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Cannes Lions 2025 partners with Creator North to celebrates Arab content creators for the first time

Ahmed El Ghandour, Ahmed Al Basheer, and Haifa Bsessio represent the first Arab participants in the festival’s creator track

For the first time, Cannes Lions 2025 partners with Creator North to feature Arab digital content creators in its programme.

In a milestone for global content creators representation, the 71st Cannes Lions festival has featured Arab digital content creators in its official programme since adding the content creators track. This milestone resulted from a strategic partnership between Cannes Lions and Creator North; the consultancy agency helping to facilitate the Arab creator economy’s global ascent.

This regional recognition; strategically facilitated by regional consultancy Creator North; showcases creators whose platforms, voices, and communities are authentically rooted in the Arab world, signaling a fundamental shift in recognising the region’s narrative influence.

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the authorHiba Faisal
Hiba Faisal is a Junior Reporter at Campaign Middle East, part of Motivate Media Group. She handles coverage on influencer marketing and the luxury industry, and is also tasked with the brand’s social media presence. Alongside her daily reportage, she produces and edits video content for Campaign’s digital platforms — including Reels, interviews, and behind-the-scenes features. She specialises in capturing how brands build emotional connections with their audiences by prioritising relevance and authenticity through co-creation and storytelling.