Submissions are now open for the International Competition and K-Drama Competition of the Seoul International Drama Awards 2026!

We look forward to receiving outstanding drama works from around the world.

■ Submission Period

April 2, 2026 at 00:00 (KST) ~ May 27, 2026 at 15:00 (KST)

■ Eligibility

Dramas first broadcast between July 1, 2025 and June 30, 2026

■ Submission Updates

① Revised criteria for Miniseries and Series categories (24 episodes → 16 episodes)

② Introduction of the Short Form category

③ Change in submission deadline time (23:59 KST → 15:00 KST)

Please note that some award categories and submission procedures have been updated.

For further details, please refer to the Entry Guidelines below.

※ Entry Guidelines: Entry Guidelines | Seoul International Drama Awards

■ Contact

Programming Manager

Dayoung Lee

(young14@kba.or.kr / +82-2-3219-5579)

South Korea 

Dahee Park / Programmer

(sdaoc1@kba.or.kr / +82-2-3219-5564)

North America 

Goeun Lee / Programmer

(sdaoc2@kba.or.kr / +82-2-3219-5574)

Europe, Middle East 

Yuyoung Kim / Programmer

(sdaoc3@kba.or.kr / +82-2-3219-5573)

Asia

Hyojin Choi / Programmer

(sdaoc4@kba.or.kr / +82-2-3219-5572)

South America, Oceania and Africa

Jiwoo Kang / Programmer

(sdaoc5@kba.or.kr / +82-2-3219-5581)