The Creative Industry Summit Ramadan Awards (C-S Ramdan Awards) celebrates the best in television and advertising from the MENA region. As the festival marks its 10th anniversary, here’s a look at the shortlisted series and ads across various categories.

Series Nominees

Best Drama Series (30 Episodes)

• Al Hashashen
• Embratoryet Meem
• El Atawla
• El Maddah

Best Drama Series (15 Episodes)

• A’la Nesbet Moshahda
• Masar Egbari
• Lahzet Ghadab
• Gawdar

Best Comedy Series

• Kamel El 3aded +1
• Ashgal Shaka
• Khaled Nour wa Waladoh Nour Khaled
• Baba Geh

Best Drama Actor

• Essam Omar – Masar Egbari
• Karim Abd El Aziz – Al Hashasheen
• Mohamed Shaheen – Lahzet Ghadab
• Bassem Samra – El Atawla

Best Drama Actress

• Salma Abu Deif – A’la Nesbet Moshahda
• Mai Omar – Neama El Avocato
• Asmaa Abulyazeid – Selat Rahem
• Aicha Ben Ahmed – Bedoon Sabek Enzar

Best Comedy Actor

• Sherif Salama – Kamel El Adad +1
• Hesham Maged – Ashgal Shaka
• Karim Mahmoud Abdel Aziz – Khaled Nour wa Waladoh Nour Khaled
• Akram Hosny – Baba Geh

Best Comedy Actress

• Dina El Sherbiny – Kamel El Adad +1
• Asmaa Galal – Ashgal Shaqa
• Aya Samaha – Khaled Nour wa Waladoh Nour Khaled
• Rahma Ahmed – Al Kebeer Awy S8

Best Supporting Drama Actor

• Nour El Nabawy – Embratoryet Meem
• Ahmed Eid – Al Hashasheen
• Fathy Abdelwahab – Al Hashasheen, Goder, El Maddah
• Aly Kassem – Lahzet Ghadab

Best Supporting Drama Actress

• Gehan Elshamashergy – Gawdar
• Laila Ahmed Zaher – A’la Nesbet Moshahda
• Sara Abdelrahman – Lahzet Ghadab
• Mayan El Sayed – Embratoryet Meem

Best Supporting Comedy Actor

• Mostafa Ghareeb – Ashgal Shaqa & Al Kebeer Awy S8
• Mohamed Sallam – Al Kebeer Awy S8
• Sedky Sakr – Farawla & Kamel El Adad +1
• Otaka – Baba Geh

Best Supporting Comedy Actress

• Gehan Elshamashergy – Kamel El Adad +1
• Aya Samaha – Kamel El Adad +1 & Khaled Nour wa Waldoh Nour Khaled
• Badra – Kamel El Adad +1
• Esaad Younis – Kamel El Adad +1

Best Rising Actor

• Hamza Diab – Kamel El Adad +1
• Kozbara – Cobra
• Malek Emad – Kamel El Adad +1
• Abdelrahman Mohamed – Lahzet Ghadab
• Waleed El Moghazy – Massar Egbari

Best Rising Actress

• Lina Sophia – Kamel El Adad +1
• Jessica Hossam – Kamel El Adad +1
• Hagar El Sarrag – Embratoreyet Meem
• Yasmina Elabd – Massar Egbari

Best Child Actor

• Jan Ramez – El Meaalem
• Younes Bassem – Kamel El Addad +1
• Youssef Bassem – Kamel El Addad +1
• Selim Youssef – Bedoon Sabeq Enzar

Best Child Actress

• Celia Mohamed Saad – Kamel El Addad +1
• Mona Zaher – Embratoryet Meem
• Lavinia Nader – Baba Geh
• Hana Zahran – Kobra

Best Drama Screenwriter

• Abdulrehim Kamal – Al Hashasheen
• Samar Taher – Aala Nesbt Moshahda
• Hisham Hilal – El Atawla
• Anwar Abd Elmogheth – Gawdar

