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Austin 2025 Press Application

Thank you for your interest in Besame Mucho Austin, taking place April 5, 2025 at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, TX. To apply for a MEDIA or PHOTO wristband, please read the guidelines below fill out the Official Application Form. Please remember this is only a request, and it may not be approved. Applications are one per person. Each person from your outlet must fill out their own application. Please do not fill out an application if you are not planning to attend. APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY March 7, 2025. We are not able to review or consider applications received after this date. You will be notified of your application status by March 24, 2025. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. To be considered for MEDIA or PHOTO credentials, you MUST BE ON ASSIGNMENT with coverage secured. Every assignment will be verified with an editor. Please note: The MEDIA wristband offers access into the festival and into the Press Lounge. The PHOTO wristband offers access into the festival, the Press Lounge and the photo pits at the combined discretion of Besame Mucho Austin and the bands. PRINT AND ONLINE MEDIA BLOGS/ONLINE: Please help us by providing detailed information about your website and your coverage plans. PRINT MEDIA AND FREELANCE: All attending media MUST be on assignment with coverage secured. We will be contacting your editor to confirm your assignment upon submitting your application. PHOTOGRAPHY PHOTOGRAPHERS ON ASSIGNMENT: Photo passes are very limited. Any photographer wishing to apply for a PHOTO wristband must be on an editorial assignment. We will only credential photographers with professional cameras. Point-and-shoot cameras will not be permitted in the photo pits, a policy enforced by security. RADIO/COLLEGE PAPER PHOTOGRAPHERS: Photo wristbands for radio and college photographers are limited. Recording of performances is prohibited. PORTFOLIO WORK: Requests for credentials for personal portfolios will not be approved. We are only able to consider photographers who are on confirmed editorial assignments. SOCIAL MEDIA: Requests for credentials for social media will not be approved. RADIO RADIO STATIONS: Please be as specific as possible about your coverage plans. FILMING FILMING IS NOT ALLOWED without direct pre-approval from the festival PR team prior to the festival. Of those approved, video camera use is restricted to the Press Lounge and on-site with an escort from the festival. You will be required to request escort time in advance of the festival. Filming of performances is prohibited. BROADCAST TELEVISION:  Due to filming restrictions, local broadcast news organizations wishing to film b-roll will not be approved for media credentials. If you are interested in capturing b-roll of the festival for local TV news, please direct your request to media@criteriaent.com. Please be sure to take your time and fill out all required fields below. Your application will not submit without filling out all required fields. Applications with incomplete or insufficient information will be declined. Please understand with the amount of requests we receive, it is simply impossible to approve all requests. REMINDER: Each applicant should fill out their own application and the name on the application should be of the person who intends to attend the festival. All applicants will be contacted about the status of their application by March 24, 2025. Thank you in advance for your time and we appreciate your interest!

Outlet Type
Please tell us details about your assignment
Please be specific.
  • {name}
Do you plan to do preview coverage?
Previous Festival Press Coverage:
Please share links to your past live event/festival coverage.
  • {name}
Pass Type
If you are approved, would you like to receive communications from the press team through What’s App?
  • Yes
  • No
Acknowledgement
I have read the information above, filled in all of the required fields and understand that not all applications will be approved.

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