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TECNO / Saudi Arabia / Nigeria / Indonesia / India / 2024Social · Film · Digital & Tech

ToneProud.

TECNO used storytelling and an interactive tool to start a conversation about representation of skin tones in mobile photography.

Brand
TECNO
Market
Saudi Arabia / Nigeria / Indonesia / India
Region
Global
Year
2024

The challenge

Build awareness of the need for more inclusive imaging and introduce TECNO's Universal Tone technology.

The idea

People explored a personal skin-tone code online while creators, including Saudi filmmaker Fatima Al-Banawi, shared stories about representation across a global social campaign.

Results

  • The submitted case reports 14 million campaign video views.

Case study source: Shorty Awards Source ↗

Awards

  • Shorty Awards 2025 — Gold Honor, Global Campaign (https://shortyawards.com/17th/tecno)

Credits

Brand and entrant
TECNO
Featured contributors
Fatima Al-Banawi; Anggun; Johnny Drille; Ewa Kepys

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