□ Eligibility

• Asian nationals and residents (a single person can submit multiple entries)

□ Theme

• “Our stories and episodes” from people living in contemporary Asia today
• Stories with universal values about contemporary Asian societies today
• (Key Word) History, society, culture, economy, politics, technology, ethics, environment, ecology, war, peace, human rights, democracy, welfare, health, etc.
• (Examples) Youth unemployment, low growth, low birth rate and social ageing, polarization, social safety net, sexuality, generational conflict, ideological conflict, political reform, diaspora/refugees, health, COVID-19, etc.

□ Application Period and Process

• Application Period: –May 31 (Sun.) 24:00, 2020
• ※ Entries must reach the ACC within the application period to be considered.
• Submission: Online submission at the ACC website (www.acc.go.kr)
• Entry Format: Free format; 2,000 characters or less

□ Results Announcement

• 2nd and 3rd week of June 2020 (tentative)
• Results will be announced on the ACC website and winners will be individually notified.

□ Contest Criteria

• Is the story fresh and unique? Is the story well-organized?
• Does the story have potential for being developed into original production content?
• Does the story have universal appeal for audiences in Korea and beyond?

□ Awards

□ Future Plans ※ Some of the selected story will be produced as performance productions through the step-by-step process

□ Copyright

• Entrants (and winners) reserve all rights pertaining to entries (and selected works).
• Entrants (and winners) hold all liabilities in case of a legal dispute regarding their entries (and selected works).
• In the course of negotiating for production development of selected stories, the ACC may ask a winner to assign rights pertaining to his/her work to the ACC or permit the ACC to use the same, which will be governed by a contract between the author (winner) and the ACC. If an agreement is not reached regarding the relevant rights, the ACC will not develop the selected story into a production.

□ Caution

• The ACC may request additional information for fact checking. If the information is not consistent with the information provided in the application, the application may be excluded from consideration.
• A winner may forfeit the award and the prize money if he/she is found to be not eligible on account of a copyright issue or any other issue.
• The ACC does not return entries once they are received, and entries other than winners’ works will be destroyed after winners are selected.
• The schedule of the contest, including result announcement dates, is subject to change. The award ceremony date will be announced at a later date.
• The ACC may choose not to give an award to any entrant if it determines that no entrant satisfies the criteria for the relevant category.

□ Contact

• Telephone: 1899-5566(09:00~18:00 / Closed on Mondays)