Accreditation Procedure

1. Create personal Berlinale Account

Due to a database changeover, it is no longer possible to log in with a previous Berlinale account. Please create a new account.

Please use a personalised email address (and not a general address such as info@... or mail@...) because this email address will be stored as a contact for your Berlinale services (e.g. the online ticketing). It is not possible to use a single email address for multiple accounts. Login takes place via the email address attached to the account.

Create Account

Depending on the type of accreditation or request made, the selected email address will be used for the following purposes:

• Communications regarding accreditation including potential payment and invoices
• Access to the separate online ticket shop for accredited visitors

To activate an account, the email address used must be confirmed within 5 minutes

Note: changing the email address attached to the account during the festival period can lead to delays in ticketing.

Detailed guide to creating a Berlinale account with screenshots (960 KB)

2. Submit an application

After you have logged in, you can submit an application for press accreditation using the “Apply for Press Accreditation” button under Press Accreditation (where you will also find information about fees, deadlines and requirements). Alternatively, you can submit the application in your account using the “Apply for Press Accreditation” button. Note: to smoothly complete your application, you will require a digital portrait photo and evidence of your professional activity for the uploads.

It may take up to 10 working days to process your application. The festival reserves the right to reject an application.

3. Confirmation

After your application has been reviewed, you will receive a notification to the email address saved in your account. If the accreditation has been approved, you may proceed to pay for it via your Berlinale account. The Press Accreditation must be paid by January 30, 2025. Furthermore, belated payments may lead to delays when collecting your accreditation badge and in gaining access to the online ticket shop.

4. Badge Pick-Up

Starting from one week before the festival begins, accredited visitors will receive an email to the email address saved in their Berlinale account containing their individual information about the badge collection location and opening times of the accreditation counter.

Payment

In accordance with §3a clause 5 UStG, Directive 2006/112/EC Art. 53 and Implementing Regulation EU No. 282/2011, VAT at the rate of 7% is levied in Germany on all accreditations (with the right to participate in the festival in person in Berlin). This means the gross price must be paid for all accreditations.

You can pay for your Press Accreditation by the following methods:

Online payment

• Online payments can only be made by credit card (Mastercard, American Express, VISA) and PayPal.
• To pay, please log in to your Berlinale account and click on the “Order Confirmations / Accepted Applications / Payment” button in the account overview section. When the summary of your order confirmation(s) opens, please click on the button with the banknote symbol beside the corresponding order. This will take you directly to the payment function.
• After successful payment, you will receive a copy of your invoice by email. In addition, the invoice is retrievable for download at any time in your account overview section by pressing the “Invoices” button. If you realise that the stated billing address is incorrect, you can submit a request to change the address by clicking on the pencil icon located at the far right of the respective invoice in the invoice summary section of your account and filling in the corresponding form that then opens. You will receive a message as soon as your request to change the invoice address has been approved.

Group payment via bank transfer

• Until January 14, 2025 companies and institutions may arrange for a group payment by bank transfer for their employees/representatives. Kindly note that we only offer this service if at least five people's accreditations are to be covered by the group payment. Please e-mail a list of the names of the people you wish to pay for to payment@berlinale.de. The list should only include persons whose accreditations have already been approved. You should also bear in mind that it may take several days for bank transfers to be processed take. If you wish to make a group payment by bank transfer, please contact in good time.
• On site payments are not possible

If you experience any difficulties during the payment process, please contact .

Cancellation

• Refunds for Press Accreditations that have already been paid are only possible if you send a notice of cancellation to until January 30, 2025.
• Market Badges and Online Market Badges cannot be cancelled once they have been paid.
• It is not possible to transfer your accreditation to someone else.