The 18th Korean UCC Festival for Foreigners
□ Event Information
ㅇ Date & Time: 15:00 PM ~ 17:30 PM on Friday, October 11, 2019
ㅇ Venue: Inchon Memorial Hall, Korea University
ㅇ Host: Korea University Korean Language Center
ㅇ Sponsorship: Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the King Sejong
Institute Foundation
ㅇ Contents: Submission of videos created by foreigners and overseas Koreans, Presentation of awards
□ Prize
① 1st Prize: 1 winner, certificate and cash prize of KRW 1,500,000
(Awarded of the Minister of Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism)
② 2nd Prize: 1 winner, certificate and cash prize of KRW 1,000,000
(Awarded of the President of King Sejong Institute Foundation)
③ 3rd Prizes: 2 winners, certificate and cash prize of KRW 500,000
(Awarded of the Director of Institute of Foreign Language Studies,
Korea University)
④ Individual Prize for Actor/Actress and Directing: 2 winners, certificate
and cash prize of KRW 300,000 each
⑤ Prize for Participation: 3 winners, cash prize of KRW 200,000 each
(Selected among the videos that did not receive any prizes in the final round)
※ In case a video submitted by an overseas participant is chosen for the 1st Prize,
one person from a group will be awarded a 1-semester waiver to study in the
Korean Language Program in the Korean Language Center at Korea University and
an airline ticket.
(It is provided maximum KRW 1,000,000 for the airline ticket. If the airline ticket
is KRW 1,000,000 or less, it is provided as the actual amount.)
※ Sponsorship and award names are the same as the previous year.
□ How to participate
ㅇ Participation Eligibility
-Any foreigner or overseas Korean(individual or group) who has a
deep interest in Korea and the Korean language.
※ Koreans may provide some help or partially participate in the process of video production, but foreigners should play major roles in the process.
ㅇ Video Format
-Video must be your own original work, created in Korean, and
5 to 8 minutes in length.(no restriction on the genre)
※Production types include documentaries, interviews, news, and parodies. However, if borrowing scenes or music from existing works, the source should be credited.
-In the video, Korean should be used as a main language of a conversation, and Korean subtitles should be provided in the scenes containing dialogs in English or other languages. If actors or actresses are not fluent in Korean, it is also recommended to provide Korean subtitles even when Korean Language is used.
ㅇ Theme(choose one theme below):
1 | “I Like It ” |
‘I Like It’ is an expression used when one shows one’s affection for something or when one agrees with others’ opinions. Video with this theme is open to any episodes related to personal memories or clicking ‘Like It’ on certain posts. |
1 | “I Like It ” |
‘I Like It’ is an expression used when one shows one’s affection for something or when one agrees with others’ opinions. Video with this theme is open to any episodes related to personal memories or clicking ‘Like It’ on certain posts. |
Make a video introducing the country or region, town you live in and sharing people’s perception of Korea, learning environment on Korean there. Or your living environment(dormitory, studio room, rooftop room, etc.) to koreans or other foreigners. You may also share your everyday life there. |
ㅇ How to submit:
-Deadline: Monday, September 16, 2019(Korean standard time)
-Application form: Downloadable from the KLC website(http://klc.korea.ac.kr)
-The application form and the video can be submitted via Email
∙Email: korean.ucc.festival@gmail.com ∙Mailing address: Korean Language Center, 301 Korean Education Center, Korea University, 41, Bugaksan-ro 27-gil, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea 02811 ∙Tel: Wha Kyong, CHO (82.2.3290.2983) |
※ All results will be announced by email and posted on the KLC website(http://klc.korea.ac.kr)
