Because of the escalation in the persecution of the Bahais in Iran in recent months and the circumstances surrounding the possible trial of the seven Baháí nati Because of the escalation in the persecution of the Bahais in Iran in recent months and the circumstances surrounding the possible trial of the seven Baháí national leaders in Iran, the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahais of the U.S has decided to expand the scope of the video contest it launched late last fall about the denial of education of Baháí students in Iran to incorporate the general persecution of the Baháís in Iran. The video contest has now been opened up to any videos that cover general and specific aspects about the persecution of the Baháís in Iran. Those people who have already entered a video for the contest will be contacted individually and will be given instructions on how to enter the new video contest.

The video submission deadline will be May 23, 2009, and the winners will be announced on June 1, 2009.

Official Rules and Guidelines

How it works: Prepare a video or animation about the persecution of the Baháís in Iran and post it on http://www.youtube.com/group/BahaisIr...


You have until May 23, 2009, to upload your video to the Bahais in Iran group page on YouTube. We will choose the winners of each category and announce them on this YouTube group page and at www.bahai.us on June, 1, 2009.

Who can enter: Contest is open to everyone around the world. It is also possible for groups to enter, but we ask that the names of group members be specified. You can also enter more than one video, if you wish.

Categories in English and Persian:

-Professional filmmakers
-Amateur filmmakers
-Animation/cartoon

Prize: Recognition for your work at www.bahai.us, and the satisfaction of helping raise awareness about this very important issue around the world.

How to Enter: To enter, create and submit an original video no longer than 5 minutes in length consistent with general or specific aspects about the persecution of the Bahais in Iran. For the purpose of this contest, a Video Submission is a YouTube video file submission that follows the technical, creative, and legal requirements listed below. Follow instructions to upload Video Submission from your YouTube member account. Entries otherwise not submitted in accordance with the instructions provided on the YouTube website and the Terms of Use of YouTube membership and/or these Official Rules shall not be considered in this contest. By entering, entrants agree to comply with these rules.

Technical/creative/legal requirements for the contest:

Running Time: 5 minutes maximum
Language: English, Persian

The video submissions must also comply with the YouTube Sites YouTube Community Guidelines set forth at http://www.youtube.com/t/community_gu... (Code of Conduct) and must not:

1. contain profanity, hateful content of any kind (including racism, sexism, etc.), or any other offensive, obscene, or inappropriate content;

2. defame, misrepresent, or contain disparaging remarks about other people or organizations or governments;

3. promote a political agenda regardless of the political affiliation.

Category Prize Competition:
The panel of judges from the National Spiritual Assembly's offices will judge all submissions on the following criteria:

-How original/creative is the submission?
-How well does the submission reflect the theme of the persecution of the Bahais in Iran?
-What is the overall impression of the submission?

Notification of Category Prize Winners: The winners whose videos will be showcased on the site. Category Winners will be notified by e-mail by the Administrator.

PLEASE NOTE: Because we cannot create categories in the YouTube group page and because we wish to maintain your privacy, we ask that after submitting your video you send us an email at BahaisUS@usbnc.org with:

-Your name
-Location
-Category you are entering
-Link to the video you submitted

Should you have any questions about the contest, please email us at BahaisUS@usbnc.org with the subject line 'Video Contest' or fill out the contact form on this site. (more) (less)

Tags: bahai baha'i faith religion religious persecution iran
Status: Public
Created: March 18, 2009