Korea Racing Authority to Host '2026 Animal Film Festival' in Seoul

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The Korea Racing Authority announced it will debut the winning entries of the '2026 Korea Racing Authority AI Video Competition' to the public on the occasion of 'World Animal Day' (October 4).

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The film festival will run for a total of four days from October 3 to 5 and again on the 10th, operating alongside the Let's Run Park Seoul Autumn Festival, which coincides with the Gaecheonjeol and Hangul Day holiday. Visitors can enjoy not only the winning entries of the AI video competition and the world premiere of director Shin Yeon-sik's AI special short film "To-ui Gan," but also nine family animal films shown free of charge, along with various attractions at the autumn festival—all in a single day.

The '2026 Korea Racing Authority AI Video Competition' was held globally from June 15 to August 15 under the theme "Horse Stories Connecting Past, Present, and Future," receiving 1,116 submissions from 83 countries.

After three rounds of judging, a total of eight works were selected: one grand prize winner, Choi U (수상) one piece, two excellence awards, two encouragement awards, and two short-form category awards. The award ceremony will take place on October 3 at 6:40 p.m. on the outdoor stage in front of the stands at Let's Run Park Seoul, with judges personally presenting the awards. Following the ceremony, all eight winning entries will be screened for the first time on the large digital screen "Vision127" at Let's Run Park Seoul.

On the same day, the special short film "To-ui Gan," directed by Shin Yeon-sik using AI technology, will also be unveiled to the world for the first time. "To-ui Gan" is a fantasy action adventure that reimagines Korea's classic tale "Byeoljubujeon," drawing significant interest from the film industry as an animal story created by a commercial film director using AI. Immediately after the screening, a drone show depicting the story of the warhorse "Reckless," hailed as a hero of the Korean War (the 25th War), will light up the night sky above Let's Run Park Seoul.

In a phone interview with this newspaper, an official from the Korea Racing Authority said, "We wanted to commemorate the Year of the Red Horse, returning after 60 years, together with the Korean public by gathering horse stories from around the world."

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