[Press Release] AI From Film to K‑Pop—MooAm Wins Korea’s Minister of Science & ICT Award

Only nine winners selected from 1,494 projects • Studio hailed for marrying commercial appeal and artistry in AI content • Credits include CGV Grand‑Prize film The Wrong Visitor and ITU‑premiered K‑Pop MV “BUCKET HAT”

Seoul, Republic of Korea—29 July 2025

K‑content studio MooAm today announced that it has received the Minister of Science and ICT (MSIT) Award at the 2025 ICT Fund Next Awards, organised by the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Communications Agency (KCA).

The programme honours companies that achieve exemplary results with ICT‑funded projects. Among 1,494 completed assignments, 120 were shortlisted and 50 recognised across six categories. Only nine enterprises earned the ministerial citation; MooAm was the sole Media & Content winner.

“AI must expand human opportunity, not replace it,” said Harry Hyun, CEO of MooAm. “This award affirms our commitment to an ethical, creative and sustainable AI‑content ecosystem.”

Proven Leadership in AI‑Driven Storytelling

• Film – The Wrong Visitor (Grand Prize, CGV AI Film Contest)

• Music – “BUCKET HAT,” an AI music video for Deaf K‑Pop group Big Ocean, premiered at the ITU AI for Good Summit (Geneva)

• Upcoming – Two feature films in production for late 2025, including Genfluencer, selected for KOCCA’s AI Video Content programme

  
  

MooAm integrates AI at every stage—from ideation and visualisation to synthetic voices—under firm legal and ethical guidelines. The approach delivers cinematic quality while reducing cost and time‑to‑market.

Award Benefits Fuel Further Growth

The citation entitles MooAm to:

• Inclusion in the national Digital Best‑Practice Compendium

• Subsidised exhibition space and business matching at major ICT trade fairs

• Listing on the SME Technology Marketplace

• Priority access to the Ministry of Employment & Labor’s Youth‑Intern Programme

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MooAm will leverage these resources to accelerate R&D and global partnerships.