Accreditation Steps

1a. Log in to your Personal Berlinale Account

If you were accredited for Berlinale 2025, please use your existing account to log in.

1b. Create Personal Berlinale Account

If you were not accredited for the Berlinale 2025, please create a new personal Berlinale account.
Please use a personalised email address (and not a general address such as info@... or mail@...) as this address will be stored as your contact for Berlinale services, such as online ticketing. It is not possible to use the same email address for multiple accounts.
The selected email address will be used for the following purposes:

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

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

Please note: The email address can be changed after the account has been created. However, please be aware that changing the email address during the festival period can lead to delays in online ticketing.

Detailed guide to creating a Berlinale account with screenshots (788 KB)

2. Submit an Application

After you have logged in, you can access the webshop via the “Apply for Press Accreditation” button under “Accreditation”.

First, select the type of accredition that best matches your professional activity and add it to your shopping cart. Then, navigate to the shopping cart and click on “Enter Data” to start filling out the accreditation form. If you were accredited for Berlinale 2025, you have the option to retrieve your previous data. Please have a digital portrait photo and proof of your professional activity ready for upload. Once you have entered all required information, you can submit your application for Press Accreditation.

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

Detailed guide to filling out the accreditation application with screenshots (1.1 MB)

3. Confirmation

After your application has been reviewed, you will receive a notification to the email address linked to 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 23, 2026. If the payment is received late, the badge pick-up and access to the online ticket shop may be delayed.

4. Badge Pick-Up

Starting one week before the festival, accredited visitors will receive an email to the email address linked to their Berlinale account. This email will include personalised details about where to collect their pass and the opening hours 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. There, you’ll see a list of your order confirmation(s). To proceed with payment, click the banknote icon next to the relevant order - this will take you directly to the payment page.
• After completing your payment, you will receive an invoice by email. You may also download this invoice via your Berlinale Account by clicking on "Invoices" in your account overview. If you wish to change your billing address, you may submit a request. To do so, click on the pencil icon at the end of the row for the relevant invoice in your invoice list. You will be notified once your request has been processed.

Group Payment Via Bank Transfer

• For ten or more approved accreditations, companies and institutions have the option to arrange for a group payment by bank transfer until January 13, 2026. The submitted name list may only include individuals whose accreditation applications have already been approved. The bank transfer process may take several days, so please contact early . if you would like to arrange a group payment.
• 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 23, 2026.
• 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.