#Cannes2026 | Middle East secures Craft Lions as Africa misses out
Saudi Arabia’s BigTime Creative Shop and McCann Dubai secured the Middle East’s only wins in the Craft category at Cannes Lions, with no agencies from South Africa or elsewhere in Africa picking up awards in. . .
Saudi Arabia’s BigTime Creative Shop and McCann Dubai secured the Middle East’s only wins in the Craft category at Cannes Lions, with no agencies from South Africa or elsewhere in Africa picking up awards in the category. 24 Jun 202624 Jun 2026Ring Magazine's campaign received a Silver Lion. BigTime Creative Shop earned a Silver Lion in Animation forThe Ring: The Legacy Continues, while McCann Dubai took home Bronze Lions in the Digital Design, Innovation of Data and Curation of Data categories for Spoor’sBirdwatcher campaign. Digital DesignDesign Lions had 12 Bronze Lions, 8 Silver Lions and 4 Gold Lions. There were 789 entries in design with only 55 Shortlisted. The Grand Prix in Brand Transformation went to Apple and TBWA\Media Arts Lab in the US for theApple TV Rebrand. See all the winnershere. Digital CraftDigital Craft had 352 entries, two Gold, three Silver, five Bronze and 28 Shortlists. The Grand Prix was awarded to the US in the Craft AI category and went to Google and Google, Mountain View forProject Genie. See all the winnershere. Film CraftFilm Craft had 1421 entries, six Gold, 15 Silver, 21 Bronze and 104 Shortlists. The Grand Prix was earned by New York's Isle of Any for brand Coinbase for itsYour Way Outcampaign. Industry CraftIndustry Craft had 646 entries, four Gold, five Silver, 17 Bronze and 35 Shortlists. The Grand Prix went to Spain’s Lola and De’Longhi forTiny Coffee Shops. See all the winnershere. For more:Cannes Lions special sectionandsearchMore info:Google News,Cannes Lions TwitterOfficial site:http://www. canneslions. com,Facebook,Twitter,InstagramAbout Karabo LedwabaKarabo Ledwaba is a Marketing and Media Editor at Bizcommunity and award-winning journalist. Before joining the publication she worked at Sowetan as a content producer and reporter. She was also responsible for the leadership page at SMag, Sowetan's lifestyle magazine. Contact her at marketingnews@bizcommunity. com