Two Creatives from MENA Named Finalists In The One Club’s Global Young Guns 18
Posted on 2020 Sep,30

Celebrating creative professionals age 30 and under; the industry’s only international, cross-disciplinary, portfolio-based awards competition that identifies today’s vanguard of young creatives.  


Two talented creatives from Saudi Arabia and Turkey have been selected as finalists in The One Club for Creativity’s prestigious Young Guns 18 competition, celebrating international creative professionals age 30 or younger.

This year’s finalists from MENA are Meshal Aljaser, from Riyadh in film and Eylul Duranagac, creative director, Ouchhh Studio in Istanbul and Los Angeles, for other creative work.

Young Guns is the industry’s only international, cross-disciplinary, portfolio-based awards competition that identifies today’s vanguard of young creatives.  Submissions were received from more than 40 countries and judged by the diverse jury of 82 top creatives -- about half of whom are past YG winners -- from 32 countries.

This year’s winners will be announced at a special online event on Wednesday, November 18, 2020, details to be announced shortly.

All Young Guns winners will receive a unique version of the iconic Young Guns Cube, designed exclusively for this year’s incoming class, and have their permanent profile page added to the Young Guns website.  Winners also receive a complimentary one-year One Club for Creativity membership, permanent membership in the Young Guns network, a chance to be featured in Young Guns events and an assortment of career-boosting opportunities from Young Guns sponsors.

Young Guns 18 branding and design of the Cube award itself is recreated each year by a past Young Gun winner.  This year’s YG18 branding and award are designed by CONTINO, New York, founded by creative director and YG9 winner Jon Contino.   

The complete list of 83 Young Guns 18 finalists from 19 countries can be viewed here.