Dongseo University Department of Broadcasting and Video Sweeps 'Video Contest' with 5 Awards Including Grand Prize, Excellence, and Encouragement

Dongseo University Student Team Sweeps the 15th Busan Video Contest

Dongseo University student teams awarded at the Busan Video Contest.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Students from the Department of Broadcasting and Visual Media at Dongseo University (President Jang Je-guk) swept up a total of five awards at the 15th Busan Video Contest, including one Grand Prize team, one Excellence Award team, and three Encouragement Award teams.

Hosted by Busan City and the Busan Video Forum, this competition focused on themes directly related to Busan, such as overcoming and preventing COVID-19, as well as Busan’s history, culture, and tourism.

The Grand Prize, with a cash award of 2 million KRW, was awarded to second-year students Lee Hye-young, Lee Joo-hyun, Heo Han-bi, Kim Jeong-hoe, and Jang Ji-yoon from the Department of Broadcasting and Visual Media.

The Grand Prize-winning work, "Jagae: Myeongseong and Alley," is an approximately 11-minute documentary film that captures the history and value of Jagae Alley in Jwacheon-dong, Busan, combining elegant cinematography with the beauty of Najeonchilgi (mother-of-pearl lacquerware) and sincere interviews with artisans.

The Excellence Award went to Im Yoo-kyung, Kwon Tae-ho, Kim Seo-in, and Seo Ye-eun for their work "Beautiful Busan," which showcases the diverse colors of Busan to foreigners and residents from other regions in various ways.

The Encouragement Awards were given to ▲ "Daepyeong-dong" (Park Ji-eun, Yoon Da-young, Seo Yeon-su, Park Hee-joo) ▲ "Sijang (Market)" (Han Da-eun, Kim Yoo-kyung, Ok Na-yeon, Jang Seo-young) ▲ "Somak" (Yoo Hana, Lee Yoo-jin, Go Yoon-ae, Kim Kyung-wook, Kwon Sun-mi, Lim Jae-hyuk).

The selected works were produced through the Department of Broadcasting and Visual Media courses "Production 1 / Supervising Professors: Park Mi-sun, Lee Mi-jung" and "In-school Field Study / Supervising Professors: Oh Jong-seo, Lee Ja-hye, Park Mi-sun, Park Deok-chun, Jang Ji-tae."

IFS (In-school Field Study) is a practical on-site education program involving collaboration among various roles such as PDs, writers, cameramen, and editing directors. It began in 2014 through a specialization project and is now in its seventh year.

Lee Hye-young, who won the Grand Prize, said, “While producing the work, I was able to momentarily enter the Jwacheon-dong Jagae Alley of the 1970s. Recording the sweat of the artisans who quietly devoted their lives here allowed me to feel the beauty of our traditional heritage and the fame and value of Jwacheon-dong.”

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