EIFF
79th edition
13
19 August 2026

Press 
Registration  

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We welcome applications from people from a range of backgrounds and experiences – from emerging writers and journalists to those covering for local, national and international media outlets

Our Press Delegates gain access to our Press and Industry (P&I) screenings (11-18 August), including World, International and UK Premieres across our programme.

If there is no remaining allocation for a particular screening, your EIFF Pass will entitle you to purchase a Delegate Concession rate ticket.

For the Keynote Address and In Conversation Events, Press and Industry Tickets can be booked from 08:45 the day before via the online Industry Hub or Press Hub, subject to availability.

Your Press Accreditation includes:

  • · Access to Press & Industry (P&I) screenings from 11–18 August 2026, including World, International and UK Premieres from across the Festival programme
  • · Entry to events at the inaugural UK Film Summit including Keynote
  • · Access to daily EIFF Industry Talks (programme to be announced)
  • · Access to EIFF Networking Drinks
  • · Access to EIFF Networking Brunches
  • · Standby Press tickets for select public screenings and events (subject to availability on a first come, first served basis)
  • · Delegate concession ticket pricing for public screenings
  • · Select Industry events (panels to be announced)
  • · Opportunities to connect with the Screen Fringe programme
  • · Access to join the Fringe Central programme, available to book through Fringe Connect

Click on the Apply button at the top of this page to open a new application form. When you apply via our portal, you will be asked to write a biography, so we can get to know you better (1000 character limit). 

We will seek to approve your application via our Press team, Premier Scotland.

You will also receive a link to our anonymous Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form when your application is approved, which we would be grateful if you could complete. There is no charge for Press Accreditation.

 

Once your application has been approved, you will gain access to our Press Hub. Use the Access button on the Press Hub homepage to login to the hub. Here you will have access to the P&I screening schedule. You will also gain access to the P&I allocation of tickets for select public screenings, and the ability to purchase tickets at a concession rate.

A limited number of tickets for select public screenings are available via the online Industry Hub and Press Hub from 08:45 the day before the screening, until midday on the day of the screening. Your EIFF Pass entitles you to one complimentary ticket, per screening, on a first-come, first-served basis and subject to availability.

If there is no remaining allocation for a particular screening, your EIFF Pass will entitle you to purchase a Delegate Concession rate ticket.

For the Keynote Address and In Conversation Events, Press and Industry Tickets can be booked from 08:45 the day before via the online Industry Hub or Press Hub, subject to availability

On-the-day complimentary delegate tickets for public screenings may be requested at the venue box office 30 minutes before the start of the screening, subject to availability and on a first-come, first-served basis. Tickets may also be purchased at a Delegate Concession rate, both via our website or at the venue box office. Please note, the only way to guarantee access to a public screening/event would be to purchase a Delegate Concession ticket.

If you have any questions regarding press accreditation, please email: eiffpress@premiercomms.com