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Mobily / Saudi Arabia / 2021Film · Social

The Gift of a Smile.

Mobily's animated Ramadan film imagines a factory that sends smiles when families cannot meet.

Brand
Mobily
Market
Saudi Arabia
Region
Saudi Arabia
Year
2021

The challenge

Offer a hopeful way for Saudis to share the spirit of Ramadan while pandemic restrictions kept many families physically apart.

The idea

A colourful animated smile factory turns the smartphone into a happiness-making machine, suggesting that a simple smile can still travel to loved ones during Ramadan.

Results

  • The film received more than 5.5 million YouTube views in its first 11 days, according to Little Black Book's 2021 report.

Case study source: Little Black Book Source ↗

Credits

Creative agency
M+C Saatchi UAE
Production company
Déjà Vu
Animation company
Gizmo
Director
Nico Presas
Regional senior strategist
Asmaa Ahmed
Chief creative officer
Ryan Reed

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