Best Comedy Screenwriter

• Rana Aboul Resh & Yosr Taher – Kamel El Addad +1
• Sherine Diab – Ashghal Shaqa
• Ahmed Abdel Wahab & Karim Samy Kemz – Khaled Noor W Waldo Noor Khaled
• Ahmed El Gendy – El Kebeer Awy

Best Director (15 Episodes)

• Khaled El Halafawy – Kamel El Addad +1
• Khaled Diab – Ashghal Shaqa
• Islam Khairy – Gawdar
• Abdelaziz El Naggar – Lahzet Ghadab

Best Director (30 Episodes)

• Mohamed Salama – Embratoryet Meem
• Peter Mimi – Al Hashasheen
• Ahmed El Gendy – El Kebeer Awy S8
• Ahmed Khalid Moussa – El Atawla

Best DOP (Director of Photography)

• Amr Farouk – Kamel El Addad +1
• Hussien Asar – Al Hashasheen
• Ahmed Gabr – Ashghal Shaqa
• Ahmed Abdel Qader – Khaled Nour wa Waldo Noor Khaled

Best Soundtrack

• Mostafa Haggag – Kamel El Addad +1
• Ahlan Ya Esaba – Embratoreyet Mem
• Wael El Fashny – Al Hashasheen
• Alabet Aak – Khaled Nour wa Waldo Noor Khaled

Best Composer

• Tamer Attallah – Kamel El Addad +1
• Amir Khalaf – Masar Egbari
• Amin Bouhafa – Al Hashasheen
• Mohamed Medhat – Ashghal Shaqa

Best Costume Designer

• Rafaa El Weliely – Sodfa, Kamel El Addad +1
• Christina Amir – Al Hashashen
• Mona El Tonsy – Gawdar
• Khaled Abbas – Aala Nesbt Moshahda

Best Set Designer

• Ahmed Abbas Saber – Neama El Avocato, Kamel El Addad +1, Aala Nesbt Moshahda
• Shahy El Baqry, Shams Emad, Aya Hesham, Marina Emad – Al Hashasheen
• Ahmed Fayez – Gawdar
• Kareem El Shahaat – Ashghal Shaqa

Best Editor

• Kareem Saad – Lahzet Ghadab, Kamel El Addad +1
• Ahmed Hamdy – Al Hashasheen
• Ali Khairy – Ashghal Shaqa
• Moataz El Kateb – Aala Nesbt Moshahda

Best Production

• Eagle Films – Kamel El Addad +1
• Aroma – Embratoryet Meem, Gawdar
• E Producers – Aala Nesbt Moshahda, Ashghal Shaqa
• Synergy – Al Hashashen, Bet El Refaey, Haa’ Arab, El Kebeer Awy S8

Best VFX

• Circle Post Production – Lahzet Ghadab, Kamel El Addad +1
• Aroma – Gawdar
• Mercury Visuals Solutions – Ala Nesbet Moshahda
• Squid Visual Arts – El Kebeer Awy S8

Ads Nominees

Best Comedy Ad

• Bawady
• Bonjorno Cafe
• EGBank
• Palm Hills
• Ora

Best Motivational Ad

• Al Nas Hospital
• Banque du Caire
• Banque Misr
• National Bank of Egypt

Best Corporate Ad

• Al Nas Hospital
• Etisalat
• Fresh
• Telecom Egypt

Best Ad

• Fresh
• Telecom Egypt WE
• Al Nas Hospital
• Orange
• Etisalat

Best Agency

• Media Hub
• Tarek Nour Communications
• Synergy
• Circus

Best Editor

• Ahmed Hafez – Bawady, Bonjorno Café, Juhayna, ERG Developments
• Baher Rasheed – Arabia Development, Cadbury Egypt, Etisalat, Magdi Yacoub Foundation
• Amr Akef – Fresh
• Kamal El Mallakh – Al Nas Hospital, Al-kbous, National Bank of Egypt

