Press conferences for the Berlinale's Competition films usually take place directly after the press screening. Press conferences are also scheduled for the films in the Panorama Special programme. 

 

The press conference room is located in the Press Centre on the first floor of the Grand Hyatt Hotel and seats about 350 people. Access will only be granted according to capacity. A platform is available for use by TV camera teams. Please note that photographing inside the press conference room is only allowed with a special permission. A press photographer accreditation does not automatically guarantee access to the press conferences. The press office kindly asks for your understanding. 

 

The press conferences of the Competition and the Panorama Special will be filmed professionally on behalf of the festival using three-camera technology. As a service to radio journalists, the Berlinale also provides digital audio recordings of these press conferences in their original language with English and German translation. 

 

The recorded audio or audiovisual material will be made available for media coverage in accordance with predetermined conditions: 

 

a. as licensed material: Distributors and producers can purchase the live recordings of the press conferences for their films in Beta-SP format or on DVD for use as, for example, bonus material for a DVD production of the film or for press work. It is necessary to sign a license agreement and to pay a license fee. Additional costs for copying will be incurred. The press office for TV and radio will be happy to answer any further questions:  

b. for up-to-date media coverage: TV channels and radio stations can copy the material for their own Berlinale coverage free-of-charge. Copying costs are carried by the channel. Again, the press office for TV and radio will answer any further questions.  

 

Radio journalists may download the sound recordings of the press conferences directly from our website. The provision of this audio material is for festival coverage only. Radio journalists who wish to make use of this service are kindly asked to contact the TV/Radio office at . You will receive a password (from February 1st) which will give you access to the audio material of the current press conferences from the beginning of the festival onwards. The audio files will be available in the original sound, as well as in English and German translation, as mono mp3 recordings. As soon as you click on the download symbol next to a file, a pop-up window will appear where you can enter your password. This password access is independent from a possible “My Berlinale” Login.  

 

Downloading via password is possible every year in the period from the beginning of the festival to March 15. Passwords remain valid for several years and can only be used by the original user. Misuse will lead to the password being blocked.  

 

Apart from these exclusive press services, press conferences are also streamed live on this website. These video streams are provided in Quick Time and Windows Media format and can later be retrieved from the online archive.