The Dubai International Advertising Festival, now in its 3rd year, is the premier awards and must-attend event for the advertising and communications industry in the MENA region. Taking place at The Palladium, a new state-of-the-art venue in Dubai Media City, Dubai Lynx offers an amazing learning programme that provides the MENA region with world-class speakers, the latest global industry thinking, local insights and an array of new networking opportunities where delegates can meet and engage with their peers.

Over two days, 15 and 16 March, 32 renowned speakers – international creatives and clients – from 25 companies will present 16 seminars that will offer insight and inspiration and four workshop sessions providing delegates with the opportunity to enjoy a more in-depth and hands-on learning experience in small and more collaborative groups.

This year’s speakers include:

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This show is one of Dubai’s good networking and educational resource platforms for media and marketing professionals. It’s a 2 days show starting November 3rd. Find more details [in here]

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Yes, always look at the bright side… Though Kuwait didn’t really do well among the winning countries, but at least we made it to be shortlisted:) hopefully next time will do better.

“Farrukh” a friend of ads2blog site who is settled in Dubai, was invited to the award and made a personal interesting [coverage] for this night…

Here’s another source, a [detailed list] of all winning ads across all categories.

Update 23.03.07: Dubai Lynx Winners By Country via farrukh.wordpress.com

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Yep, Kuwait did it and been short listed with 12 entries at the [Dubai Lynx Awards] out of 1679 entries submitted.

Short listed agencies/ads for TV

• Bates Pangulf – Gulf Cup/Ahli Bank of Kuwait
• JWT – Supermarket/MTC Vodafone
• JWT – Pool/Conbipel
• JWT – Laundry/Conbipel
• Paragon – Pencil/Kuwait Oil Co.

Short listed agencies/ads for PRINT

• Horizon FCB - Cast/Ontime Watch Shop
• JWT – Pool/Conbipel
• Bates Pangulf – Evita/The Gaucho Grill
• El Boutique Creative Group – Anatomy of a Cozmo Bowler/Cozmo Ent.
• Paragon – Ramadan Kareem/Cafe Supreme
• JWT – Laundry/Conbipel
• Impact BBDO – Barcode/Alghanim Electronics

Short listed agencies/ads for Outdoor

•  JWT – Laundry/Conbipel

WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED TOMORROW, SO CROSS YOUR FINGERS GENTELMEN AND THE BEST OF LUCK!

Ok advertisers, if some of you have some doubts reaching Cannes Lions 2007, i totally understand (though Kuwait did it & won the Lion 3-4 years back).. BUT don’t miss Dubai Lynx!! It’s one of the good events in the region.. Yalla, go for it and LET KUWAIT ADVERT AGENCIES ROCK THEIR WORLD !!!