VML MENA won 16 awards at the Dubai Lynx International Festival of Creativity 2026, including four Grand Prix, five Gold, three Silver and four Bronze. The awards were announced on October 8, with VML Riyadh securing all four Grand Prix.
VML Riyadh’s Speak My Language, created for telecommunications company stc, won the Audio and Radio Technology Grand Prix. Seat With a View, developed for airline flynas, received the Digital Craft Grand Prix.
The office also won the Social and Creator Real-Time Response Grand Prix for Never Cover Your Mouth, created for confectionery brand Mentos. Its fourth Grand Prix went to The Eweeha Protest, developed for Lebanese feminist organisation KAFA. The campaign won the Grand Prix for Good and received additional awards across Film, Audio and Radio, and Brand Storytelling.
VML Dubai contributed to the network’s total with a Gold award for HUNGERFLIX, created for food delivery company HungerStation. The campaign was recognised in Digital Craft for Personalised Storytelling and Experience.
Other recognised work included The Blind Seats and The Face of Mudhi for stc, alongside further recognition for Seat With a View in Social and Creator.
The awards span telecommunications, aviation, consumer products and social advocacy. The results gave VML Riyadh all four of the network’s top honours, while VML Dubai added to its overall tally.
