Berlinale:


Information on EFM Registration

Please note:
Currently applications for accreditation are not accepted. This page is for your general information and remains subject to change.


Please note that all information currently given on these pages refers to the Berlinale 2012 and is given subject to alteration in order to offer a general insight into accreditation procedures.

Every industry professional with an EFM registration and / or festival accreditation has access to the stands and offices of the European Film Market in the Martin-Gropius-Bau and Marriott Hotel.

However, EFM screenings can only be accessed with a Market Badge or Buyers Badge.

Types of Badges

  • Access to EFM Locations (Martin-Gropius-Bau and Marriott Hotel)
  • Access to EFM Screenings
  • Access to selected Berlinale press screenings (depending on capacity)
  • Access to selected official screenings of various festival sections
  • Access to the Producers Lounge and Panels in the Berlinale Co-Production Market
  • Access to the series German Cinema - LOLA@Berlinale
  • Log in for the Industry Area on the EFM website and mobile site
  • Log in for Cinando (valid through April 15, 2012)
  • Publication in “Who’s Where” and the Participants List

The European Film Market issues a Buyers Badge only if you:

  • order a Market Badge and
  • click "Acquisitions" of your respective "Primary Working Sector" on the application form and
  • have been verified as a Buyer as defined by the Participation Guidelines

  • Access to festival screenings (every section, though not at all times, not at every venue)
  • Access to EFM Locations (Martin-Gropius-Bau and Marriott); professional guests with Market Badge or Multiple Day Pass are given priority access
  • Access to the section German Cinema - LOLA@Berlinale
  • Access to public events at the Berlinale Talent Campus
  • Publication in “Who’s Where”

  • Access to festival screenings (every section, though not at all times, not at every venue)
  • Access to EFM Screenings
  • Access to the series German Cinema - LOLA@Berlinale
  • Access to selected Berlinale press screenings (depending on capacity)
  • Access to EFM Locations (Martin-Gropius-Bau and Marriott Hotel)
  • Access to public events at the Berlinale Talent Campus
  • Access to the Producers Lounge and Panels in the Berlinale Co-Production Market
  • Log in for the Industry Area on the EFM website and mobile site
  • Log in for Cinando (valid through April 15, 2012)
  • Publication in “Who’s Where” and the Participants List

The European Film Market issues a Buyers Badge only if you:

  • order a Market Badge and
  • click "Acquisitions" of your respective "Primary Working Sector" on the application form and
  • have been verified as a Buyer as defined by the Participation Guidelines

  • Access to EFM Locations (Martin-Gropius-Bau and Marriott Hotel)

The Multiple Day Pass is valid for the entire duration of the EFM and is not valid for EFM screenings, nor festival and press screening.

  • Access to EFM Locations (Martin-Gropius-Bau and Marriott Hotel)

The Daily Pass is valid for a particular day of the EFM and allows access to both official EFM locations, but is not valid for EFM, festival and press screenings. The Daily Pass is sold based on availability.

Accreditation application / Your professional supporting document

A precondition for EFM registration / festival accreditation is proof of current professional activity as a filmmaker or representative of the film industry, cultural institution or another film festival. When applying, please provide a document according to the following requirements.

To check your accreditation application, we also require the following documents:

  • Company profile
    Please upload a company profile with a detailed listing of projects completed in recent years.
  • List of interested company representatives
    Please understand that there is a limit to the number of available accreditations per company. For this reason, please agree internally who wants to attend the Berlinale as a company representative before submitting your application. With every application, please provide the same list of names and the functions of all interested staff members as a verification document. Accreditation can only be given to staff members who are employed continuously by the company in question.

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