Please Vote for Outstanding Regional and Public Characters~

Government to Host 'Uri Dongnae Character Awards'
Online Final Voting Until the 6th of Next Month

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Creative Content Agency announced on the 23rd that they will hold the 'Our Neighborhood Character Awards' to raise awareness of regional and public characters and encourage their use. The awards feature twenty characters created by local governments and public institutions to promote policies, regions, festivals, and more. From the 24th until the 6th of next month, online voting will be conducted on the Our Neighborhood Character website, and outstanding characters will be selected through expert evaluation. Participants in the voting will be entered into a draw to win prizes such as a Bespoke vacuum cleaner and Galaxy Buds Live.

The awards are divided into regional/public and common categories. The former offers a grand prize of 10 million won and an excellence award of 5 million won. The latter, based on expert evaluation, grants awards such as the Good Design Award, Rising Award, Hot Star Award, Well-Made Award, Good Managing Award, and OSMU Award. Follow-up support programs including customized promotion and marketing, expert consulting, and networking opportunities for awardees are also provided.

Previous recipients include the Korea National Park Service's 'Bandali (2018)', Ulsan Metropolitan City's Jung-gu 'Ulsan Keunaegi (2019)', and Jeonnam Boseong-gun's 'BS Samchongsa (2020)'. Kim Il, head of the regional business division at the Korea Creative Content Agency, stated, "We will strive to create a virtuous cycle structure that connects and fosters the regional content industry by utilizing regional and public characters."

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