Media accreditation for the Intervision International Music Contest

The Media client group includes representatives of Russian and foreign mass media: print media, photographers, Rights Holders, Non-Rights Holders, and the blogosphere.

Rights Holders are TV and radio companies that have obtained the rights to conduct live broadcast of the Contest.

Non-Rights Holders are TV and radio companies, video desks of news agencies or digital media outlets that have not obtained the rights to conduct live broadcast of the Contest, covering the event solely through news reports or thematic programs.

Representatives of the blogosphere are digital content creators with audiences of more than 50,000 subscribers: bloggers, vloggers, podcasters, or social media influencers who create content specifically for digital platforms or blogs and who demonstrate an active and consistent presence on these platforms with a history of creating engaging content.

Media accreditation will take place from 1 July to 1 August 2025 (inclusive) in 2 stages:

Each media organization may submit one application including the list of employees being sent (in accordance with the quotas) and the contact information of the person responsible for accreditation.

Up to 10 representatives of the media client group may be declared from each foreign participating country. These media representatives are not part of the main delegation and shall independently bear all expenses related to participation.

Media quotas:

TV Rights Holder — up to 7 people
Radio Rights Holder — up to 3 people
News Agency — up to 3 people
Digital Media Outlet — up to 3 people
Print Media — up to 3 people
TV Non-Rights Holder, Video Desk of a News Agency, or a Digital Media Outlet — up to 3 people
Radio Non-Rights Holder — 1 person
Blog — up to 2 people

Applications must include the personal email address of the person from the organization who is responsible for accreditation. Upon approval, a link to the system will be sent to this address for accessing the organization’s accreditation account.

Please carefully note the mandatory documents to be provided.

Russian TV companies, news agencies, digital media outlets, print media, and radio must provide the following when submitting accreditation applications:

scan of the signed Media Accreditation Request Letter (completed using the Organizer’s form) on the company’s official letterhead indicating the full names and roles of the representatives being sent
scan of the certificate of current media registration with the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology, and Mass Media

Foreign media must provide:

scan of the signed Media Accreditation Request Letter on the company’s official letterhead indicating, in English, the full names and roles of the representatives being sent

Bloggers must provide

scan of the signed Media Accreditation Request Letter, with confirmation of an audience of at least 50,000 subscribers (in English for foreign bloggers)
for Russian bloggers, an extract of registration with Roskomnadzor (link to Gosuslugi with confirmation) in accordance with paragraph 13 of part 1 of article 10.6 of Federal Law No. 149-FZ, dated 27 July 2006, “On Information, Information Technologies and Information Protection”.

Please be advised that under Russian law, media organizations (including bloggers) are legally responsible for ensuring the accuracy of all submitted employee/organizational information.

Sample Media Accreditation Request Letter

Please upload the signed letter to the electronic application form.

Submit an application

Access to the accreditation system will open after the media application is confirmed

Upon approval of the organization’s application, a link to the accreditation system will be sent to the email address of the person responsible for accreditation specified in the application. The person responsible for accreditation will then complete questionnaires for each team member listed in the initially submitted application. Please note that it is extremely important to indicate personal email addresses and mobile phone numbers in completing the personal questionnaires.

The final decision on whether to accept or reject applications and/or revoke accreditations remains with the Contest Organizer. The Organizer reserves the right to refuse accreditation to the media or to individual representatives without explanation.

Accreditation confirmations or rejections will be sent to the email addresses specified in the personal questionnaires no later than 10 August 2025.

Media representatives will receive accreditation cards upon successful completion of the accreditation procedure. The time and place for the issuance of accreditation cards will be announced separately.