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The birthplace of webtoons to be showcased to the world… ‘World Webtoon Festival’ opens on the 19th.

Until the 22nd, Lotte Town Jamsil, Seoul… ‘World Webtoon Awards’ also held

“Seoul (Yonhap News) – Reporter Lim Soon-hyeon: The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Creative Content Agency announced on the 13th that they will hold the ‘2025 World Webtoon Festival’ at Lotte Town Jamsil in Songpa-gu, Seoul from the 19th to the 22nd. On the last day of the festival, the ‘2025 World Webtoon Festival & Awards’ will also be held at Lotte Cinema World Tower.”

“The ‘World Webtoon Festival & Awards,’ now in its second year, is an event designed to strengthen the standing of South Korea as the initiator of webtoons in the global market and to boost the pride of those working in the webtoon industry.”

“The four-day festival will feature a special exhibition called ‘Chronicle of Webtoons,’ comprised of six parts, at the Lotte World Ice Rink.”

“Experiential events will be held at the same location, including screenings of animations based on webtoons like ‘Maru and Kangji’ and ‘The Resilient Girl,’ drawing demonstrations, author signings, and ‘Live Dubbing Show by Voice Actor Nam Do-hyung.’ Exhibitions related to webtoons, with participants including Naver Webtoon, Netmarble, and Wacom, have also been arranged.”

“At Lotte Cinema World Tower, creators of works that have expanded from webtoons into other fields, such as ‘Terraman,’ ‘Shark,’ and ‘Itaewon Class,’ will participate in a storytelling concert.”

“In addition, there will be a screening of the animation ‘Dotori Cultural Center’ and an award ceremony for the ‘University Manga Webtoon Contest.'”

“The festival is open to everyone for free, and you can pre-register on the official ‘2025 World Webtoon Festival’ website (www.wefe.kr) or register onsite.”

“Before the main event, a webtoon pop-up store will be open at Lotte World Mall from the 16th to the 26th. Twelve companies will participate in showcasing and selling various products utilizing webtoon intellectual property (IP).”

“At the ‘World Webtoon Awards’ on the 22nd, awards will be presented to 10 works, including the Grand Prize and the Jury Chairman’s Award.”

“This year, 26 webtoons, including ‘The Uncanny Counter,’ ‘Return of the Blossoming Blade,’ and ‘The Ghost Bride,’ have been nominated for the main awards.”

“The newly established ‘Reader’s Choice Award’ will be announced and awarded at the venue, selected through reader votes conducted from the 1st of last month to the 21st of this month.”

“Further details can be found on the official websites (www.wefe.kr, www.webtoonawards.kr).”

‘hyun@yna.co.kr’

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