2010 Winners & Shortlists

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BrandDOMINO'S
Product/ServicePIZZA
EntrantTBWA\RAAD Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
CategoryTV - Best Use of Film Direction
Entrant Company:TBWA\RAAD Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Advertising Agency:TBWA\RAAD Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Production Company:ECU PRODUCTIONS Cairo, EGYPT

Credits

Chief Creative OfficerNirmal Diwadkar
Executive Creative DirectorMilos Ilic
Creative DirectorMalek Atassi/Fouad Abdel Malak
CopywriterBassam Doss/Malek Atassi/Omar Hilal
Agency ProducerRouba Asmar/Wael Samir
Advertiser's SupervisorNabil El-Kari
Account ManagerZaher Ayat
DirectorOmar Hilal
ProducerNihal Gabr/Moetaz Thabet
EditorHazem Samir/Sam's Post Production
Sound Design/ArrangementFeedback Sound Studio
Art DirectorRabih Najjar/Hesham Ezzat
LightingJoaquim Miquel
Post ProductionThe Mill-London/Sam's Post Production

Brief Explanation

Fast food commercials in the Middle East are about product demos with cheesy endings. When Domino’s Pizza decided to expand their chain of stores, the local pie makers in Egypt became more aggressive in competition. So we decided to tackle the regional expansion and a typical competitor together, in the first-ever TV commercial trilogy. Using the popular Egyptian melodrama style, we showed Domino’s Pizza as an innovative fast food chain, with freshness, variety and unbeatable offers. Our tagline “So fresh, it’ll eat your brain” is a literal translation of a famous Arabic saying related to great taste. It’s similar to the English saying “So tasty, you’ll eat your fingers”. It’s also a double play, because Domino’s eats the competitor’s peace of mind. The first episode, serves as an introduction to the melodrama. It starts in Sinbad bakery which is across the street from the new Domino’s, and owned by Hajj Nadi, the main character of the trilogy.