Best Art Director

• Neveen Nagy, Mohamed Abdella, Hassan Barakt, Noura Fawzy, Silvana Nashaat, Melania Medhat – Etisalat
• Nadine Hussien – Juhayna
• Radwa B Ali – Palm Hills
• Mark Wagih – Agricultural Bank Of Egypt, Allianz, Banque du Caire

Best Stylist

• Farida Fouad – Etisalat
• Reem El Adl – Telecom Egypt (WE), Vodafone
• Farah El Sayed – Inertia, Orange, Palm Hills
• Asmaa Amr – Banque du Caire

Best Use of Celebrity

• Al Nas Hospital featuring Tamer Hosny, Youssra, Esaad Younes, Akram Hosny, Dorra Zarrouk, Sherif Salama, Yasmine El Abd
• Telecom Egypt WE featuring Elissa, Khaled El Nabawy, Hend Sabry, Esaad Younes, Ahmed Malek, Razane Jammal, Essam Omar, Aya Samaha
• Fresh featuring Ruby and Dina El Sherbiny
• Palm Hills featuring Asser Yassin
• Juhayna featuring Mona Zaki

Best DOP (Director of Photography)

• Omar El Badrawy – Fresh, National Bank of Egypt
• Beshoy Rosvelt – Banque du Caire, Etisalat
• Ahmed Tahoun – Orange
• Mazen Al Motagawel – Al Nas Hospital

Best Copywriter / Songwriter

• Ayman Bahgat Amar – Etisalat, Fresh, Orange, Vodafone
• Aziz El-Shafei – Telecom Egypt (WE)
• Menna Adli El Kiey – Al Nas Hospital, Al-kbous, Hyde Park
• Tamer Mahdy – B Laban

Best Creative Director

• Ashraf Saiid Nassar – Al Nas Hospital, Ezz Steel, Fresh
• Mohamed Nassif – Telecom Egypt (WE)
• Mohamed Zohair – Orange
• Hussien Diaa – Palm Hills

Best Creative Team

• MediaHub (Mohamed Youssry, Ashraf Saiid Nasser) – Al Nas Hospital, Ezz Steel, Fresh, Ministry of Social Solidarity, Misr Life Insurance, TMG Mosques, THE ARK DEVELOPMENT
• Synergy – Telecom Egypt (WE)
• Tarek Nour Communications (Ahmad Aboshady, Abdelrahman Mahfouz, Ahmed Ashraf, Kareem El Seay, Salma Megahed, Youssef El Qorashey, Mohamed Zoohair) – Orange
• FP7 McCann Cairo (Hussein Diaa, Ibrahim Hadid) – Palm Hills

Best Executive Producer

• Mohamed Abdel Reheem – Al Baraka Bank, MMHD, Orange, Seven
• Shady Abdel Aziz / Ahmed Arafa – Amazon EG, B labn, Chipsy
• Hesham Soliman – Al Nas Hospital, Ahl Masr Foundation
• Adel AbdAllah – Telecom Egypt (WE), Valu

Best Director

• Mohamed Zayat – Juhayna, Palm Hills
• Marwan Hamed – Ora, Telecom Egypt (WE)
• Mazen Al Motagawel – Al Nas Hospital
• Mohamed Samy – Fresh

Best Jingle

• Telecom Egypt WE
• Etisalat
• Fresh
• Orange

Best NGO/CSR Campaign

• Al Nas Hospital
• Magdi Yacoub Foundation
• Ahl Masr
• 57357

Best Post Production House

• Vivid Studios – Ahl Masr Foundation, Al Baraka Bank, Etisalat
• Aroma – Bawady, Bonjorno Café, Juhayna
• The Crew – Fresh
• Jazz Films – Al Nas Hospital

This year’s festival is not just a celebration of creativity but a recognition of excellence and innovation in both series and advertising. Stay tuned as we reveal the winners during the C-S Ramadan Awards!