Arbaeen Video Competition

Call for Submissions
Submission Dealine: August 25, 2025

The Arbaeen Walk is more than a journey; it’s a testament to faith and a source of profound inspiration. What were the echoes of Karbala that touched your heart?

Share your personal story and the impact of this sacred pilgrimage on your life in a short video. Your inspiring clips will be showcased on our Instagram page, and the top three will receive special awards.

Please submit your videos up to 10 days after Arbaeen (August 25, 2025). For any queries regarding submission, please contact us via info@iric.org, or on Telegram at @IRIC_Admin.

We look forward to seeing your inspiring stories.

Guidelines

• Submission:

Please upload your videos up to 10 days after Arbaeen (August 25, 2025) through one of the following services:

• One Drive
• Google Drive
• Dropbox
• WeTransfer

Make sure to give us full access to download the files. Then send the link through the submission form.

• Evaluation:

Qualified videos will be posted on our Instagram page. The ranking of the videos shall be made on:

1. Evaluation made by viewers (30 percent), based on the number of likes, shares, and comments
2. Evaluation made by the IRIC expert group (50 percent).The evaluation is made by the following criteria:a) Innovation and originality
   b) Quality of the content
   c) Technique
   d) Screenplay/content structure (idea, story, and characterization)
   e) Attractiveness and ability to transfer the concepts
   f) Technical and artistic quality (lighting, filming, editing, sound and visual effects)
   g) Universality and transnationality

• General Requirements:
  • Each person is requested to submit only one video.
  • Videos, already premiered on other platforms and contests, will not be selected for the competition section.
  • Videos should only be in English (Non-English parts of video clips must have English subtitles.)
  • Acceptable file formats are: .mp4 / .mov – H264 / H265 codec, under 2 GB.
  • Using Islamic audio effects in the background is allowed; however, other types of music in not acceptable.
  • The religious and ethical code of practice such as proper dressing should be observed.
  • Using any type of symbols and pictures with a commercial or political purpose is not allowed.
  • The videos should take into consideration and respect the dignity of nations, denominations, and policies of different nationalities.
  • The videos that do not follow the standards from the technical and quality viewpoints will not be taken into consideration and will be removed from the competition.

• Intellectual Property Rights:
  • The producer(s) confirms that he/she has followed the intellectual property rights, rules and regulations in his/her production.
  • The producer agrees to the virtual presentation of his/her product, and expresses his/her agreement so that IRIC uses this product in its non-profit applications.
  • The producer of this product is responsible for responding to any claim by personal or legal entities with regard to the intellectual property rights.

Submission Form: https://iric.org/arbaeencompetition/