The Design Lions shortlist brings some cheer to the MENA camp at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. A total of 11 pieces of work have made it to Design Lions shortlist. Six from these are from the United Arab Emirates, where Y&R Dubai has secured four places in the shortlist. Memac Ogilvy & TBWA\RAAD have a shortlist each.
Lebanon has two shortlists in the category, one each from Leo Burnett and J Walter Thompson.
J Walter Thompson Cairo, Memac Ogilvy & Mather Doha and Concept Istanbul are the other agencies shortlisted.
Tristan Macherel, Executive Creative Director, Landor is the Jury President for the category. There are no jurors from the region in this category.
The complete list of shortlisted entries are:
| Title | Advertiser | Entrant Company | Country | Agency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown Fonts | Al Ismaelia For Real Estate Investment | J. Walter Thompson Cairo | Egypt | J. Walter Thompson Cairo |
| The Language Of Wine | Chateau Ksara | Leo Burnett Beirut | Lebanon | Leo Burnett Beirut |
| The Good Note | Bou Khalil Supermarché | J. Walter Thompson Beirut | Lebanon | J. Walter Thompson Beirut |
| Breaking A Fatal Pattern | Qatar Islamic Bank | Memac Ogilvy & Mather Doha | Qatar | Memac Ogilvy & Mather Doha / Memac Ogilvy Dubai |
| Typography Of Censorship | Amnesty Turkey | Concept Istanbul | Turkey | Concept Istanbul |
| Be Seen | The Cartel | Y&R Dubai | UAE | Y&R Dubai |
| The World Expiration Date | Global Export | Y&R Dubai | UAE | Y&R Dubai |
| Face Blindness | Faceblind.Org | Y&R Dubai | UAE | Y&R Dubai |
| Be Seen | The Cartel | Y&R Dubai | UAE | Y&R Dubai |
| Ikea. It’s That Affordable. | Ikea - Saudi Arabia | Memac Ogilvy Dubai | UAE | Memac Ogilvy Dubai |
| One-Drop Bottle | Henkel | TBWA\RAAD Dubai | UAE | TBWA\RAAD Dubai |
