FAQ

K-Film: SHOW your KOOM

Submit a teaser along with a link to your full film (works completed within the last 3 years are eligible; video length around 30 minutes, teaser within 3 minutes). The Grand Prize winner receives a cash prize of approximately $7,000 (KRW 10,000,000) and a screening of their film at the KOOM venue in New York. Winners outside the U.S. may choose to use part of their prize for round-trip airfare.

K-Pop&Dance: SING your KOOM

Perform to the official KOOM Challenge sound track. The Grand Prize winner receives a cash prize of approximately $5,000 (KRW 7,000,000) and the opportunity to perform on the KOOM stage in New York. Winners outside the U.S. may choose to use part of their prize for round-trip airfare.

Winners and finalists across all tracks may also have the opportunity to share their dream on stage as part of the official festival program.

K-Art: DRAW your KOOM

Submit your original photo along with your personal story. Your photo will be reinterpreted into a digital artwork through ARTUE's YourArtue platform, and the resulting piece may be featured in a gallery exhibition in New York. The Grand Prize winner receives a cash prize of approximately $2,000 (KRW 3,000,000) and a gallery exhibition. Additional standout entries may also be selected for gallery exhibition. Winners outside the U.S. may choose to use part of their prize for round-trip airfare.

K-Film

• Freely express your own Dream
• No restrictions on format or genre
• Video length around 30 minutes
• Teaser within 3 minutes
• Submit two things: a teaser and your full film

K-Pop&Dance

• A cover dance or vocal of the song “KOOM”. You can also take part with your own choreography.
• Videos with both dance and vocal are welcome
• Appear in the video yourself. Vertical filming is recommended

K-Art

• A dream you have while sleeping
• A goal or hope you hold in your heart
• A look you want to resemble, or a taste and aesthetic you pursue
• Any wish that makes you think “I wish it were like this”
• Take a photo connected to your theme, and pair it with your own true, personal story to complete your submission
• There is no limit on the number of photos or the length of your story.

K-Film

• Collaborator: If you post on Instagram, add @koom_challenge as a collaborator (not needed for TikTok or YouTube).
• Hashtags: #koomchallenge #koomfilm
• Submit: the teaser post URL, plus a private URL to your original full film that anyone with the link can view, hosted on a service such as Google Drive.

K-Pop&Dance

• Collaborator: If you post on Instagram, add @koom_challenge as a collaborator (not needed for TikTok or YouTube).
• Hashtags: #koomchallenge, plus #koomkpop for vocal or #koomdance for dance. If both are included, add both.
• Submit: submit the post URL on this site.

K-Art

• Collaborator: Add @koom_challenge as a collaborator on the post.
• Account tag: Tag @artue.io on the post.
• Hashtags: #koomchallenge #koomart
• Include in your post: your original photo and your personal story. There is no limit on the number of photos or the length of your story.
• Submit: submit the Instagram post URL on this site.

K-Film

• About $7,000 worth of benefits
• A screening opportunity at the KOOM venue
• Top 5 selections: a GV event in Korea (subject to change)
• An opportunity to speak on the KOOM stage.

K-Pop&Dance

• About $5,000 worth of benefits
• KOOM × SiaJiwoo joint stage (subject to change)
• An opportunity to speak on the KOOM stage.

K-Art

• About $2,000 worth of benefits
• 1-month exhibition and artwork sales opportunity at New York gallery SPACE776 (subject to change)
• An opportunity to speak on the KOOM stage.