Student Accreditation

The Berlinale grants a limited number of student accreditations to film and media schools around the world with a focus on film. If you are interested in obtaining a Student Accreditation, please contact an official person at your university so that they can send a group request to the Berlinale. We are unfortunately unable to consider individual queries by students. No Student Accreditations are available to students attending further education colleges or private acting schools.

The Berlinale offers a limited number of Student Accreditations at the preferential price of 96 Euros (incl. VAT).

1. Requests can be made by universities until December 15
Universities can apply for an allocation of accreditations for their students until December 15. If the total quota of Student Accreditations is reached before December 15, the application period will end earlier.

Please email the following information to

• Brief description of the course content/focus of study
• Link to the website
• Type of university (private/public)
• In which area do graduates work after graduation?
• Are student films screened at festivals? If so, which ones?
• Number of requested accreditations (only in exceptional cases will we issue more than ten accreditations per university)
• Selection criteria / procedures for the distribution of student accreditations at your university

2. Student Codes for distribution to students
After checking your application, a certain number of Student Codes will be sent to your university. Please note that the number allocated may be different from the number requested. The Student Codes should be passed on to the students. Student Codes are intended to be used exclusively by students and not by university administration staff or teachers or lecturers. The latter may apply online for professional accreditation (without a code) and have the option to request a Festival Accreditation and/or Market Badge.

3. Codes must be redeemed by December 31
Students must use the codes sent to their institution when completing the online application form. Students must have redeemed their codes in the online accreditation form via “My Account” by December 31. Please note the instructions for redeeming the student codes which will be emailed to the university coordinator as a PDF attachment (this also applies to universities that have already received student codes in the past).

Please note that students:

• May only be accredited for the Berlinale via their university once.
• May not apply for a Market Badge or Online Market Badge.
• Must show their student ID when picking up their accreditation badge.

• Online tickets for festival screenings of every Berlinale section, though not at all screening times or every venue (a Student Accreditation excludes public screenings at the Berlinale Palast (incl. Opening and Closing Ceremony) and all Berlinale Goes Kiez screenings).
• Online tickets for the public events at Berlinale Talents.
• Publication in the Berlinale Attendee List.
• Access to the stands within the EFM locations (Gropius Bau & Marriott Hotel) will be permitted on the following dates: February 13 all day, February 14 to 17 from 5 pm and on February 18 and 19 all day.