Government Calls for Video and Essay Submissions Depicting Daily Life During COVID-19

Planned to Elicit Empathy and Comfort as a Catalyst for Social Advancement

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Arts Council Korea announced on the 3rd that they will be accepting video and essay submissions capturing everyday life during COVID-19 until the 13th of next month. This is the "Cultural Vaccine Contest." It was planned to draw empathy and comfort from experiences and records of overcoming COVID-19, using them as a stepping stone for social advancement. Anyone can participate regardless of whether they are overseas Koreans or foreign residents in Korea. Participants can produce a video of about 2 minutes related to the theme or write an essay of about 2,500 characters and submit it along with the application form. Park Seung-beom, Director of Cultural Policy Division, explained, "You can record various daily life topics such as celebrations and condolences during the COVID-19 era, people you are grateful for, your own commuting methods, and human relationships." He added, "We plan to select winning works through a comprehensive evaluation of theme relevance, value, and completeness." The grand prize winner in the video category will receive the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Award and a prize of 6 million won. Gold (3 winners) and silver (5 winners) prize recipients will receive 3 million won and 1 million won respectively. Ten winners of the essay category excellence award will receive 500,000 won each. For detailed information on how to submit the application, please refer to the official blog of the Life Sharing Classroom.

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