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The Festival is for film industry professionals only. There are however a limited quota of accreditations reserved for film enthusiasts and educational groups via the Cannes Cinéphiles programme. Industry professionals beware – Cinéphiles accreditation does not allow access to the Palais des Festival, Riviera complex or the International Village.  It allows members of the general public to queue for tickets to the official screenings. If the festival offers you this type of accreditation you need to point out that you are an industry professional and need access to the Marché etc.

Requests for accreditation are made online. Full details can be found at www.festival-cannes.com.

Festival accreditation is free. Your pass allows you to queue for tickets for the official selection, Critics Week, Directors Fortnight and access to the Marché. The deadline to request accreditation is early-April. Whether accreditation is given or not is determined by the applicant's credibility as a film professional. Keep an eye on the website as, while it is possible to get accreditation in Cannes, it can be time consuming and costly. Once in Cannes the festival are keen for those requesting late accreditation to pay for Marché passes (see below). Last minute registration for 'free' accreditation will also be charged for (though not as expensive as Marché accreditation).

Festival accreditation allows you to register with the UK Film Centre to receive messages and use the free facilities www.ukfilmcentre.com.

Marché

Marché passes (blue in colour) are primarily for buyers/sellers who wish to attend Marché screenings. Registration at the Marché du Film gives you:

• An entry in the official Marché Guide
• Receiving all the Marché Publications
• Access to Marché screenings*
• Access to all Festival and Marché locations
• Permanent access to the Cinando.com; an international industry database
• Marché Registration automatically gives you full registration with the Festival
• In 2009, Marché du Film registration was 317€ (VAT included) per participant. There was an early registration rate of 286 € (VAT included).  Keep an eye on the website from early January (www.marchedufilm.com).
  

* priority is given to Marché badges with buyer written on them. There are occasions when a marché screening is buyers only and therefore other Marché badge holders are not admitted.

Producers Network

To encourage international co-production opportunities and help producers develop their projects, in 2004 the Festival de Cannes and the Marché du Film launched a specific program: the Producers Network: a range of services designed to bring together producers attending Cannes and thus help in the search for new partners.

The program is reserved for professionals whose main activity is production and who have produced at least one feature film in the last three years, which has been commercially released in theatres.

Registration at the Producers Network gives these exclusive benefits:

• Access to the daily breakfast meetings based on different themes, offering the opportunity to network with other producers, moderators and special guests
• Access to free legal advice, at the end of each breakfast meeting
• Listing company profile and projects in the Marche Guide
• as well as all the marché/festival benefits mentioned above
• Speed dating sessions to find potential business partners.

To register a company with the Producers Network, you must meet the following requirements:

• your main activity is production and you have produced* in the last three years at least one feature film, commercially released in theatres**.

* Personal credit (vs. company credit) appearing as On-Screen credit of the film. They will accept producer, co-producer and executive producer but exclude line producer or associate producer. Documents corroborating the credits may be requested upon registration application.
** the film has been screened at least one week in a commercial theatre, excluding private or festival screenings.

Registration is limited to two producers per company. On site registration is not possible. Further details and on-line registration can be found at www.marchedufilm.com

Short Film Corner

Launched in May 2004, the Short Film Corner is dedicated to short films. Registration with the Short Film Corner includes:

• The digitalisation of your film. Films will be kept online and only made available to buyers and festivals via private access
• Screening on all interactive screens
• Networking events, talks, pitching opportunities, workshops  and competitions all organised by the Short Film Corner
• Access for one year to www.shorfilmcorner.com and to Cinando film industry database
• Registration with the Festival allowing access to Festival and Marché venues and access to festival screenings
• In 2009, the cost of registering your short film was 95€
• Further details and on-line registration can be found at www.shortfilmcorner.com .

Finally for European Independent producers the Media Programme offers a Marché badge at a reduced rate. Keep an eye on their website throughout the year
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