Suwon City Holds Short-Form Video Contest Under the Theme "Rediscover Suwon"

by Lee YeongKyu

Published 06 May.2026 08:26(KST)

Suwon City in Gyeonggi Province is holding a short-form video contest.

On May 6, Suwon City announced that it will host a short-form contest under the theme "Rediscover Suwon" to commemorate the "2026-2027 Year of Visiting Suwon."

To participate, entrants must produce a video of up to one minute that sensibly captures Suwon's hidden charms and submit it along with an application form via email (kimbyeol00@korea.kr) by June 3.

There are no restrictions on format. Participants can create promotional short-form videos about Suwon's tourism from a fresh perspective in various formats such as advertisements, parodies (memes), animations, or interviews. Each individual or team may submit one entry.

Suwon City is holding a short-form video contest under the theme "Suwon Revisited" to celebrate the Year of Visiting Suwon. The photo is the promotional poster.

Suwon City will select one grand prize winner, two excellence prize winners, three merit prize winners, and thirty participation awards through a judging process and public vote. The winning entries will be posted on June 30 on the official Suwon City YouTube channel, the Year of Visiting Suwon webpage, and social media channels.

The grand prize winner will receive a prize of 1.5 million won, the excellence prize winners will receive 1 million won each, and the merit prize winners will receive 500,000 won each. Participation award recipients will receive official Year of Visiting Suwon merchandise worth 10,000 won (awarded on a first-come, first-served basis among entries that pass the first round of judging).

A Suwon City official stated, "We are organizing this contest to newly discover and widely promote the diverse attractions of Suwon through the eyes of citizens and tourists during the Year of Visiting Suwon. We hope many people will submit creative video content to help Suwon establish itself as a city that everyone wants to visit and enjoy."