The Berlin Music Video Awards Press Office must be satisfied that anyone applying for media
accreditation is a professional journalist and represents bona fide media formally registered as a
media organization. The Berlin Music Video Awards Press Office reserves the right to request
supplementary documentary evidence to be able to establish the status of applicants. Media
accreditation is not granted. Applications are considered on a case-by-case basis and the
decisions of the Berlin Music Video Awards Press Office are final.
No media badge will be issued to journalists whose application does not conform to the
established procedure.

APPLYING FOR MEDIA ACCREDITATION
Correspondents wishing to cover BMVA’s activities on a temporary or full time basis must be
accredited by the Press Office.
Each journalist must submit an individual application and is requested to complete the
Accreditation Form in its entirety. The Form must be returned with all the following documents:
 A letter of assignment on official letterhead of a media organization signed by the Editor-in-
Chief (or the News Editor for radio/TV);
 A copy of your passport or national ID.

Copies or links to two articles/reports published within the last 6 months, for which the journalist
is credited, may also be requested.

Each accompanying staff member (sound engineers, cameramen, support staff, etc.) must also
complete a separate Accreditation Form and return it with:
 A letter of assignment signed by the Editor-in-Chief (or News Editor for radio/TV);
 A copy of their passport or national ID.

ELIGIBILITY FOR MEDIA ACCREDITATION
Media accreditation may be granted only to the editorial staff of publications/news wire
services, press photographers and TV/radio crews representing a recognized media
organizations that is:
 newspapers/magazines - available to the general public, published at least 6 times a
year by an organization whose principle business activity is publishing;
 online publications - generating a substantial amount of original news content and
which belongs to a registered media company with a verifiable non-web address plus
telephone number;
 news wire services - providing news coverage to subscribers, including newspapers,
periodicals and/or televisions;
 broadcast - broadcasting news and information programs to the general public either
through satellite or terrestrial means.

SUBMISSION OF ACCREDITATION FORM
Please send any supporting documentation or requests for further information to: press@berlinmva.com
Deadline to submit accreditation forms: May 12th, 2020.