
INDIAN RECORDING ARTS ACADEMY AWARDS 2023
Process, Rules & Regulations
- Only the Soundtrack/Albums/Movies/Web Series released officially and available to the public at large from January to December 2022 are valid for nomination.
- No Festival movies will be accepted which are not released officially and which are not available to the public at large.
- In all Foreign Films categories, the Engineer must be a resident of India.
- Any creative recording can only be submitted under ONE appropriate category. (E.g., the same documentary cannot be submitted again under Short Film or a Web Series or the same Short Film cannot be submitted in Short Films category as well as Web Series category)
- There should be one authorized person (Nominator) for entries submitted. IRAA team will coordinate with Nominator only.
- The applicable nomination fees are per nomination.
- If nomination fee is not paid, entry will be considered invalid.
- In case of disputes, disagreements and discrepancies arising regarding credits, only official, published credits will be considered.
Process:
- The entry submission process is completely online.
- Duplicate entries not allowed. If separate entries are received for the same Soundtrack / Song in the same sub-category, from Sound Engineers / Music Producers / Studios / Labels, it will be treated as ONE entry.
- Please be sure to provide clear and accurate information in the forms as the same will be used in print and digital collateral and / or any sort of promotion.
- If there are multiple engineers / music producers collaborating on one soundtrack / song, please ensure that ALL names are mentioned in the respective fields (each name separated by a comma).
- An entry that does not adhere to any / all competition rules and processes will be disqualified.
- Entries once submitted, cannot be withdrawn, or edited and entry fees will not be refunded, hence kindly submit accurate information.
- Nomination Fees - Rs. 500 (including GST) per nomination
- Entry Deadline - 02 October 2023
- The payment process is completely online.
- No submissions will be accepted after the deadline.
- Following are the payment details:
Wire Transfer Details:
- Account No: 499-043735-002
- Account Name (Beneficiary Name): Hyve India Private Limited
- Bank Name: The Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
- IFSC: HSBC0110007
- Branch Address: K- 14-18, Sector-18, Noida-201301
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- Jury reserves the right to re-categorize any nomination which in their view is incorrectly categorized based on the information filled.
- Jury has the right to include, exclude or re-classify any song from any award category.
- The Jury's decision on all aspects related to the short listing and winner determination process is final and binding on all nominees.
- Decision of Awards Management on all other matters is final and binding on all Nominators, Nominees and Finalists, and no correspondence will be entertained on the same.
- Participation in the Awards will be construed as an acceptance to the Rules and Regulations stated herein.
- Participants understand and agree that mere participation in the Awards does not entitle them to win a prize.
- Nominated persons could be contacted to provide further information as and when deemed necessary.
- Incomplete / Wrong Nominations received in any manner will disqualify the applicant from participating in the Awards.
- An entry once submitted cannot be withdrawn.
- Nominees and winners permit (free of cost) the use of their name, content and other information about their participation in the public media – print, digital, television, broadcast, OTT etc. for the purpose of promoting and marketing the IRAA awards.
- Awards Management, Jury and Sponsors shall not be held accountable / liable for any disruptions / or cancellation of the Awards or its ceremony or any part of its processes on account of any factors beyond its control.
- If you are facing any problems while filling out the form, please contact info@iraa.in. For any issues related to the nomination process or any other confusion, you can reach out to smita.rai@hyve.group OR Priya Khatri at +91 8920799595 / priya.khatri@hyve.group.
- Click here to submit registration form.
- Select Main Category for Nomination.
- Select Category from drop down.
- Select Subcategory for Nomination.
- Click on the "Next Step" Button.
- Fill in all fields of the form and attach the supporting material.
- Audio files should be minimum 16 bit/44.1 kHz .WAV files.
- .mp3 submissions will be disqualified.
- For Videos / Advertisements please send .mov file or .mkv file with either 5.1 or stereo audio as applicable. Maximum duration of the clip should be 15 minutes. – One Scene.
- Audio files to be uploaded and files to be named as per song or track name for recording and music production categories.
- Video files to be uploaded and files to be named as per movie / documentary / short film / web series / podcast / advertisement name respectively.
- In all cases where an OTT Link is submitted, it is mandatory to fill in time Code field (start of scene to end of scene).
- Make sure all fields are filled in. The form will not submit if fields are left blank.
- You will receive a confirmation email with further details about the selection process and the event. Thank you for participating in the IRAA Award, and we wish you the best of luck!