BOMB IRAN

TitleBOMB IRAN
BrandNEW ZEALAND RADIO NETWORK
Product / ServiceRADIO HAURAKI
CategoryC01. Viral Video
EntrantWHYBIN\TBWA Auckland, NEW ZEALAND
Entrant Company:WHYBIN\TBWA Auckland, NEW ZEALAND
Advertising/Web Design Agency:WHYBIN\TBWA Auckland, NEW ZEALAND

Credits

Name Company Position
Andy Blood Whybin TBWA\Auckland Executive Creative Director
Connan James Whybin TBWA\Auckland Creative Director
Craig Farndale Whybin TBWA\Auckland Creative Director
Sarah Osbourne Whybin TBWA\Auckland Account Head
Mark Paisey Whybin TBWA\Auckland Production
Shereen O'Donnell Whybin TBWA\Auckland Group Account Director
Teresa Wong Whybin TBWA\Auckland Account Director
Marg Slater Whybin TBWA\Auckland Producer
Ross Howard Whybin TBWA\Tequila\Auckland Digital Creative Director
Craig Jackson Play Studio Director
Cam Spath Play Studio Producer
Clive Broughton Digipost Sound Engineer

Brief Explanation

Xmas 2010: via online proxy ‘Vidileaks’ we seeded footage of a covert US Psy Ops expedition in Iran. It showed ‘Heavy Metal’ poisoning. Of the Rock ‘n’ Roll kind. Because in 2005, the President of Iran banned rock music, and we violently disagree with that act. It hit the radar of 30 000 + people around the world via twitter and then was picked up by video sharing sites in Pakistan, India, China, Japan, & the USA. People believed the film was true. And shared it to youtube & facebook, where it turned up on The Onion, and Comedy Central.