Terms of participation · FIVS archive

Please read the following terms and conditions carefully before submitting your application to the competition.

The competition is open to awareness videos from all over the world.

All participants must complete the online entry form available at the following link:

The competition is open to videos filmed with any type of camera, including the cameras of smart devices (mobile phones), provided that the type of camera or device used for filming is stated in the application form.

The final screening version of the video may be submitted in one of the following formats: MP4 – MOV.

with a minimum quality of FHD 1920/1080.

All videos must be submitted in Arabic; if a video is in a language other than Arabic, it must include Arabic subtitles.

The video must be no shorter than 1 minute and no longer than 6 minutes.

Only one work may be entered per competition.

The quality of sound and image is taken into account, and the soundtrack and sound effects must be used in a way that serves the work artistically.

Videos and scripts that incite any form of violence, hatred or discrimination in any of its aspects, use obscene language or immoral innuendo, or convey a political message are not accepted. Adherence to the principles and ethics appropriate to Arab and Islamic society is required.

Participants must register for the festival before 20 June 2022; no applications will be accepted after this date. The deadline for sending entry videos is 10 July 2022.

Video copies must be received in good condition; the organising body reserves the right to refuse any video copy received in poor condition.

In this case, the applicant may submit a new copy within the deadlines. If no copy in good condition is submitted, the organising body of the competition reserves the right to withdraw the video from the competition without any obligation on its part.

Video makers may use any available editing technique.

The selection committee, at its sole discretion, chooses the videos taking part in the competition.

If a video is selected for the competition, the festival management will notify its owner by email and will inform the selected applicants of the next steps they must take.

The festival management reserves the right to announce the videos taking part in the competition; the applicant must therefore under no circumstances announce their participation before the organising body has done so.

If a video is not selected, no comments or reasons will be given regarding the decision to reject it.

Once the video has been selected, the applicant may not withdraw, submit or screen it in any way that would affect the screening status stated in the entry form.

The works entered for the competition are presented to the admissions committee at the scheduled times so that their participation can be considered in accordance with the criteria and conditions set out above.

The international jury of the competition reviews the videos in the official competition and selects the winning videos.

The Grand Audience Award is presented to the video with the most engagement on the festival’s social media pages (views, likes, comments).

All participants in the official competition receive certificates of participation, and the winners of the three prizes and the Audience Award receive winner’s certificates.

The organising body of the competition reserves the right to exclude any video that exceeds the permitted length, has technical sound or image problems that prevent it from being screened, contains offensive, racist or indecent material, or is unrelated to the competition.

By submitting the video to the competition management, the video maker grants the management the right to upload and use it for screening, and to use excerpts of it for publicity and marketing.

The applicant warrants that they hold all rights relating to the video and all related materials, and that they are entitled to submit the video and those materials to the competition.

Videos containing copyrighted music are not accepted.

Videos of a directly promotional nature are not accepted.

Failure to comply with the festival’s programme and internal rules will result in exclusion from the competition.

The applicant acknowledges that the organising body of the competition will bear no liability whatsoever for any malfunction, damage or loss of any kind, whatever its nature, resulting from participation, acceptance, the screening of the video or the submission of related materials. Accordingly, the applicant will not hold the organisers or the festival legally liable and will not bring any claims, actions or proceedings against them, nor charge them any costs for any losses or damages resulting from participation or acceptance.

Submitting an application to the competition of the International Festival of Awareness Videos implies acceptance of all the terms and conditions governing the competition.

The undersigned must be the person authorised to submit this video for the competition.

These rules may be amended or supplemented if necessary.