Press Accreditation

Press Accreditation is available for journalists from all types of media (print, online, television, radio, photographers), for PR agents, and for individual social media content creators. Applications for Press Accreditation may be submitted from 23 April to 7 June 2024 at the following link:

Request for Press Accreditation

This year, we will be issuing two types of accreditation:

Press Accreditation – CZK 3,000 – Press Accreditation allows holders to make maximum use of the services provided by the Press Department. Besides free admission to press screenings, holders of this type of accreditation also receive up to 3 tickets a day to public film screenings.
Press Accreditation Light – CZK 2,000 – Press Accreditation Light allows holders to make maximum use of the services provided by the Press Department. However, the only way to see films is at press screenings or via the video library. Press Accreditation Light does not provide admission to public film screenings (this type of accreditation is useful for photographers, camera operators, or journalists for whom access to press screenings is sufficient).

What you get with Press Accreditation and Press Accreditation Light

Only for full Press Accreditation: 3 tickets a day to public film screenings - reservations are made via the KVIFF Vodafone Guide app
Free admission to Press & Industry projekce
Online video library
Services of the Press Center and Press Department – information for journalists, organization of interviews with filmmakers and festival guests, access to press conferences, access to KVIFF Talks, access to special festival spaces (Press Lounge, Meeting Point…), information about journalist events, technical support for journalists, distribution of press kits; more information available here
High-resolution photographs and videos
Materials: press releases, program brochure, program of Press & Industry screenings, press kits for films, online festival catalogue
Information service in the form of Dailies – schedule of events for journalists on each festival day. Every evening, accredited journalists are sent an email with information about the next day. Option of signing up for KVIFF Daily Buzz newsletter or activation of SMS service via which the festival informs recipients about current events and changes (arrivals of stars, program changes related to press screenings, times of press conferences or accompanying events, etc..)

Who are Press Accreditation and Press Accreditation Light intended for?

Press Accreditation for CZK 3,000 is best for journalists (print, TV, radio, internet), press agency correspondents, PR agents of films being shown at the festival, and social media content creators.
Press Accreditation Light for CZK 2,000 is primarily intended for photographers and TV, radio, and internet crews, who generally do not need to see festival films at cinemas (the option of receiving 3 tickets for 3 public screenings a day is available only with Press Accreditation).
It is up to each journalist to decide which accreditation to purchase. If they wish, photographers or camera operators may purchase a full Press Accreditation, and similarly print journalists may purchase a Press Accreditation Light.
The last day to apply for Press Accreditation or Press Accreditation Light is 7 June 2024. No further applications for Press Accreditation will be accepted after this date, not even during the festival.

Where and when can you pick up your Press Accreditation or Press Accreditation Light?

Both types of accreditation will be available for personal pick-up after 28 June 2024 at the Press desk in the accreditation hall on the ground floor of the Hotel Thermal (open daily from 8am to 10pm, on 6 July from 8am to 6pm).
Accreditation is presented against confirmation of payment of the accreditation fee. The fee may be paid in cash or using a payment card at the Cash Desk in the Hotel Thermal’s accreditation hall. If you prefer to pay via an invoice, you must send your invoicing details to [email protected] by 7 June 2024 at the latest.

Please note:

There is no automatic claim to accreditation merely because a journalist has been accredited at past editions of the festival.
The festival reserves the right not to grant accreditation. The applicant shall be informed of such a decision in due time.
Accreditation is non-transferable.
The festival charges a CZK 200 fee for the loss of accreditation and creation of a duplicate.

Conditions for receiving a Press Accreditation

All documents must be uploaded directly into the accreditation form. A press pass does not replace the need to meet all the conditions listed below.

