Badge Types
Fees and Deadlines
On-Site Access
Access Online
Representatives of the film industry attending the festival in person can apply for festival accreditation and / or a Market Badge. Industry visitors who mainly wish to participate online in the EFM can apply for an Online Market Badge. Details on the respective access options can be found in the table below.
Fees and Deadlines
| Festival Accreditation |
Market Badge |
Festival Accreditation + Market Badge |
Online Market Badge |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Bear until Dec 10, 2025 (CET) |
incl VAT | €140 | €320 | €460 | €120 |
| excl VAT |
€130.84 | €299.07 | €429.91 | €112.15 | |
| Regular until Jan 8, 2026 (CET) | incl VAT | €140 | €390 | € 530 | €159 |
| excl VAT |
€130.84 | €364.49 | €495.33 | €148.60 | |
| Late from Jan 9, 2026 (CET) | incl VAT | €200 | €450 | €590 | €159 |
| excl VAT | €186.92 | €420.56 | €551.40 | €148.60 |
- The accreditation fee to be paid is determined by the date of application.
- Due to capacity restrictions, we strongly recommend that you submit your accreditation application(s) by the Regular rate deadline on January 8, 2026. After this date, the possibility to apply for and grant individual or multiple types of accreditation may be discontinued at any time.
- Online Market Badge applications can be submitted until February 18, 2026.
- The following payment and cancellation conditions apply.
On-Site Access
| Festival Accreditation | Market/ Buyers Badge**** | Festival Accreditation+ Market/Buyers Badge**** |
Online Market Badge |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tickets for public festival screenings (excluding the opening and award ceremony at Berlinale Palast as well as Berlinale Goes Kiez screenings) | ✔ | ― | ✔ | ― |
| Access to installations of Forum Expanded | Free admission | Free admission | Free admission | Free admission |
| Access to public talks of Berlinale Talents | via Ticketing | ― | via Ticketing | ― |
| Access to press screenings at the Berlinale Palast | via Ticketing | Rush Line for Buyers Badge | via Ticketing / Rush Line for Buyers Badge |
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| Access to selected press screenings at the CinemaxX | via Ticketing | Waiting Line | via Ticketing / Waiting Line | ― |
| Access to EFM Market Screenings (Feb 11-18) and EFM Catch-Up Screenings (Feb 17 - 18) | ― | ✔* | ✔* | ― |
| Access to EFM stands within Gropius Bau & Marriott (subject to capacity; buyers and exhibitors have priority) | Feb 12 all day | Feb 13-16 from 5 pm | Feb 17-18 all day |
✔ | ✔ | only Feb 17-18 all day |
| EFM Industry Sessions (Selected Industry Sessions require pre-registration or an invitation) |
― | ✔ | ✔ | only Feb 17 all day |
| Exclusive work & meeting area for producers** (Individual services require prior registration) |
― | ✔** | ✔** | ― |
| Access to the Spotlight On presentations, the new programme label showcasing projects in development or WiPs | ― | ✔ | ✔ | ― |
| Berlinale Series Market incl. Showcases & Talks | ― | ✔ | ✔ | ― |
| Selected Talks and Sessions of the Berlinale Co-Production Market | ― | ✔ | ✔ | ― |
| Berlinale Talents Labs Presentations (Feb 18) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ― |
| World Cinema Fund Day (Feb 18, requires prior registration via ) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ― |
| Archive Market (Feb 17) | ― | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Access to the Berlinale HUB – The Festival Centre (Feb 13–20) incl. the Berlinale Film Talks (10am–12pm) and the Berlinale Hangout (4pm–10pm) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ― |
The Berlinale advises accredited persons that due to official requirements access to festival and EFM events may be restricted or entirely removed. |
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Access Online
| Festival Accreditation |
Market / Buyers Badge |
Festival Accreditation+ Market / Buyers Badge |
Online Market Badge |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
EFM Online Market Screenings*
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― | ✔* | ✔* | ✔* |
EFM Online Services
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― | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Selected Events of the EFM Industry Sessions (VoD) | ― | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Selected Showcases & Talks of the Berlinale Series Market (VoD) | ― | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Publication in the Berlinale Attendee List | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Publication in the EFM Participants Guide | ― | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Selected Talks and Sessions of Berlinale Talents | available free of charge | available free of charge | available free of charge | available free of charge |
* At the discretion of the rights holder, access to market screenings (online & on-site) may be limited to selected groups of EFM participants.
**Select "Producer" as your "Occupational field" on the application form to be able to use this offer.
***All market participants set their time zone online. The Online Screening schedule is based on the local time of the viewer. If no specific time zone is set, the default time zone is Central European Time (CET).
**** Buyers status: The Buyers Badge grants access to market screenings and the EFM locations with a priority over Market Badge holders. The rights holders of the films have the option to restrict access to the screenings (on-site & online) to selected groups – for example buyers – within the cohort of EFM participants. The Buyers status cannot be purchased but is allocated to a limited number of people by the EFM.
You are considered for a Buyers status if upon ordering a Market Badge or an Online Market Badge you select "Acquisition / Buyer" in the dropdown menu for the occupational field in the accreditation application (to be found under “Professional role of the applicant”).