2013 Winners & Shortlists

THE MERMAID

BrandWRIGLEY
Product/ServiceSKITTLES
EntrantIMPACT BBDO Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
CategoryFOODS
Entrant Company IMPACT BBDO Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Advertising Agency IMPACT BBDO Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Production Company BIG KAHUNA FILMS Beirut, LEBANON

Brief Explanation

There was no better way to introduce and explain Skittles to the region than to go back to the story of their very creation. So we came up with ridiculous tales about their origins, titled “WHERE SKITTLES COME FROM.” An over emotional Mermaid that cries Skittles in a laboratory. A Chinese Whaler with a flute for a peg-leg in search of the illusive Rainbow Whale that squirt Skittles from its blowhole. And a down-on-his-luck Skittles Driller with a dead bird for a best friend. The narrative was designed to work across multiple channels for maximum exposure and lead people to the Skittles Facebook Game engaging the “I’m so social on my phone” youth of today with slightly odd, but highly entertaining storytelling to great effect.

Credits

Name Role
Fouad Abdel Malak Executive Creative Director
Team Bbdo Creative Director
Team Bbdo Copywriter
Team Bbdo Art Director
Nevine Kanj Agency Producer
Talal Sheikh Elard Account Supervisor
Youssef Mouallam/Mahmoud Sayedahmed Advertiser's Supervisor
Nathalie Daou Producer
Mazen Fahad Director
The Bright Side Post Production
Walid Sarrou Music
Melis Izgi Account Manager
Cindy Hammel - Copy Other Credits