Sacheon City Announces Winners of AI-Powered Short-form Video Contest

Six Winners Selected for Creative Videos
Featuring Sacheon’s Tourism Mascots, Aerospace, and Marine Tourism

Sacheon City in South Gyeongsang Province announced on December 22 that it has revealed the winners of the “Generative AI Short-form Video Contest,” held to mark the 2025 Year of Visiting Sacheon.

This contest, which was open to all citizens nationwide from October 31 to November 28, aimed to raise awareness of Sacheon’s tourism mascots (Ttoa, Rocky, Koba, and Susu) and tourism resources. A total of 137 entries were submitted, reflecting a high level of interest.

Thumbnail photo of the winning entry in the AI Short-form Contest in Sacheon City

Six works were selected as winners after a comprehensive evaluation of AI technology utilization, content quality, applicability, and originality. The Grand Prize went to “From the Sea to Space, Sacheon’s Flight.” The Excellence Awards were given to “Let Me Tell You About Sacheon” and “Ttoa’s Universe, This Is Sacheon,” along with three additional Encouragement Awards.

The winning entries received high praise for their creative reinterpretation of Sacheon’s key tourist attractions and its aerospace industry, utilizing generative AI to reimagine the city’s signature images through its tourism mascots.

The winning videos can be viewed on the city’s official website and YouTube channel, and the winners will be notified individually.

A city official stated, “Through this contest, we were able to discover new charms of Sacheon as seen by participants from across the country,” adding, “We will actively utilize the award-winning creative AI short-form videos to further promote the appeal of Sacheon tourism.”

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