EFM Accreditation
The accreditation for the European Film Market 2026 is now open.
Industry professionals travelling to Berlin will be able to apply for a Market Badge for the EFM 2026. In addition the EFM offers the possibilty to purchase an Online Market Badge for professionals participating remotely.
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”).
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Precondition for EFM Accreditation
A precondition for a Festival Accreditation/EFM Registration is proof of your current professional activity as a filmmaker or as a representative of the film industry, a cultural institution or another film festival.
All applications are assessed. The Berlinale reserves the right to accept or reject an application. Please only include significant links/documents and collate the information. If the required evidence cannot be provided (e.g. in cases of young professionals, company start-ups or peripheral activities in the film industry), we ask you instead to briefly explain why you need an accreditation for your work and/or your motivation for applying. Evidence can only be considered in German or English. We regret that applications without evidence cannot be processed.
We require the following up-to-date information to assess your accreditation application:
- A CV including a detailed filmography
Films/projects must be dated with the applicant’s role clearly evident. Festival screenings, awards and positive funding decisions should be included in the filmography and any current grants listed. Apposite basic data is required for projects in development.
A precondition for an accreditation is proof of your current professional activity within the film industry. The applicant’s activities during the last three years are decisive for an accreditation. Please only send relevant links/documents (in German or English) and collate the information. Proof of activity must be provided via at least one of the following:
- A link to a website and/or freely accessible film databases
- A document that explains/provides evidence of activities in the film industry
- A letter explaining your motivation for wishing to participate in the festival/EFM.
Notes for specific groups:
- People working in the areas of direction, script, production, production design, camera, casting, costume, post-production (editing, music, visual effects, etc.) should have played a key role in the respective craft. For short and/or feature-length films and high-quality fictional/documentary series, some of the productions should already have had a wide release (cinema/TV/streaming platform).
- Actors must have continuously worked in leading or supporting roles in the following productions: anually at least one feature-length film (all genres, minimum running time: 60 minutes) or two short films or a high-quality series (several episodes with a minimum running time of 30 minutes). The productions must have already had a wide release (cinema/TV/streaming platform).
- For consultants and film financiers, the applicants’ day-to-day work must be related to the film industry. An apposite list of completed projects and projects in development or a list of customers is required as evidence.
- Local film associations must provide evidence of their current programme which should take place at regular intervals (at least once a month). A maximum of two accreditations are awarded per film association.