"Registration" is used to refer specifically to the types of badges that grant access to EFM screenings (i.e. Market/Buyers Badge, EFM Screening Pass). "Accreditation" refers to participation in the Festival by professionals/press. Participants accredited for the Festival are allowed to access EFM locations but cannot attend EFM screenings. Still, registration and accreditation are completed in one process: by returning your accreditation form to the Accreditation Department. 

To register for the EFM, please send a written request to the Accreditation Department between October 15th - December 15th. Only requests submitted by post or fax (on letterhead from the company applying) or e-mail (with signature) can be processed. After your request is verified, you will receive a registration form. Please note that forms are not available for download and that registration cannot be completed online. 

For information about festival and press accreditation, click  here. 

There are three different types of EFM badges: the Market Badge (includes Festival Accreditation); the EFM Screening Pass (w/o Festival Accreditation); and the Buyers Badge, which is a Market Badge for Buyers only. All three badges allow access to EFM venues and screenings. 

The Buyers Badge is not for sale. When ordering a Market Badge, please tick "Buyer" on the accreditation form. Only applicants deemed eligible as a Buyer under EFM rules will receive a Buyers Badge. To follow-up on your Buyers Badge request, you can check the Buyers List on the EFM website, however, this list is regularly updated until early February and is not complete before this date. We thus ask you to check regularly and cannot answer individual requests. 

Yes, if you have registered for the EFM but cannot attend, please send a short cancellation notice to the Accreditation Department. We can only refund pre-paid Market Badges and EFM Screening Passes if you cancel by January 18, 2010. 

Yes, you can purchase a Market Badge on site at the EFM Registration Counter in the MGB. Please note that Market Badges will be subject to a late registration fee of €50 (for a total of €350) – based on availability. 

Yes, you can purchase an EFM Screening Pass on-site at the EFM Registration Counter in the MGB for €300 – based on availability. 

Yes, you can purchase a Daily Pass for € 60 or a Multiple Day Pass for € 120 on-site at the EFM Registration Counter in the MGB. If you are going to attend the EFM on more than two days, we recommend buying a Multiple Day Pass, which is valid for the entire duration of the Market. Unfortunately, a Berlinale bag is not included with the purchase of a Daily Pass or a Multiple Day Pass. 

No, please make sure to register for the EFM or get a festival accreditation. 

With either a Market Badge or an EFM Screening Pass you can attend the case studies and visit the Producers* Lounge. To participate in the complete programme, and/or to book meetings with the selected projects, please request an application form at . 

EFM participants with Market Badge (incl. festival accreditation) can pick up festival tickets in the Martin-Gropius Bau: 8:30am – 7pm and in the Marriott: 8.30am – 12noon.