If you seek press accreditation to Barents Ecology Film Festival for the first time, please contact the BEFF Press Office by email at beffest@gmail.com before 21 September 2019. However, before emailing, please read on carefully.
Depending on your affiliation, please include the following information in your request for accreditation:
(Please note that submission of this information does not guarantee press accreditation).
1. Printed Media
- Name, private address, private phone number, personal email account.
- Information about the affiliation for which you request accreditation (company name, name of editor-in-chief, address, phone number, email account, periodicity, circulation, address of affiliation’s online publication).
- Other affiliations for which you publish (please note that BEFF does not give multiple accreditations) and want to cover BEFF.
- A letter from your editor/producer on company letterhead that assigns you to cover BEFF and specifies the type of coverage you are planning to do.
- Recent coverage of a film festival or film-related articles signed with your name, plus a recent copy of your affiliation.
2. Radio and Television
- Name, private address, private phone number, personal email account.
- Information about the affiliation, network or company for which you request accreditation (name, name of editor-in-chief, address, phone number, email account, audience number, broadcasting area and information about the programme (periodicity, scheduling, name of the programme, address of online publication of affiliation) that the station or network intends to devote to BEFF.
- Other affiliations for which you publish/air (please note that BEFF does not give multiple accreditations) and want to cover BEFF.
- A letter from your network editor/producer on company letterhead that assigns you to cover BEFF and specifies the type of coverage you are planning.
- Specify the name(s) and function(s) (camera, sound, editor) of any crew members.
3. Online Press
- Name, private address, private phone number, personal email account.
- Information about the website for which you request accreditation (name, website address, name of editor-in-chief, address, phone number, email account, number of hits/month).
- Other affiliations for which you publish (please note that BEFF does not give multiple accreditations) and want to cover BEFF.
- A letter from your website editor on company letterhead that assigns you to cover BEFF and specifies the type of coverage you are planning.
4. Press Photographer
- Name, private address, private phone number, personal email account
- Information about the periodical or agency for which you request accreditation (name, name of editor-in-chief, address, phone number, email account, periodicity, circulation).
- Other affiliations for which you publish (please note that BEFF does not give multiple accreditations) and want to cover BEFF.
- A letter from your editor on company letterhead that assigns you to cover BEFF and specifies the type of coverage you are planning.
- Three recent press clippings of photos copyrighted by the photographer or the agency.
- A recent copy of your periodical.
5. Press Agency
- Name, private address, private phone number, personal email account
- Information about the agency for which you request accreditation (name, name of editor-in-chief, address, phone number, email account).
- Other affiliations for which you publish (please note that BEFF does not give multiple accreditations) and for which you want to cover BEFF.
- A letter from your editor or director on company letterhead that assigns you to cover BEFF and specifies the type of coverage you are planning.
- Three recent film festival or film-related press clippings with your signature or with one of your agency.
Submission of the information concerning your affiliation does not guarantee accreditation.
After receiving the above mentioned information, the BEFF Press Office will decide who to accredit to the festival. If chosen, you will receive an invitation by email to attend the Barents Ecology Film Festival as BEFF accreditated press. You are kindly asked to submit all requested information as soon as possible.
The Press Office asks you to send printed or audiovisual proof(s) of your BEFF 2019 coverage after publication as soon as possible. Renewal of accreditation is based, in part, on the receipt of proof(s) of your coverage.
Please keep us updated via beffest@gmail.com on changes in your affiliation and/or address, in order to receive your press accreditation form in time and at the appropriate address.