2026 World Island Exhibition Yeosu Korea – International AI Video Art Contest
World Island Exhibition Yeosu Korea Organizing Committee
📌About the Event
The International AI Video Art Contest 2026 is being organised as part of the 2026 World Island Exhibition Yeosu Korea. The contest invites creators from around the world to produce an AI-powered video artwork based on the theme “Imagining the Island of the Future with AI.” Participants must use AI and information technology to reinterpret global challenges, sustainability and ESG values through the concept of an island. Selected works will be officially exhibited on the exterior walls of the Theme Island during the World Island Exhibition in Yeosu, South Korea.
ℹ️ Event Details
- Contest theme: “Imagining the Island of the Future with AI”
- Mode of participation: Online submission through email
- Final exhibition mode: Physical exhibition in Yeosu, South Korea
- Submission categories:
- General Category
- Student Category
- Participation format: Individual or team
- Maximum team size: Four members
- Submission email: yeosu2026aicontest@gmail.com
- Selected entries will be displayed alongside works created by invited national and international video artists.
- The exhibition will take place on the exterior walls of the Theme Island at the 2026 World Island Exhibition Yeosu Korea.
📅 Important Dates
- Application opening date: June 5, 2026
- Submission deadline: July 17, 2026, until 5:00 PM
- Winner announcement: July 24, 2026
- Exhibition opening date: September 5, 2026
- Exhibition closing date: November 4, 2026
🎯 Eligibility & Rules
- Eligibility:
- The contest is open to talented artists and creators from South Korea and other countries.
- There is no nationality restriction mentioned in the published contest announcement.
- Participants may apply either:
- Individually, or
- As a team of up to four members.
- A participant cannot submit entries in both individual and team formats.
- Student Category applicants must submit a valid certificate of enrolment or leave of absence.
- Participants who do not qualify for the Student Category may enter the General Category.
- Indian students and creators appear eligible because the announcement welcomes domestic and international participants.
🏆 Benefits for the Participants
- Total prize pool: KRW 24,000,000
- Total number of awards: 14
- General Category
- Grand Prize: One winner – KRW 7,000,000
- Excellence Award: Two winners – KRW 2,500,000 each
- Encouragement Award: Four winners – KRW 500,000 each
- Student Category
- Grand Prize: One winner – KRW 4,000,000
- Excellence Award: Two winners – KRW 2,000,000 each
- Encouragement Award: Four winners – KRW 500,000 each