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Challenge K-Film

SHOW your KOOM — a global film project in search of dreams not yet seen.

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What you win

Only one Grand Prize winner is selected in K-Film. That winner receives about $7,000 (subject to exchange rate fluctuations) worth of benefits below — a chance to bring your KOOM to life in Manhattan.

Winners outside the U.S. may choose to use part of their prize for round-trip airfare. Prize payments will be announced separately after KOOM Week (Oct 12-18).

  • 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.

How to enter

  1. 01

    Create

    Make a film that freely expresses your own Dream — any format or genre. Keep the video length around 30 minutes, and edit a teaser of 3 minutes or less. Works completed within the last 3 years are eligible.

  2. 02

    Post

    Publish the teaser on a public Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube account in your own name. Keep likes, comments, views, and other counts public, and use #koomchallenge and #koomfilm. If you post on Instagram, add @koom_challenge as a collaborator (not needed for TikTok or YouTube).

  3. 03

    Submit

    Send two links here: (1) the teaser post URL and (2) the original-film link. Upload the original as a private link that anyone with the link can view. Do not use a request-only URL.

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Open to dreamers everywhere. Wherever you're from, whatever you do — if you have a KOOM, you can enter. Submit a post URL that meets the requirements below.

  1. 1Make a film that expresses your dream, then edit a teaser of 3 minutes or less and post it on a public social account in your own name. The teaser must be newly posted for this challenge entry.
  2. 2Keep likes, comments, views, and other activity public.
  3. 3If you post on Instagram, add @koom_challenge as a collaborator (not needed for TikTok or YouTube).
  4. 4Use the hashtags #koomchallenge and #koomfilm.
  5. 5Include both the post URL where the teaser is published and a private original-film URL that anyone with the link can view.

Submitted content, including the likeness contained therein, may be used for the Dream Project (including but not limited to exhibition, screening, and promotion).

The teaser must be 3 minutes or less and fully public. Inspect the post. If successful, the content is filled in automatically. If not, you can still submit manually.

Submit the original film uploaded to a host such as Google Drive. Video length should be around 30 minutes. Upload it as a private link that anyone with the link can view. Do not use a request-only URL.

By submitting, you agree to our Notice at collection and Privacy Policy, and that your submitted content, including your likeness contained therein, may be used for the Dream Project (including but not limited to exhibition, screening, and promotion).

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