The 26th KOFIA International Fashion Illustration Contest

Hello, this is the Korea Fashion Illustration Association. From this year, KOFIA inform you the 26^th KOFIA International Fashion Illustration Conterst in the first half of the year a little earlier during the semester to provide more applicants with opportunities. Similar to previous years, the application period for the contest will be from November 20th to 24th, 2023, and there are changes in the application method, production, and regulations, so please check the instructions below to guide students. We announce the outline of the 26th KOFIA International Fashion Illustration Contest in 2023 as follows. In particular, this year's contest will be sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy making it a more honorable contest than last year. KOFIA will look forward to see many participants. Thank you.

Korea International Fashion Illustration Contest corporation

President.  Jee Hyun, Lee

● Purpose

• Finding new creative fashion illustrators who will meet the demands of the globalization era of the fashion industry
• Implementing the fostering program for activities and growth as fashion illustrators and training fashion experts
• Facilitating fashion illustration and contributing to high-added value of fashion design industry
• Contributing to advancement and promotion of fashion industry through fashion illustration 

● Contents

1. Name of the contest:The 26th KOFIA International Fashion Illustration Contest 

2. Host: Korea Fashion Illustration Association (KOFIA)

3. Organization: Korea Fashion Illustration Association (KOFIA)

4. Sponsor : The Ministry of Culture,Sportsand Tourism

             The MInistry of Trade, Industry and Energy 

● Awards

※ Inquiry and Consultation : Please visit contest board of community of the homepage of Korea Fashion Illustration Association

Seyeong, Min is in charge of secretariat of Korea Fashion Illustration Association (C.P) (+82) 10 – 3776 - 4459

● Outlines

1. Theme : freely decided 

2. Eligbility: any person in worldwide with no limits on gender, academic ability, career and organization to which applications belong  

3. Limits of application

  1) Works which were published before at home or abroad, or works which imitated other works can’t be applied 

  2) Only one entry per person

4. How to apply

Step 1)  Rink in QR code below the notification (or on the poster) to submit the online application 

Step 2) fill out all the information on the online form 

Step 3) Download of application form

www.fashionillustration.or.kr Homepage > Community > Notice > download form > fill out the form > then print it out > attach the printed application to the back of your artwork 

• You must deposit the apply fee before you submit online form  (you will be need the photo or captured pic of paid apply fee) 

  2) Application form and acceptance period of works

    - Acceptance period : November 20th, 2022 (Monday) - November 24th (Friday)

                           AM-10:00 ~ PM-5:00 (KST)

5. Entry fee and payment method

    - Entry fee : 20,000 won for 1 work 

    - Bank information to pay the apply fee :

bank name: Nonghyup bank

account number: 317-0011-2900-21 

account holder name: Korea Fashion Illustration Association

association Phone number: 82-10-3776-4459 (Association Assistant Seyeong Min)

swift code: (Nonghyup bank Swift code)

-NACFKRSEXXX(in case of input 11words)

-NACFKRSE (in case of input 8words)

bank address: 120, TONGINRO, JUNG-GU, SEOUL, KOREA (zip code 04517)

    ※ Payment must be made under the applicant’s name, and contact to the Association is required when the payment is made for a group.

 6. Reception desk

    - Address : (zip code 03722)

      50, Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea 

      Samsungkwan #709           

    - Telephone : 82-10-3776-4459

    - E-Mail : kofia16@naver.com

    - Acceptance : visit, post, delivery (By November 24 on the postmark)

    - Entry works are not returned, and the rights of the entry works belong to the KOFIA Association

    - Real works only are accepted. / Applicants who paid the apply fee are allowed to submit works.

    - Acceptance on the ground : Receipts can be issued.

7. Size of works and manufacturing guide

   - Size of works : 19inch X 26inch 

   - As for the works, besides frames and glass, other ornaments are excluded, and explanation of the works need to be written in the section blank.

   - Hand-drawn and computer graphic works can be accepted HOWEVER all digital work must be printed out to submit. 

   - Filling the two copies of the application form identically, one copy should be

     attached to the back side of your work and the other is on the QR code rink (online apply)

8. Evaluation of works, publication of award winners and award ceremony

  1) Evaluation of works : December 2nd (Saturday). AM-10:00 ~ PM-4:00

  2) Announcement of award winner : December 6th( Wed ), 2022. PM-5:00

   www.fashionillustration.or.kr Homepage’s contest board and personal notification

  3) Award ceremony and work exhibition

     (1) Award ceremony : Dec, 22^nd (Fri), 2023

     (2) Exhibition of award winning works : notified later

     (3) Award and exhibition are conducted for those who receive awards of special awards or higher awards. 

*Award and exhibition schedule will be announced reflecting COVID-19 situation. 

9. Others

  1) Examiner : Authorities in fashion illustration area and persons in the fashion industry

  2) Problematic works : Works which plagiarize or mimic the existing works at home and abroad are excluded in the evaluation. 

               (in the case where such works are found after award winning, awards are cancelled. Must be taken responsibility in case of legal problems)

  3) Entered works are not returned, and the right to the entry works belong to the host.

  4) Award winning works are exhibited in the contest exhibition, and are listed in the catalogue made by the host. 

  5) The host does not take responsibility for damage or loss of works in the process of postal delivery. 

  6) Works whose payment is not confirmed are excluded in the evaluation. 

  7) For other details, see homepage’s contest section and Q&A. 

10. The criteria for the scopes of plagiarism and content utilization, and borrowing

  1) Direct copying of others’ drawings and illustrations is recognized as plagiarism

  2) It is possible to borrow or change the part of various fashion images, but it is

     recognized as plagiarism if more than 70% of the work is expressed the same. 

  3) A work borrowed over 70% will be excluded from the awards.

  4) In addition to the above, in all cases that 1/2 of the judges is determined to

     be plagiarism, the award will be excluded.

※ Inquiry and Consultation : Please visit http://www.fashionillustration.or.kr contest board of community of the homepage of Korea Fashion Illustration Association

                 Office contact: secretariat of Korea Fashion Illustration Association  Seyeong, Min: (C.P) +82 - 010 – 3776 – 4459 / kofia16@naver.com (e-mail contact is more prefered)

Contest Online Application Form QR 

https://naver.me/xRPvNxs8