Press Accreditation

The 38th Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) will be held from October 27 (Mon) to November 5 (Wed), 2025.
Please see below for accreditation procedures.


Welcome to the Press Accreditation for the 38th Tokyo International Film Festival. The Press Accreditation grants access to the festival program to assist your coverage of the festival.All press members need to obtain the accreditation in advance of the festival.
Please see the following information for the application.

Application Deadline
The final deadline for the accreditation is 23:59 on October 10 (Fri), 2025.

Press Pass Type
The access you will gain differs depending on the type of Press Pass.

Journalists , TV/Radio directors and producers are to select [Press Pass A]. Access for each pass is shown in the list below.

TV crews accompanied by a director/producer will be issued the [Crew Pass] upon check in on the day of the event you wish to cover.
Photographers and technical crew members who are covering the event independently should obtain a Press Pass B.
◇ Please avoid using a shared email address (such as info@) as an individual e-mail address is required for personal verification for Press Pass.
◇ Press members who are applying for Press Pass A are required to submit their coverage about TIFF or entertainment-related topics from the past one year.
◇ If you wish to have access to press releases and other information in the English language, make sure to select "English" from webpage language preferences, and use the English form to apply and register.
◇ If you are accredited for Press Pass A, please submit your coverage of the 38th TIFF after the event to make the accreditation process easier for the next year.

"Click here to APPLY/LOG IN" button below to move to the application page.

If you have applied and issued a press pass in previous years,have your Login ID/PASSWORD ready and click the button below to login.
For those applying for the first time, click the button below then “Register (for those who are applying for the first time).

Select from "Press Pass A" or "Press Pass B"

ACCESS Press Pass A Press Pass B
You will gain access to the following information/ functions/areas. Journalists, TV/Radio directors and producers are to select this. (*For crew members accompanied by TV Director, “Crew Pass” will be issued upon check in of the event you wish to cover) Photographers, technical crew members including camera operators & sound engineers covering events individually are to select this.
P&I Screenings (Press and Industry) NA
Stage Appearances
Press Conferences
Events
Press Center & Press Information
TIFF Press Kit NA
TIFFCOM
(Excludes some seminars)
TIFF Press Releases
TIFF Lounge

NOTE: TV crews accompanied by a director/producer will be issued the [Crew Pass] upon check in on the day of the event you wish to cover.

Required Documents

1. A URL or scanned document of your byline coverage of another film festival or a film-related topic, published in the media you are assigned within the past year.


2. For First-time Attendee only: an official letter signed by the editor-in-chief or director of the media you are assigned, indicating the name and role of the person to cover the Festival.  *Written in English or Japanese only.
>>Please send a copy to intlpr@tiff-jp.netvia email.


Notes

◇ Please avoid using a shared email address (such as info@) as an individual e-mail address is required for personal verification for Press Pass.
◇ If you wish to have access to press releases and other information in the English language, make sure to select "English" from webpage language preferences, and use the English form to apply
◇ If you are accredited for Press Pass A, please submit your coverage of the 38th TIFF after the event to make the accreditation process easier for the next year.

Press Pass Pickup

You can login to “My Page” after completion of registration. In My Page, you can check your accreditation status, press pass pickup information, etc.

*There have been cases of unauthorized sharing of Press Passes and false identity registrations in recent years. These behaviors will lead to having your Press Pass confiscated and future applications declined.

Inquiries

■For further information or inquiries regarding the registration and application, please contact;
Press Pass Management: tiff-press@tiff-jp.net

■For inquiries about TIFFCOM, please contact;
TIFFCOM Inquiry: press@tiffcom.jp

For Returning Application

If you have applied and issued a press pass in previous years, please have your Login ID/PASSWORD ready for your application.

For First-time Application

For those applying for the first time, please create a new login account and apply.