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Spotlight on Kelly Florence & Meg Hafdahl
Meet the award-winning, dynamic writing duo from Minnesota, Kelly Florence and Meg Hafdahl! Where are you both from and where are you...
Mar 14, 2022

Broadcast Pilot Season by the Numbers: Total Volume Hits a New Low
March 9, 2022 The Hollywood Reporter: The total number of drama and comedy pilots that the broadcast networks have collectively been...
Mar 11, 2022

Broadcast TV Scorecard 2022: What’s New, Renewed and Canceled (So Far)
March 4, 2022 The Hollywood Reporter: For the broadcast networks, the name of the game is stability. Since emerging from the global...
Mar 11, 2022

Spotlight on Star Victoria
Meet Director Star Victoria from Atlanta, Georgia, Catalyst's 2021 Best Director Winner! What project are you currently working on? What...
Mar 7, 2022

What Programming Execs From NBCU, MGM, A+E & More Are Looking for in Next Generation of TV Creators
February 23, 2022 Per Variety: With Peak TV still getting peak-ier, it’s harder than ever for a series to really break through with...
Mar 4, 2022


A new film on HBO Max from Catalyst's Head of Programming and an ITV Fest alum!
Uprooted: the Journey of Jazz Dance celebrated its US release this month on HBO Max! From Executive Producer Grady Craig, an ITV Fest...
Feb 24, 2022

Spotlight on Michaela Zannou
Meet writer/actress/creator Michaela Zannou, based in New York City all the way from Athens, Greece! What project are you currently...
Feb 22, 2022

UMD & CATALYST LAUNCH MAROON LOON STUDIOS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DAYTIME TV EMMYS (NATAS)
Seeking: Duluth Writers with TV Series Ideas Duluth, MN - Catalyst is excited to launch this first-of-its-kind production studio in be...
Feb 18, 2022

"Freshwater" (2021 Catalyst Official Selection) screening in Duluth!
Ian Planchon & Lynn Melling are premiering the feature length version of their documentary Freshwater on February 19th at the NorShor...
Feb 16, 2022

New back-to-work deal requires boosters for vaccinated film crews
February 16, 2022 Per Los Angeles Times: "Hollywood studios and unions have extended and updated pandemic workplace safety guidelines for...
Feb 16, 2022

Spotlight on Ian Planchon
Meet Ian Planchon, originally from Anchorage Alaska, now based in Minneapolis! A man of many talents, he is the Director, Director of...
Feb 14, 2022


The Office: The Untold Story of the Greatest Sitcom of the 2000s by Andy Greene
The Office: The Untold Story of the Greatest Sitcome of the 2000s by Andy Greene In his brand-new oral history, The Office: The Untold...
Feb 14, 2022
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