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
