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Bedi Sohal to represent UAE as press juror at Cannes
Lowe MENA’s executive creative director Komal Bedi Sohal is to be the UAE’s sole jury member at this year’s Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. A multiple Cannes Lions winner, Bedi Sohal will be a judge on the press jury. Last year’s juror was Shahir Zag, Y&R’s chief creative officer. “When you move from dreaming [...]
An Elephant in Cannes
Elephant Cairo’s creative director Ali Ali talks to the Cannes Lions team
Y&R Dubai make Cannes Lions history
Y&R Dubai has become the most awarded Middle East agency in Cannes Lions history following its winning of gold, silver and bronze in the press and design categories at Cannes. In press, the agency picked up a second gold for its ‘Accessories required’ campaign for Harvey Nichols, while its ‘Rare’ series won both silver and [...]
UAE Young Lions embrace ‘indescribably awesome’ experience
On Monday DDB Dubai duo Josephine Younes and Nayaab Rais walked away from this year’s Young Lions Competition at Cannes with a bronze. It’s been a decade or so since a team from the UAE won anything in the print competition, and, although exhausted, the pair managed to send us this brief note before heading [...]
Two golds, two silvers and a bronze for regional agencies
Agencies from across the Middle East and North Africa have won two golds, two silvers and a bronze at Cannes this evening. Y&R Dubai and Memac Ogilvy Label both struck gold, while Leo Burnett Dubai picked up two silvers in radio and FP7/BAH walked away with a bronze in outdoor. Y&R’s outdoor gold was for [...]
TBWA\Raad and Y&R Dubai fly flag in cyber and design
Only two Middle East agencies have been shortlisted at Cannes in the cyber and design categories, which were released this morning. Y&R Dubai has three nominations in design courtesy of its ‘Splitting headache’ and ‘Explosive pain’ work for Paras Pharma, while its ‘See potential’ for the Al Noor Training Centre for Children with Special Needs [...]
Leo Burnett Beirut bags silver at Cannes
Leo Burnett Beirut has walked away with a silver Lion at the opening awards ceremony in Cannes. The agency was the only regional outfit with a chance of winning anything during the festival’s inaugural awards night, grabbing silver in the PR category thanks to its ‘Fake it all’ campaign for the Brand Protection Group (BPG). [...]
Agencies shortlisted in press, outdoor, radio and media
Regional agencies got off to a flying start during the second day of the Cannes Lions festival, with shortlisted work in the press, outdoor, radio and media categories. There are a total of 43 pieces of work shortlisted in press, followed by 12 in outdoor and four apiece in media and radio. Y&R Dubai has [...]
Leo Burnett Beirut first to make the cut at Cannes
Leo Burnett Beirut is the first regional agency to be shortlisted at this year’s Cannes Lions festival. The agency’s ‘Fake it all’ campaign for the Brand Protection Group (BPG) has been nominated twice in the PR category – the only Middle East agency to make the cut. The BPG campaign, which seeks to raise anti-counterfeit [...]
UAE Young Lions 2011 competition open for entries
The 2011 edition of the UAE Young Lions competition is now open for entries. The annual competition is open to teams consisting of a copywriter and an art director, with the chance to win an all expenses paid, week-long trip to Cannes to represent the UAE at the prestigious Cannes Lions 58th International Festival of [...]
