
SUBMIT CONTENT
Catalyst champions storytellers of all levels as they develop their stories and advance their careers. There are three ways to become a part of the Catalyst community:
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Catalyst festivals (Duluth, Lake Placid and Nashville) showcase selected pitches, scripts, and videos for award consideration. You can submit in as many festivals as you want. View details below.
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Our year-round Storieroad Institute is open to everyone and does not require submitting content. There is no selection process or awards. Explore the institute here.
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The Catalyst Student Awards showcase the best high school and collegiate content.
Categories & Types of Content
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Narrative/episodic/serialized content of any genre
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Comedy, drama, thriller, scripted, unscripted, documentary, social media, short series, anthology, limited series, podcast, reality, animation, kids, etc.
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We do not accept feature films
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You can submit your project as a pitch, a script, or a video (or any combination) in most categories, see category listings below
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We do not have any premiere requirements
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Works in progress are welcome
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For video submissions, we only accept one singular video file. Shows with multiple episodes must be merged into one file for submitting.
For more details, watch our submission walkthrough:
CONTENT CATEGORIES

DRAMA
A scripted, fictional series or limited series. Submit as a pitch deck, completed script, produced video or all three!
PITCH 5-15 pages
SCRIPT 20-60 pages/episode
VIDEO 5-60 min/episode
Separate awards are given for each category. Video series under 15 mins/ep will be awarded in the Short Drama category.

COMEDY
A scripted, fictional series or limited series. Submit as a pitch deck, completed script, produced video or all three!
PITCH 5-15 pages
SCRIPT 20-60 pages/episode
VIDEO 5-60 min/episode
Separate awards are given for each category. Video series under 15 mins/ep will be awarded in the Short Comedy category.

thriller
A scripted, fictional series or limited series. Submit as a pitch deck, completed script, produced video or all three!
PITCH 5-15 pages
SCRIPT 20-60 pages/episode
VIDEO 5-60 min/episode
Separate awards are given for each category. Video series under 15 mins/ep will be awarded in the Short Thriller category.

DOCUMENTARY
A non-fiction series or limited series. Submit documentaries as a pitch deck, produced video or both!
PITCH 5-15 pages
SCRIPT Not applicable
VIDEO 15-60 min/episode
Separate awards are given for each category. There is no Short Documentary series category (see "Social Media" category below)

ANIMATION
A scripted, fictional animated series. Submit as a pitch deck, completed script, produced video or all three!
PITCH 5-15 pages
SCRIPT 20-60 pages/episode
VIDEO 5-60 min/episode
Separate awards are given for each category. Video series under 15 mins/ep will be awarded in the Short Animation category.

REALITY
A non-fiction, unscripted reality TV series. Submit as either a pitch deck, a produced video, or both. Scripts not accepted.
PITCH 5-15 pages
SCRIPT Not applicable
VIDEO 15-60 min/episode
Separate awards are given for each category. There is no Short Reality series category (see "Social Media" category below)

SOCIAL MEDIA
Produced video of a scripted, fictional series (comedy & drama), a documentary series, or an unscripted reality series.
SCRIPTED 1-5 mins/ep
DOCUMENTARY 1-5 mins/ep
UNSCRIPTED 1-5 mins/ep
Separate awards are given for each category, including distinctions between vertical and horizontal content. Pitches and scripts not accepted.

KIDS
A scripted, fictional series for audiences under 14. Submit as a pitch deck, completed script, produced video or all three!
PITCH 5-15 pages
SCRIPT 20-60 pages/episode
VIDEO 5-60 min/episode
Separate awards are given for each category. Video series under 15 mins/ep will be awarded in the Short Kids category.

PODCAST
Produced audio of a scripted, fictional series (comedy & drama), a documentary series, or an unscripted reality series.
PITCH Not accepted
SCRIPT Not accepted
AUDIO 15-60 mins/episode
Separate awards are given for each genre. There is no Short Podcast series category.

LITERARY
Written literary works of most categories and genres. Short form and long form accepted.
Awards will be given for each category for which there are official selections made.