Catch+Release is the platform that lets brands and agencies license real content from real people, fast. In this 90-second overview, see how you can search millions of assets (with 40K+ new pieces added daily), build your storyboards, and license internet content with confidence. Featuring AI-powered discovery, real-time clearance estimates, and seamless team collaboration, this is how modern marketers license content at the speed of culture.

“I was always attracted to the moments outside of action and cut. Those are the most honest moments. When the actor is calm, relaxed, just being human. That’s what I’m constantly striving for — those moments of truth.”

This reel brings together standout moments from Catch+Release work, featuring real footage sourced from culture, community, and history. It highlights how creative intuition and data driven discovery come together to craft stories that move people and elevate brand presence. The result is a showcase of campaigns that feel timeless, human, and unmistakably authentic.

Creative teams don’t struggle with ideas—they struggle with time. Content Genie is Catch+Release’s new AI-powered assistant built to accelerate content discovery. By uploading a brief, users receive up to 250 curated, licensable shots that align with their story. It’s designed for producers, creatives, and marketers working at speed—offering clarity, creativity, and confidence at the start of every project. Best part: it’s free.

Every brand today is a storyteller—and for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, that story moves fast. With visuals scattered across platforms and licensing rights slowing them down, AJC needed a better way to organize, reuse, and scale their creative content. Partnering with their agency Dagger, they turned to Catch+Release to build a Brand Library: one central, rights-cleared hub that keeps creativity flowing and campaigns moving at the speed of culture.

We are an elite team of clearance specialists who are uniquely skilled at securing licenses to some of the world’s most exclusive content. From celebrity baby pictures to major league highlight reels. From stadium anthems to pictures of the coliseum. ‍With the utmost discretion. And a industry-leading indemnification.

Ben Harms is the Chief Growth Officer at Archrival, a youth culture agency that's redefining how brands engage with young adults. With a roster of high-profile clients such as Adidas, Red Bull, and Spotify, Archrival leverages its deep understanding of youth culture to create authentic and memorable brand experiences.

Our guest is Katie Riddle, Executive Creative Director at Mono, an award-winning creative agency with offices in Minneapolis and New York City. As marketers, it’s our job to help potential customers by cutting through the clutter with simple, powerful ideas that will spark their imaginations. And that’s exactly what the latest episode of the LOST IN FOUND podcast is all about.

Micky Ogando is Founder and CCO of Bakery, a creative agency that uses art and science to connect influential brands to culture. Bakery exists to deliver craft, story, and usefulness to an audience that hates advertising.

Prompting is an art. Below you’ll find 100 prompts to get you started exploring our Creator Community Marketplace.

Found Wisdom is your field guide to the future of content. Distilled from 16+ hours of candid interviews with top marketers and creatives, this ebook offers sharp, human insights on curation, ownership, culture, and real storytelling. Not stock advice. Just real talk from the people shaping modern marketing.

Our Best Practices Guide shows you how to use real content, legally. It’s the difference between doing it right and rolling the dice.

Meet Content Genie. Your AI curation wingman built to help marketers and creatives find real, human content that fits their story. In this webinar, Tom Christmann and Liz Mandeville take you inside the workflow: how Genie analyzes a brief, how it organizes topics, and how it delivers curated, licensable content that reflects your creative vision. You will see a live demo, hear early success stories, and get practical guidance on pairing human taste with AI speed. You will walk away knowing how to write more effective briefs, how to organize Found Content in minutes, and how leading brands build campaigns with authentic visuals that feel real because they are real.

Now that everyone is a creator, traditional marketing strategies need to evolve. Your brand needs a fresh strategy that transforms customers, employees, and communities into active participants in brand storytelling. This kind of “found” creative goes above and beyond user-generated content and allows you to tap into culture and co-create with your community.

Today’s most innovative directors are expanding their creative toolkit by blending Found Content with original footage. Join Catch+Release for an inspiring Lunch & Learn with director Stuart McIntyre (CANADA), known for his cinematic realism, and Tom Christmann, Executive Creative Director at Catch+Release. Together, they’ll explore how Found Content can extend creative possibilities, enrich storytelling with cultural authenticity, and streamline production—without blowing the budget. If you’re a creative working in hybrid production, this session is for you.

We will explore the strategic value of curation within the marketing ecosystem, learning how a proactive and continuous curation process can lead to deeper audience engagement, enhanced brand narrative, and ultimately, a more compelling marketing campaign.

There’s been an explosion of creator content in recent years. And smart marketing teams are finding it valuable to gather relevant creator content on an ongoing basis. This creative exercise is known as curation. Historically, many marketers have left curation to their creative partners, like a social media manager or social agency. But the act of curation can unearth insights and give you a deeper understanding of your audience. And, honestly, anyone can do it. So we thought it was time to create a class.