Egypt-based King Tut’s Playground has corned six shortlists in the Films Lynx category at Dubai Lynx International Festival of Creativity. M&C Saatchi offices have five entries each. Leo Burnett has four entries in the shortlist, and has also featured in the du’s three shortlisted entries in the category.
A total of 45 entries have made it to the shortlist. The complete list is as follows:
| TITLE | ADVERTISER | ENTRANT COMPANY | COUNTRY | AGENCY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ssfc 2015 – The Way Back | Samsung Gulf Electronics | Cheil Mena Dubai | UAE | Cheil Mena Dubai |
| Ssfc 2015 – Forget Me Not | Samsung Gulf Electronics | Cheil Mena Dubai | UAE | Cheil Mena Dubai |
| The Flipside | Mcdonald’s | DDB Dubai | UAE | Ddb Dubai |
| Verisimilitude At Noon | Du | du Dubai | UAE | Leo Burnett Dubai |
| The Russian Odyssey | Du | du Dubai | UAE | Leo Burnett Dubai |
| Tears Of Winter | Du | du Dubai | UAE | Leo Burnett Dubai |
| Do You Know This Story? Sexual Harassment | Un Women | FP7/Cai Cairo | Egypt | Fp7/Cai Cairo |
| The Beautiful After | Emirates Nbd | FP7/Cai Cairo | UAE | Fp7/Dxb Dubai |
| Shadows | Ikea | Gmasco Dubai | UAE | Gmasco Dubai |
| Give Mom Back Her Name | Un Women | Impact Bbdo Dubai | UAE | Impact Bbdo Dubai |
| Black Cats On Holiday | La Libanaise Des Jeux | Impact Bbdo Dubai | UAE | Impact Bbdo Dubai |
| Thegoodnote.Com | Bou Khalil Supermarché | J. Walter Thompson Beirut | Lebanon | J. Walter Thompson Beirut |
| Crunch Times - Car | Nestlé | J. Walter Thompson Cairo | Egypt | J. Walter Thompson Cairo |
| Procrastination Museum | Hsbc | J. Walter Thompson Dubai | UAE | J. Walter Thompson Dubai / J. Walter Thompson London |
| Strawberry And Cream Hug | Edita | Kairo Cairo | Egypt | Kairo Cairo |
| Chocolate And Cream Hug | Edita | Kairo Cairo | Egypt | Kairo Cairo |
| We Don't All Eat The Same Things - Cow | Esmart | Key Film Cairo | Egypt | Agency 622 Cairo |
| Where Have You Been? | Al Ahram Beverages Company | King Tut's Playground Cairo | Egypt | King Tut's Playground Cairo |
| What Nadia Did | Al Ahram Beverages Company | King Tut's Playground Cairo | Egypt | King Tut's Playground Cairo |
| Dress Or Pants? | Al Ahram Beverages Company | King Tut's Playground Cairo | Egypt | King Tut's Playground Cairo |
| Crash Test | Lafarge Cement Egypt | King Tut's Playground Cairo | Egypt | King Tut's Playground Cairo |
| The Shower | Memaar El Morshedy | King Tut's Playground Cairo | Egypt | King Tut's Playground Cairo |
| Location, Location, Location 2 | Memaar El Morshedy | King Tut's Playground Cairo | Egypt | King Tut's Playground Cairo |
| The Language Of Wine | Chateau Ksara | Leo Burnett Beirut | Lebanon | Leo Burnett Beirut |
| I Say Arabi | Dish Network | Leo Burnett Beirut | Lebanon | Leo Burnett Beirut |
| What Girls Can Do | Procter & Gamble | Leo Burnett Beirut | Lebanon | Leo Burnett Beirut / Leo Comm Beirut / Leo Comm Dubai |
| Fashion For Real People | Max | Leo Burnett Dubai | UAE | Leo Burnett Dubai |
| Whatever It Takes | Hipa | M&C Saatchi Abu Dhabi | UAE | M&C Saatchi Abu Dhabi |
| Allo Beirut | Electricité De Zahle (Edz) | M&C Saatchi Mena Beirut | Lebanon | M&C Saatchi Mena Beirut |
| Love At First Light | Electricité De Zahle (Edz) | M&C Saatchi Mena Beirut | Lebanon | M&C Saatchi Mena Beirut |
| Cleaner Streets | Electricité De Zahle (Edz) | M&C Saatchi Mena Beirut | Lebanon | M&C Saatchi Mena Beirut |
| Christmas | Electricité De Zahle (Edz) | M&C Saatchi Mena Beirut | Lebanon | M&C Saatchi Mena Beirut |
| Story Of A Spoon | Greenpeace International | Memac Ogilvy Dubai | UAE | Memac Ogilvy Dubai |
| #Likeanimals | Adirt | Memac Ogilvy Label Tunis | Tunisia | Memac Ogilvy Label Tunis |
| Muscle Man | Atlantis The Palm, Dubai | Mullenlowe Mena Dubai | UAE | Mullenlowe Mena Dubai |
| Coach | Atlantis The Palm, Dubai | Mullenlowe Mena Dubai | UAE | Mullenlowe Mena Dubai |
| Piano | Amatoury | Phenomena Beirut | Lebanon | Phenomena Beirut |
| Ping Pong | Amatoury | Phenomena Beirut | Lebanon | Phenomena Beirut |
| Impossible | The Mohammed V Foundation For Solidarity | Shem's Publicité Casablanca | Morocco | |
| This Is My Kenya | Safaricom | Squad Digital Nairobi | Kenya | Squad Digital Nairobi |
| Tiger - Super Size | Egypt Foods | The Academy Giza | Egypt | The Academy Giza |
| The Secret Of Schweppes | Atlantic Industries | The Academy Giza | Egypt | The Academy Giza |
| Saving Joule | Mishkat | The Edge Picture Company Abu Dhabi | UAE | |
| Audi - The Number 10 | Audi Middle East | Tonic International Dubai | UAE | Tonic International Dubai |
| Reese's #Bettertogether | The Hershey's Company Emea | UM Mena Dubai | UAE |
