Catalyst Content Festival

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Catalyst Content Festival

Thank you for attending the Catalyst Content Festival! We are excited to welcome you to Duluth, Minnesota - the Zenith City & a home for all artists.

The below sessions are meant to be used as a guide to help plan your time at the festival and track real-time schedule adjustments. This digital guide will always be the most accurate and up-to-date.

Seats for each session and screening will not be held for individuals. We encourage everyone to lineup for each block and attendees will be admitted on a first-come basis until capacity is reached.

Watch trailers for all official selection series on our website at catalystcontent.org/selections .

Please note that the majority of content screened at the festival is not suitable for children and contains adult content. Parental guidance is suggested.

9:30am

StoryWorld Sessions Fitger's Spirit of the North Theater

10:00am

Jacob Krueger Studio Masterclass The Teatro

2:00pm

Drama 1 Zeitgeist Zinema 2 Production Seminar - By Invite Zeitgeist Private Dining Room

2:15pm

Documentary 1 Fitger's Spirit of the North Theater Comedy 1 Zeitgeist Zinema 1

2:35pm

Drama 2 Fitger's Spirit of the North Theater

3:10pm

Drama 3 Zeitgeist Zinema 2

3:30pm

Drama 4 Zeitgeist Zinema 1

4:00pm

Comedy 2 Fitger's Spirit of the North Theater Drama 5 Zeitgeist Zinema 2

5:00pm

Festival Director's Welcome: Insight, Advice & Tips Fitger's Spirit of the North Theater

6:00pm

Welcome Happy Hour Presented by Angaelica Brewer's Garage

9:00am

Jacob Krueger Studio Masterclass The Teatro

9:30am

StoryWorld Sessions Fitger's Spirit of the North Theater

10:00am

Special Screening Presented by Angaelica Brewer's Garage

10:30am

Creating Your Own Content As An Actor August Fitgers Room

11:00am

Comedy 3 Zeitgeist Zinema 1 Reality 1 Zeitgeist Zinema 2 Documentary 2 NorShor Theatre

12:00pm

Special Screening Presented by Angaelica Brewer's Garage

12:10pm

Documentary 3 with Q&A Zeitgeist Zinema 1

12:15pm

Drama 6 Zeitgeist Zinema 2

12:30pm

Comedy 4 NorShor Theatre

1:00pm

Legal Office Hours Zeitgeist Private Dining Room

1:10pm

Comedy 5 Zeitgeist Zinema 1

1:20pm

Reality 2 Zeitgeist Zinema 2

1:25pm

Comedy 6 NorShor Theatre

1:30pm

Special Presentation: Evie Screening and Discussion Fitger's Spirit of the North Theater An Insider’s Guide To Successfully Marketing Content In The Digital Landscape The Teatro

2:00pm

Special Screening Presented by Angaelica Brewer's Garage

2:15pm

Comedy 7 Zeitgeist Zinema 2 Special Screening from Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Zeitgeist Zinema 1

2:35pm

The Telly Awards Fitger's Spirit of the North Theater

2:45pm

Drama 7 NorShor Theatre

3:00pm

The Casting Process for Content Creators August Fitgers Room

3:30pm

Production Seminar - By Invite Zeitgeist Private Dining Room Drama 8 Zeitgeist Zinema 2

3:50pm

Reading The Room: How To Make Contacts, Capitalize on Relationships, and Leverage Your Current Project into Future Work Fitger's Spirit of the North Theater

4:00pm

Special Screening Presented by Angaelica Brewer's Garage Comedy 8 NorShor Theatre The College of St. Scholastica Special Screening Presentation & Discussion The Teatro

4:25pm

Drama 9 Zeitgeist Zinema 1

4:45pm

Drama 10 Zeitgeist Zinema 2

6:00pm

Angaelica Happy Hour Brewer's Garage

9:00am

Jacob Krueger Studio Masterclass The Teatro

9:30am

StoryWorld Sessions Fitger's Spirit of the North Theater

10:00am

Special Screening Presented by Angaelica Brewer's Garage

11:00am

Drama 11 with Q&A Zeitgeist Zinema 1 Comedy 9 with Q&A NorShor Theatre Comedy 10 with Q&A Zeitgeist Zinema 2

11:30am

Live Script Readings August Fitgers Room

12:00pm

Special Screening Presented by Angaelica Brewer's Garage

12:05pm

Drama 12 with Q&A Zeitgeist Zinema 1

12:30pm

Comedy 12 with Q&A Zeitgeist Zinema 2 Comedy 11 with Q&A NorShor Theatre

12:45pm

Television Academy: Television's Impact on Social Change Fitger's Spirit of the North Theater

1:05pm

Drama 13 with Q&A Zeitgeist Zinema 1

1:15pm

Live Podcast Recording - Take It With You The Teatro

1:45pm

Drama 14 with Q&A Zeitgeist Zinema 2

1:55pm

Documentary 4 with Q&A NorShor Theatre

2:00pm

Special Screening Presented by Angaelica Brewer's Garage Working with Brands for Content Creation Fitger's Spirit of the North Theater

