2020/2021 Winners & Shortlists

CARPET CATASTROPHE

BrandMCDONLAD'S
Product/ServiceMCDELIVERY
EntrantFP7 McCANN Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
CategoryPrint & Publishing
Idea Creation FP7 McCANN Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Media Placement UM MENA Dubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Production PRODUCE SOUND Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA

Cultural / Context information for the jury

Here, we have a persian style patterned carpet which is very common for the region. It acts as the main backdrop for this shot.

Tell the jury about the photography. Do not name the photographer.

The photography took on the style of food photography but with the added challenge of incorporating the drama of a ‘dinner disaster’ incident. For this it was a full plate of Spaghetti Bolognese that has just been dropped face down onto the carpet. But even though the dinner is ruined, the task was to capture the catastrophe and the humour of the situation, while being true to how a food photography shot is taken.

Credits

Name Company Role
Fouad Abdel Malak FP7McCann Creative Lead
Oliver Robinson FP7McCann Creative Lead
Thomas Young FP7McCann, Dubai Creation
Mike Awad FP7McCann Creation
James Day James Day Photography Photography
Erol Salcinovic FP7McCann, Dubai Design
Cynthia Chabu FP7McCann, Dubai Production
Karol Akl FP7McCann, Dubai Production
Tarek Ali Ahmed FP7McCann Account Management
Tahaab Rais FP7 McCann MENAT Regional Head of Strategy
Sana Omran FP7McCann, Dubai Account Management