift is $500 or $50,000, there is a way for you to connect with Catalyst. We hope you will join our community and help us strengthen independent artists and the storytelling landscape.

To learn more about how you can support our year-round programs, please contact us at (218) 208-0140 or office@catalystories.com

Sponsor Levels: Local

Starts at $500

Sponsor Levels: Industry

Starts at $5,000

Volunteer

Volunteer

Thank you for being part of Catalyst! Our work would not be possible without your time and support. Volunteer options include:​

 

  • Festival Production 

  • Box Office

  • Venue greeter

  • Information booth attendant

  • Transportation

  • Lounge assistant

  • Merchandise

 

Volunteers receive one tshirt and 10 complimentary festival tickets ($55 value) to use for themselves, friends, and family.

SUBMIT CONTENT

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Submission Deadline

Submissions are now closed for 2023.

Selection Notifications

August 15, 2023

Submission Fee

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Categories & Types of Content
  • Narrative/episodic/serialized content of any genre

  • Comedy, drama, thriller, scripted, unscripted, documentary, social media, short series, anthology, limited series, podcast, reality, animation, kids, etc.

  • We do not accept feature films

More Details​
  • You can submit your project as a pitch, a script, or a video (or any combination) in most categories, see category listings below

  • We do not have any premiere requirements

  • Works in progress are welcome

  • For video submissions, we only accept one singular video file that includes a maximum of 65 minutes of content and/or a maximum of 3 episodes, whichever is shortest. For example: (1) 60 min ep or (3) 15 min eps.

  • Watch our walkthrough video on this page for more details

Submit Content
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