30 Selected Works in Seoul Global Content Contest: "Companionship and Charm Special City"

Announcement of Winners for the 'Donghaeng·Maeryeok Special City Seoul Global Content Contest' on the 25th
Seoul, an Attractive Global Leading City, Hosts Video and Image Contest on Two Themes Including City Symbols

Seoul Global Content Contest Grand Prize Winner

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] Seoul City announced the results of the ‘Companion·Charming Special City Seoul’ Global Content Contest on the 25th, which was held to build public consensus on the values and philosophy of the new slogan ‘Companion·Charming Special City Seoul’ and to introduce it worldwide.

The ‘Companion·Charming Special City Seoul’ Global Content Contest was conducted in two categories?video and image?under the themes of ▲Seoul as an attractive global leading city and ▲content utilizing city symbols, with a total of 365 entries submitted. Seoul City selected the final winners by combining 20% citizen online voting and 80% expert judging after preliminary screening, public online voting, and expert evaluation of the submissions.

The winners by category include 15 images and 15 videos, totaling 30 works. The grand prize was awarded to the ‘Lookin Live’ team’s ‘I live in this Seoul,’ which interpreted various parts of Seoul with a youthful sensibility accompanied by an original song. The grand prize winners receive the Seoul Mayor’s Award and a prize of 5 million won.

In the video category, the excellence awards went to ‘Seoul the city of future,’ which captured various charms of Seoul from the perspective of foreign tourists, and ‘Exhibiting Seoul,’ which filmed Seoul’s scenery as if each scene were an artwork, considering Seoul as a single exhibition. In the image category, the excellence awards were given to ‘Trendy Seoul,’ which expressed Seoul’s symbols such as Namsan Tower, Gwanghwamun, and Gyeonghoeru in a modern illustration style, and ‘Dawn of the Han River,’ which beautifully captured the sunset over the Han River.

The results can be viewed on the official Seoul City website and the ‘Seoul City Foreign Language Website,’ and the winning entries will be disseminated worldwide through Seoul City’s YouTube and other online platforms.

Kang Jun-ryeong, Head of Seoul Brand Office, said, "This contest to promote Seoul’s charm received entries not only from Seoul citizens but also from 13 countries worldwide, including the Philippines and Italy," adding, "We will spread the attractive and diverse aspects of Seoul worldwide through online distribution of the winning works."

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