– Music videos/ Songs must have been completed on or after January 1st, 2021.

– Music videos/ Songs must not be longer than 6 minutes.

– Songs other than in English must include a copy of the written lyrics with an English translation

– Music Videos other than in English must be subtitled in English.

– Only submissions with completed application forms and entry fee will be accepted.

– Filmmakers, producers or musicians submitting videos into the festival must possess all necessary permissions/ rights to submit their video.

– The submitter grants IIMA the non-exclusive rights to reproduce the song/video or part of the video and to showcase the video for the purposes of the festival or its promotion.

–  After your submission is received your entry goes through a multi-layered judging process including listener impact, technical quality, uniqueness and styling. Like most music competitions all first-level judging is conducted by Global Music’s in-house professionals.

– Written comments describing your entry and publicity materials are invited and helpful during the judging process.

– IIMA does not guarantee that submitted music videos will be shortlisted for the festival.

– There are no submission fee refunds for the song/ music videos which do not make it into the competition.

– All information posted by IIMA is subject to change without prior notice.