akAHMED ALKARIMCREATIVE DIRECTOR
Ahmed AlKarim Abubakr · Dubai, UAECreative leadership across the GCC

Ideas with purpose.
Work with presence.

Creative Director — Integrated Campaigns, Film & AI.
Dubai-based. 10+ years in art direction, Integrated Campaigns, film, social content and AI-enabled creative workflows across the UAE, Saudi Arabia and wider MENA.

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Creative DirectionIntegrated CampaignsFilm & ProductionArt DirectionUAE & KSAAI-Powered ContentEffie MENA winnerFestival of Media MENA winnerMEPRA winner
ADREC - National Day
01 / Featured case · Abu Dhabi Real Estate Centre

Shaping the voice of
Abu Dhabi real estate.

ADREC · Film & communication
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Selected work / 02—07

Different briefs.
One belief in the idea.

From Saudi cultural destinations to global consumer brands. A selection of campaigns, films and visual worlds.

The approach

See the bigger picture.
Care about every frame.

I combine conceptual art direction with hands-on film, social and AI-enabled creative workflows. At Publicis Groupe / Leo Burnett MEA, I lead five creatives across more than five UAE and Saudi client accounts, taking work from insight and idea through production, client presentation and delivery.

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Beyond the flagships

More from the studio.

Films and visual craft across brands, places and culture.

Masdar — Brand film
World Youth Forum
Power Horse — Manchester City FC partnership reveal
Experience Abu Dhabi
Experience Abu Dhabi PDF ↗
San Sebastián Film Festival
Cheetos
Madrid — Show us your type
MBRIF
Ministry of Culture — Search Beyond
The Galleria
Ülker — Ramadan
Sadia — Back to school
A good conversation is where it starts.

Let’s make work
that moves people.

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