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Show your thoughts and ideas in a short-form video on creating and consuming K-content the right way, such as K-pop, K-drama, K-webtoon, etc.

Any King Sejong Institute students worldwide, ​People who took classes at King Sejong Institute are welcome to apply!

8 teams will be awarded

We have various awards and prizes for competition winners such as a cutting-edge laptop, tablet PCs, and smart watches: there will be 8 winners. 

The top 3 most submitting King Sejong Institutes will be awarded Korean refreshments.

As a fan of K-content, how are we supposed to create and consume content? 

Korea Copyright Commission holds a short-form video competition for King Sejong Institute students worldwide.

Show your thoughts and ideas in a short-form video on creating and consuming K-content the right way, such as K-pop, K-drama, K-webtoon, etc.

Period

7 Oct. 2024-14 Nov. 2024, 11 AM (KST)

※ Submission Deadline

by AM 10:59:59 on 14 Nov. 2024 in Korean time (KST / UTC+9)

Eligible Participants

Any King Sejong Institute students worldwide can apply individually or as a team. At least one King Sejong Institute student must be included as team participant.

※ 1) both current students and people who enrolled in the past are eligible

2) No restrictions on education level, age, or gender.

3) Prize nominees need to prove their enrollment record

Themes

Create Right, Consume Smart!

Let us know your thoughts and ideas on how to create and consume K-content the right way such as K-pop, K-drama, K-webtoon, etc. 

As a fan of K-content, how are we supposed to create and consume content?

Feel free to express your ideas in a short-form video.

Examples of the themes

Using & creating K-content the right way

Explaining about what copyright means to creators and consumers 

Tips to create and consume content in compliance with copyright

Using & creating K-content the wrong way

What kind of trouble would happen if we don't respect copyright.

'content pirate's vlog

Copyright compliance and the ecosystem of the content industry

The Virtuous Cycle Structure of the Content Industry by respecting copyright.

Effects of using pirate content websites on creators

Etc.

Any other story about using content the right way and promoting copyright compliance.

How to Submit

Sign in and submit your work through the "Submit" on the competition homepage crcscompetition.com/

Submission Format

Content

Vertical video clip within 30 seconds

File Format

mp4, mpeg, mov

File Size

500 MB or less  

Resolution

FHD 1080P or higher resolutions

Product matters

Please make sure that the content sources including fonts and music you used in your Short-form video are in compliance with copyright!

How to judge

The 1st step

1st judging is based on artistic quality and completeness

The 2nd step

Expert judge process (at the bottom of November-Early December)

Assessment Criteria

Theme suitability (30%)

Suitability with the competition purposes and themes

Creativity (20%)

Novelty and originality of the contents and production methods, etc

Completion (30%)

Excellence in message delivery and storytelling

Popularity (20%)

Degree of interest and Publicity

Awards & Prizes

We will select the 8 best entries from the submissions, and the individual/team that created them will receive a smart device to help them learn Korean.​

In addition, the three participating institutes with the most submissions of video will receive Korean refreshments as a prize for the most submissions.

1st Prize  (1 person/team)

Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Pro

2nd Prize (2 persons/teams)

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE +

3rd Prize (5 persons/teams)

Samsung Galaxy Watch7

Most Submissions Award (3 institutes)

K-Refreshment

Note

• The competition is open to anyone who is a current King Sejong Institute student or has taken classes at King Sejong Institute in the past. 
• Winners will be required to submit documentation of affiliation and participation with King Sejong Institute after receiving the award. If you write or submit false information, the award may be canceled.
• Suppose the work has been entered in other competitions or is socially or culturally inappropriate. In that case, it will be excluded from consideration and may be canceled and the prize money returned, even after the award has been made.
• The winning product will not be returned, and may be used for the organizer's "competition business and business related to this organization" and disclosed on the Internet to promote the organizer.
• The judging committee is composed of internal and external experts to judge fairly, and the names of the judges and specific judging contents will not be disclosed.
• The schedule and contents of this competition are subject to change depending on the circumstances of the organizer.
• There is no limit to the number of submissions, but only one product can be awarded. If multiple products are selected as winners, they will be assigned to the highest discipline.

Copyright Note

• The submitted product must be the original work of the submitter and the submitted team, and every effort must be made to ensure that the submitted product does not plagiarize or steal the copyright of others.
• All content used in your submission, including videos, images, fonts, etc. must be free of copyright infringement. For content that requires copyright (footage, images, typefaces, etc.), you must provide proof of the source of the copyright. In the event of a dispute, the legal responsibility rests with the submitter.
• This competition does not recognize creations made by AI tools such as ChatGPT. If you are found to be using AI tools, you will be excluded from judging and winning.
• The copyright of the submitted work belongs to the submitter (creator). However, the Korea Copyright Commission may transfer the copyright (including the right to create secondary works) to the winning works through a separate contract and may reproduce, distribute, transmit, etc. for non-profit public purposes.
• Comprehensive license: reproduction rights, performance rights, public performance rights, display rights, distribution rights, rental rights, and the right to create derivative works
• Upon submission, the submitter is deemed to have authorized the use of the work within the scope of the methods and conditions of use of the work, and the consideration for the assignment of copyright in the winning work is replaced by the prize.
• Other general matters are operated following the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's Creative Contest Guidelines and the Korea Copyright Commission's internal policies.

Contact us

<SHORT-FORM VIDEO COMPETITION> operations office

• +82-2-336-5854 (Weekday10:30 ~17:30 KST / UTC+9),  expect for 13:00~14:00)
• crcscompetition@gmail.com