Two Categories: General Videos and Short-form Videos... Submissions Accepted from August 22 to 31
Only Original Works Allowed... Grand Prize 2 Million KRW, Total Prize Pool 10 Million KRW
Yangyang-gun, Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province, announced on the 1st that it will hold the ‘2025 #ThankYouYangyang Video Contest’ from April 1 to August 31 to discover creative and witty content that widely promotes the various charms of Yangyang-gun.
This contest is open to anyone and accepts free-form videos on various themes related to Yangyang, such as tourism, travel, hidden attractions, festivals, and policies.
All scenes unfolding under the name ‘Yangyang’ can be subjects, including the excitement of travel, emotionally rich tourist spots, and lively festivals, with no restrictions on the form of expression.
The contest period is from April 1 to August 31, and actual submissions will be accepted via email from August 22 to 31. Submissions are divided into two categories: △General Videos (within 2 minutes, horizontal format) and △Short-form Videos (within 1 minute, vertical format), with each individual (or team) allowed to submit one entry per category.
The total prize money is 10 million KRW, with 6.4 million KRW for the General Video category and 3.6 million KRW for the Short-form Video category. In each category, a total of seven winners will be selected: △Grand Prize 1, △Excellence Award 1, △Merit Award 2, and △Encouragement Award 3. The Grand Prize winner in the General Video category will receive 2 million KRW, and the Grand Prize winner in the Short-form Video category will receive 1 million KRW.
The contest results will be announced in September after judging from September 1 to 15 based on △originality, △relevance, △video quality, △usability, and △popularity, as well as public verification through Yangyang-gun’s official YouTube channel.
In particular, preference surveys (views, likes, comments, etc.) conducted via Yangyang-gun’s official YouTube will be reflected as additional points.
Submitted works must be purely original creations; AI-generated automatic videos, entries submitted to other contests, and videos with copyright or portrait rights issues will be excluded from judging. Winning entries will be used as official promotional materials for Yangyang-gun.
A Yangyang-gun official stated, “This contest is more than just an award; it will remain a warm record filled with someone’s memories and emotions,” and added, “We hope many fresh contents that can newly highlight the charms of Yangyang will be discovered.”
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