Leo Burnett, Y&R Lead Print & Poster Craft Lynx Shortlist

Introduced in 2010, Print & Poster Craft has received 184 entries this year from 11 countries this year, a drop from the 263 entries seen last year. The shortlists are led by Leo Burnett that has secured 14 entries. The next in line is Y&R Dubai with nine shortlists. Saatchi & Saatchi and FP7/DXB have three each. J. Walter Thompson has two entries in the shortlist.

The details for the shortlisted entries are:

David Lubars, Chief Creative Officer, BBDO Worldwide and Chairman, BBDO North America is the Jury President for this category. The other jury members are Paul Silburn, Chief Creative Director Saatchi & Saatchi; Can Faga, Chief Creative Officer Lowe and Partners; Cheryl Van Ooyen, Managing Director, Executive Creative Director mcgarrybowen; Fran Luckin, Executive Creative Director, Quirk; Kurt Georg Dieckert, Creative Director and Founder, dieckertschmidt and Wain Choi, Global Executive Director and VP, Cheil Worldwide.

Now in its eighth year, the Dubai Lynx International Festival of Creativity is a meeting place for the

Middle East and North Africa region’s (MENA) advertising and communications industry. Entry categories for the Dubai Lynx Awards are: Film, Film Craft, Print, Print & Poster Craft, Outdoor, Radio, Media, Direct, Promo & Activation, Interactive, Integrated, Design, Mobile, PR and Branded Content & Entertainment. This year has seen a record 2,473 entries from 21 countries.

Dubai Lynx is part of Lions Festivals, organisers of Cannes Lions, Lions Health, Lions Innovation, Spikes Asia, Eurobest and the Asian Marketing Effectiveness and Strategy Awards.