2:25pm

Comedy 13 with Q&A Zeitgeist Zinema 1

3:05pm

Comedy 14 with Q&A Zeitgeist Zinema 2

3:15pm

Comedy 15 with Q&A NorShor Theatre Practical Aspects of Inclusive Casting and Hiring Fitger's Spirit of the North Theater

3:20pm

Drama 15 with Q&A Zeitgeist Zinema 1

3:45pm

Nuts and Bolts of Podcast Distribution and Production The Teatro

4:00pm

Special Screening Presented by Angaelica Brewer's Garage

4:25pm

Drama 16 with Q&A Zeitgeist Zinema 2

4:30pm

Reality 3 with Q&A NorShor Theatre

4:50pm

Drama 17 with Q&A Zeitgeist Zinema 1

5:00pm

"East of La Brea" & Emerging Development Models: Screening and Fireside Chat with Laura Fischer and Margari Aziza Hill The Teatro

6:00pm

Angaelica Happy Hour Brewer's Garage Music Scoring Workshop with Live Orchestra Fitger's Spirit of the North Theater

7:00pm

Industry Party Sponsored by Abrams Artists Agency TBA

10:00pm

Late Night Writer's Room TBA

9:30am

Writing Workshop with Threshold August Fitgers Room

10:00am

Special Screening Presented by Angaelica Brewer's Garage

10:30am

How to Make Festivals Work For Your Career: Catalyst/ Series Fest Joint Roundtable Discussion The Teatro

10:45am

ColorCreative: Premiere of "King Ester" and Q&A NorShor Theatre Pitch Competition Final Presentations Fitger's Spirit of the North Theater

11:00am

Documentary 5 with Q&A Zeitgeist Zinema 2 Comedy 17 with Q&A Zeitgeist Zinema 1 Legal Office Hours Swim Conference Room 1

11:40am

SAG Workshop The Teatro

12:00pm

Special Screening Presented by Angaelica Brewer's Garage

12:15pm

Increasing Diversity in the Development Process Fitger's Spirit of the North Theater Drama 18 with Q&A Zeitgeist Zinema 2

12:20pm

Animation 1 with Q&A NorShor Theatre

12:25pm

Comedy 16 with Q&A Zeitgeist Zinema 1

12:50pm

The Hustle: Independent Content Funding The Teatro

1:30pm

Animation in Minnesota - Sponsored by Nice Moves NorShor Theatre

1:45pm

Drama 19 Zeitgeist Zinema 2

1:55pm

Comedy 18 Zeitgeist Zinema 1

2:00pm

Special Screening Presented by Angaelica Brewer's Garage Techniques for Creating a Narrative Series The Teatro

2:35pm

Comedy 19 Zeitgeist Zinema 2

2:45pm

Drama 20 with Q&A Fitger's Spirit of the North Theater

2:55pm

Drama 21 Zeitgeist Zinema 1

3:00pm

A Conversation with Abrams Artists Agency NorShor Theatre

3:15pm

Reality 4 The Teatro

3:40pm

Drama 22 Zeitgeist Zinema 2 Comedy 20 Zeitgeist Zinema 1

4:00pm

Special Screening Presented by Angaelica Brewer's Garage

4:15pm

Drama 23 Fitger's Spirit of the North Theater

4:20pm

Documentary 6 The Teatro

4:30pm

Keynote & Catalyst Lifetime Achievement Award: Nancy Cartwright NorShor Theatre

5:05pm

Drama 24 The Teatro

5:20pm

Comedy 21 Fitger's Spirit of the North Theater

6:00pm

Angaelica Happy Hour Brewer's Garage

6:30pm

Comedy Show - Adult Sex Ed The Teatro

7:00pm

Industry Party Sponsored By Abrams Artists Agency TBA

9:30pm

Late Night Writer's Room TBA

10:00am

Festival Angaelica Awards Ceremony & Brunch Brewer's Garage

11:00am

Documentary 7 with Q&A Fitger's Spirit of the North Theater Comedy 22 with Q&A Zeitgeist Zinema 2 Drama 25 with Q&A Zeitgeist Zinema 1 Drama 26 with Q&A The Teatro

11:50am

Drama 27 with Q&A Fitger's Spirit of the North Theater

12:15pm

Comedy 23 with Q&A Zeitgeist Zinema 2

12:30pm

Drama 28 with Q&A The Teatro Reality 5 with Q&A Zeitgeist Zinema 1

12:35pm

Documentary 8 with Q&A Fitger's Spirit of the North Theater

1:10pm

Comedy 24 with Q&A Fitger's Spirit of the North Theater

3:00pm

Red Carpet Awards Gala Greysolon Ballroom