‘2022 Naver Webtoon’s Largest Contest on Earth’ (hereinafter referred to as 2022 Largest Contest on Earth) is a contest planned with the goal of developing the domestic content industry and revitalizing the content creation ecosystem. We are directly discovering potential webtoon creators who will lead the future of Naver Webtoon, a global story tech platform.
The webtoon section of the ‘2022 Greatest Contest on Earth’ will be divided into two rounds. The first phase, which will be held this time, will run from June 1st to 6th. Participants are required to submit a three-episode manuscript, and may submit a synopsis and character sheet as additional materials. Afterwards, the final winners will be judged on July 25th based on creativity, popularity, and completeness.
The total prize money in the webtoon category is 580 million won, and the total number of winners is 40, with ▲Grand Prize (50 million won each, 2 films), ▲Grand Prize (30 million won each, 3 films) ▲Excellence Prize (10 million won each) , 5 films), and ▲Encouragement Award (5 million won each, 10 films). The winning work will be given a cash prize and the opportunity to be officially serialized and managed on Naver Webtoon.
Naver Webtoon’s ‘Greatest Contest on Earth’ started in 2019 and is now in its 4th year. Anyone can apply, regardless of whether they are new or established, and each year, we are discovering unique content and original creators, aiming for diversity in materials, topics, and genres.
In particular, last year’s grand prize winner, ‘Trash in the trash can! (Written and illustrated EDDiERiNG)’, as well as the grand prize winners, ‘A match made in heaven (Written and illustrated by Honey Skeleton/Damcho)’ and ‘My daily life has collapsed (Written and illustrated by Seunghan/Yerim)’, garnering favorable reviews upon the start of the series. The fandom is increasing. Worldwide serialization through Naver Webtoon Global Service is also being actively promoted.
Meanwhile, the second application for the webtoon category of the ‘2022 Greatest Contest on Earth’ will be held from September 5 to September 12.
Source: Pangyo Techno Valley Official Newsroom
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