Ⅰ. Project Background

• The imbalance between the capital region and the provinces is intensifying across population, industry, economy, and culture.
• In the case of Busan, approximately 10,000 young people in their 20s and 30s are leaving the city for other regions annually, and this outflow of the youth population, along with population aging, is becoming the biggest obstacle to the city's sustainable growth.
• Accordingly, the aim is to establish this as a project that creates jobs and fosters an industrial ecosystem where people can settle in the region by leveraging the characteristics and strengths of Busan, which possesses optimal infrastructure for supporting video content production.

Ⅱ. Project Overview

1. Contest Overview

• Contest Title : 2026 K-MEGA Global Short-form Awards Contest
• Slogan : New Possibilities of AI and Video
• Host : Ministry of Education, National Research Foundation of Korea, Busan Metropolitan City, Busan RISE Integrated Platform
• Organizer : Glocal & K-MEGA KyungSung University
• Cooperation : Korea International Streaming Festival Corporation
• Announcement Period : May 15. 2026 (Fri) – June 10. 2026 (Wed)
• Submission Period : May 22. 2026 (Fri) – June 10. 2026 (Wed) until 23:59
• Submission Method : Online submission (shortform.kisf.kr)
• Announcement Period
  (May 15 ~ Jun 10) ➔ Selection Evaluation
  (Jun 2026) ➔ Results Announcement
  (Jun 2026) ➔ Awards Ceremony
  (Jun 20, 2026)
• Eligibility : Anyone worldwide interested in AI content creation (individuals or teams)
• Contest Themes :
  - Busan, the Maritime Capital
  - Busan, a Global Tourism City
  - Busan, a Global Business City
• Entry Qualifications :
  - Unreleased pure creative video content that matches the theme. (※ Only 1 entry per person/team is allowed.)
  - The submission must be a fully completed work by the submission deadline.
• Result Announcement : Tuesday, June 16, 2026 (Tentative) (Results will be posted on the organizer’s website and notified individually.)
• Participant Benefits :

  - The Grand Prize winner will be granted eligibility to receive the Best Short-form Award at the 2026 Global OTT Awards.
  - Opportunities to receive specialized AI training courses (Tentative).

2. How to Apply

• Submission Specifications

  ① 3-minute(180 seconds) short-form video, (regardless of landscape or portrait format)
  ※The running time for the short-form video must be strictly limited no more or less than 180 seconds
  * Must be a pure creative work completed by the submission deadline with no history of winning awards in other contests.

  ② Live-action style AI short-form video (100% AI or Hybrid AI video).

  ③ File Format: MP4, 1080p (FHD) or higher.

• Video Submission Method

  ① Submit "both" the YouTube link (URL) and Google Drive (URL).

  ② Please ensure that the submitted URL remains active until the final announcement of results.

  ③ Submissions with inaccessible or invalid links (URLs) will not be considered for review.

  ④ Specifications: File format must be strictly adhered to. MP4 1080p (FHD) or higher.

  ⑤ Set YouTube to 'Undisclosed' and submit

• Required Documents for Submission

  ① Online submission of entries (submit "both" the YouTube link (URL) and Google Drive (URL))

  ② Contest Application Form

  ③ AI Tool Usage Report

  ④ Submission Confirmation and Consent Form / Copyright Transfer Consent Form

  ⑤ Copyright Transfer Agreement

  ⑥ Pledge of Consent for Collection and Use of Personal Information

3. Evaluation & Awards

• Evaluation Criteria : AI Utilization, Thematic Creativity, Message Delivery, Technical Skill/Completeness, etc.

• Award Scale : Total Prize Money of 120 Million KRW (Total of 16 teams selected)

① The number of selected works may increase or decrease during the evaluation process, and if there is no work matching the standards of a category, no winner may be selected for that category.

② If a group (team) entry wins, the award certificate and prize money will be issued to the representative.

• Award Ceremony : June 20, 2026(Sat) at Haneulyeon Theatre, Busan Cinema Center

4. Important Notes

• Only one entry per person (or team) is allowed, and multiple entries may be excluded from the evaluation.
• Only works completed by the announcement deadline will be accepted, and the entrant bears the responsibility for providing proof regarding the work, such as the shooting date.
• Submitted works must be original creations. Works that use the copyrighted works of others without permission, or that plagiarize or imitate them, will be excluded from the judging process. Furthermore, if a violation is confirmed even after an award has been given, the award will be revoked and the prize money will be recovered.
• Images, audio, fonts, etc. used in the video production must be commercially available works, and proof of usage rights (such as permission forms or license documents) must be submitted along with the work. Even in the case of free audio, the source and scope of use must be clearly indicated. The submitter bears all legal liability in the event of any copyright disputes.
• When filming with a drone, you must strictly comply with all legal regulations regarding flight operations and aerial photography.
  ※ Please use the Drone One-Stop Civil Service or contact the Busan Regional Aviation Administration (☏051-974-2155).
• Works created using generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Runway, Pika, etc.) are eligible for submission only if they are original creations that have been directly edited, planned, and composed. Works that rely entirely on AI or use AI-generated content without authorization will be excluded from the judging process.
• Submitted works will not be returned, and entries other than the winning works will be stored for one month from the end date of the contest and then disposed of collectively.
• <Update 8 June> The Glocal & K-MEGA Kyungsung University shall hold the rights to produce, reproduce, distribute, and otherwise utilize the award-winning works for public interest promotional purposes for a period of one(1)year from the date of selection. The prize money (or prize goods) shall be deemed full compensation for such utilization.
  However, if the right to create derivative works (including modification, alteration, and secondary processing) based on the award-winning work is required, it shall be determined through a separate agreement with the award winner in accordance with the Copyright Act.
  <Before> The Glocal & K-MEGA KyungSung University holds the right to use the winning works for public promotion purposes, including production, reproduction, distribution, and secondary processing, for one year from the date of selection, and does not pay separate copyright fees in this process.
• In the event that a group (team) wins, only one certificate will be issued to the representative, and the prize money will also be paid to the representative in a lump sum. However, the prize money will be paid after verification of the submission of a clean video file in the format required by the organizer.
• The artwork evaluation process and details will not be disclosed, and objections to the evaluation results will not be accepted.
• The contest schedule and details are subject to change depending on the organizer's circumstances.

5. Inquiries

• dldldlddld@ks.ac.kr (Please send all inquiries via email)