In March 2012, the Cultural Heritage Administration of the Republic of Korea (CHA) and the UNESCO World Heritage Centre (WHC)  launched the Patrimonito National Storyboard Competition, Republic of Korea.

Of the 143 student submissions, 10 of the storyboards were selected by the Korean Cultural Heritage Administration and were then sent to the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, where 3 winners were selected in a second round.

The Winners

Theme: Role of Youth in preservation and conservation of World Heritages
1 st Price
JEON Dayoung Seokguram Grotto and BulguksaTemple
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15 years old
Hamyang Girls’ Middle School
2 nd Price
BAEK Seung Hun and LEE Ji Hyun Jongmyo Shrine
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16 years old
Hanyoung Foreign LanguageHigh School
3 rd Price
BONG Ji Hyeon and CHOI Ran Historic Villages of Korea: Hahoe and Yangdong
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17 years old
Jeonnam Foreign LanguageHigh School

The Finalists

The names are ranked alphabetically with respect to the sites the storyboards represent:

  • Changdeokgung Palace Complex
    Author: YU Jin Young, 17 years old, Sannam High School
    Author: JEONG Da Woon, 17 years old, Sannam High School
    Author: KIM Yeon Ju, 17 years old, Sannam High School
  • Changdeokgung Palace Complex
    Author: KIM Yu Min, 18 years old, SangamHigh School
    Author: LEE Min Hye, 16 years old, SangamHigh School
    Author: LEE So Jung, 16 years old, SeonilE-businessHigh School
  • Jongmyo Shrine
    Author: BAEK Seung Hun, 16 years old, HanyoungForeignLanguageHigh School
    Author: LEE Ji Hyun, 16 years old, HanyoungForeignLanguageHigh School
  • Jongmyo Shrine
    Author: JEONG Hyun-chae, 18 years old, CheonanWolbongHigh School

The Jury

After the short-listing process,  the winners were selected among the finalists on May 3 rd  by a jury composed of the following heritage and education specialists:

  • Feng Jing, Asia and Pacific Unit, Chief of Unit
  • Young Hun Jung, Asia and Pacific Unit, Programme Specialist
  • Vesna Vujicic-Lugassy, Communication, Education and Partnerships Unit, Chief of Unit
  • Bernard Combes, Education/Sustainable Development, Programme Specialist
  • Kwi Bae Kim, Permenant Delegation of Korea, Attaché
  • Sohae Lee, Programming, Monitoring and Coordination Unit, Excecutive Office, Education, Assistant Programme Coordinator
  • Livia Saldari, Section of Education for Peace and Human Rights, International coordinator ASPnet & Education specialist
  • Marc Patry, Special Projects Unit, Cultural specialist
  • Peter Debrine, Special Projects Unit, Cultural specialist
  • David Alapont, Metoronomic Corporation, Film production director
  • Jeremy Rochigneux, Metoronomic Corporation, Film production director