The Corea Image Communication Institute announced the winners of a visual contest, titled “Korea Through the Lens,” with the theme 'This is Korea' or 'Show Korea to your friends abroad.' on July 25. 

Korean calligrapher Kang Byung-in, who combines his innovative calligraphy and Korea’s traditional sceneries in the clip titled “Beautiful Korea and Hangeul” won the video category’s top prize. Nestle Korea CEO Erwan Vilfeu, who produced a clip titled “An Ode to Korea” shot from the sky using a drone, also received the Excellence Award in the video category, while Elodie Bouladon, a student at Le Rosey Boarding School in Switzerland, won the Excellence Award in the video category for “Travel Diary South Korea 2017,” chronicling her travels around Korea.

The official awards ceremony will be held during the Culture Communications Forum to be held Aug. 29 at the Grand Hyatt Seoul, which will invite influential figures from the media, culture and arts to discuss and promote Korean culture. More than 300 people are expected to attend the gala dinner in the evening.