Print journalists
- an official application for accreditation signed by your editor-in-chief, affixed with a stamp of the media outlet you work for and with a brief description of the work you intend to do at KVIFF
- if you were accredited as a journalist at last year’s festival, a copy of published articles about last year’s KVIFF
- if you were not accredited as a journalist for this media outlet at last year’s KVIFF, a copy of at least three recent published articles about cinema, culture, or society
- if you have not been accredited since 2010, one photograph in .jpg format
- whether you will pay the fee in person or via invoice
TV journalists, crew
- an official application for accreditation signed by the editor-in-chief of your particular program or the director of your television station, affixed with a stamp of the media outlet you work for and with a brief description of the work you intend to do at KVIFF (for the crew: a list of its members and their particular functions)
- if you were accredited as a TV journalist at last year’s festival, media monitoring of reports from last year’s KVIFF
- if you were not accredited as a TV journalist for this media outlet at last year’s KVIFF, media monitoring of samples of your recent work relating to cinema, culture, or society)
- if you have not been accredited since 2010, one photograph in .jpg format (for the crew: photographs of all members)
- whether you will pay the fee in person or via invoice
Radio journalists, crew
- an official application for accreditation signed by the editor-in-chief of your particular program or the director of your radio station, affixed with a stamp of the media outlet you work for and with a brief description of the station, the program, and the work you intend to do at KVIFF
- if you were accredited as a radio journalist at last year’s festival, media monitoring of reports from last year’s KVIFF
- if you were not accredited as a radio journalist for this program at last year’s KVIFF, media monitoring of samples of your recent work relating to cinema, culture, or society
- if you have not been accredited since 2010, one photograph in .jpg format (for the crew: photographs of all members)
- whether you will pay the fee in person or via invoice
Internet journalists, crew
- an official application for accreditation signed by your editor-in-chief, affixed with a stamp of the media outlet you work for and with a brief description of the work you intend to do at KVIFF
- if you were accredited as an internet journalist at last year’s festival, copies of published articles about last year’s KVIFF
- if you were not accredited as an internet journalist for this media outlet at last year’s KVIFF, three recent published articles about cinema, culture, or society, along with links to the articles online
- current site visitation statistics from an official and publicly verifiable source
- if you have not been accredited since 2010, one photograph in .jpg format (for the crew: photographs of all members)
- whether you will pay the fee in person or via invoice
Photographers
- an official application for accreditation signed by your editor-in-chief and affixed with a stamp of the media outlet you work for
- if you were accredited as a photographer at last year’s festival, copies of your published photographs from last year’s KVIFF
- if you were not accredited as a photographer at last year’s KVIFF, copies of your recent published photographs about cinema, culture, or society
- if you have not been accredited since 2010, one photograph in .jpg format
- whether you will pay the fee in person or via invoice
Press agency correspondents or photographers
- an official application for accreditation signed by your editor-in-chief, affixed with a stamp of the media outlet you work for and with a brief description of the work you intend to do at KVIFF
- if you were accredited for the press agency at last year’s festival, copies of your published articles or photographs from last year’s KVIFF
- if you were not accredited for the press agency at last year’s KVIFF, copies of at least three of your recent published articles or photographs about cinema, culture, or society
- if you have not been accredited since 2010, one photograph in .jpg format
- whether you will pay the fee in person or via invoice
Freelance journalists / freelance photographers
- a list of the media outlets you work for, sent to [email protected]
- an official application for accreditation signed by the editor-in-chief and affixed with a stamp of the media outlet you will be working for at this year’s KVIFF, along with a brief description of the work you intend to do
- if you were accredited for last year’s festival, copies of your published articles or photographs from last year’s KVIFF
- if you were not accredited for last year’s KVIFF, copies of at least three of your recent published articles or photographs about cinema, culture, or society
- if you have not been accredited since 2010, one photograph in .jpg format
- whether you will pay the fee in person or via invoice
PR agents
- an official application for accreditation, signed by the head of your agency or production or distribution company and containing information about the films that you will be representing at this year’s KVIFF
- if you have not been accredited since 2010, one photograph in .jpg format
- whether you will pay the fee in person or via invoice
Social media content creators
- name of your profile and of the social network where your profile is located
- a brief description of the work you plan to do at KVIFF
- if you have been previously accredited, please attach samples of your posts relating to KVIFF
- if you have not been previously accredited, please attach copies of posts that illustrate the thematic focus of your profile and your usual form of presentation, in particular posts relating to cinema, culture, or social events
- if you have not been accredited since 2010, one photograph in .jpg format
- whether you will pay the fee in person or via invoice