'Dune,' a science-fiction epic filmed in Abu Dhabi, is also nominated in the fantasy feature film category.
The 26th Art Directors Guild Awards has nominated an advertisement for Saudi Arabia’s megacity Neom entitled Made to Change.
The live in-person event, scheduled to be held on March 5 in Los Angeles, honours production design in theatrical motion pictures, music videos, animated feature films, television shows and commercials.
The 90-second video shows how the $500bn smart city in the Tabuk Province of northwestern Saudi Arabia will accelerate the human drive for progress through technology, energy, sustainability, mobility and more.
The commercial’s production designer is François Audouy.
Among the nominees for the commercials category are Gucci (Aria), Apple Music (Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever), and Apple (Saving Simon Shot on iPhone 13 Pro, Introducing iPhone 13 Pro)
Dune, the science-fiction epic shot in Abu Dhabi, earned recognition in the fantasy feature film category, alongside Cruella, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Ghostbusters: Afterlife and The Green Knight.
