”Catch the (aqua) mango!” Omar Hilal on his award-winning ads and his upcoming movie
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We’re continuing my conversation with award-winning ad director and filmmaker Omar Hilal. This week, he tells me about three key projects: the hilarious Aqua Mangos ad, the ground-breaking Royal Jordanian Ad and a sneak-peek into his upcoming film.
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If you haven’t already, you can listen to my full episode with Omar Hilal, where he tells me about his life’s pivots, starting out as a photojournalist to award-winning ad director to filmmaker.
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Malak Fouad
Malak is a communications specialist who has worked across a wide spectrum of the industry. She founded A&T Media in 2021, and hosts What I Did Next. She also manages The Nadia Younes Memorial Fund, dedicated to her late aunt and housed at AUC.
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