ONE and iStockphoto Annnounce Results of Zooppa Contest

WASHINGTON—NEW YORK—CALGARY — After hundreds of submissions from artists and activists around the world, ONE and iStockphoto are pleased to announce the winners of the ‘ONE Thing We Agree On’ contest hosted on the multimedia platform, Zooppa.com.

The challenge was for creative minds to develop a video or print piece that showcases rivals uniting to fight issues such as poverty, famine and disease. Entrants were encouraged to think outside the box and submit in-your-face, edgy, fun and/or funny briefs.

The winners were chosen by a team of judges that included Jesse Dylan, Founder of Wondros; America Ferrera, actress and activist; Tom Freston, ONE Chairman of the Board and former CEO of Viacom and MTV Networks; Andrew Saunders, Getty Images Senior Vice President of Creative Imagery and Product Development; and Jeff Davidoff, ONE Chief Marketing Officer.

Twelve winners in total – six print winners and six video winners – are sharing $20,000 dollars and 35,000 free credits from iStockphoto.

Without further delay, here are the first two winners in Print:
— Gayfox
— Amy Nichols

… and in Video:
— Mike Darling
— MyMediaGuy

Check the ONE blog for the winning submissions.

About ONE
ONE is a global advocacy and campaigning organization co-founded by Bono and backed by more than 3 million people from around the world dedicated to fighting extreme poverty and preventable disease, particularly in Africa. For more information please visit www.ONE.org.

About iStockphoto
iStockphoto offers easy, affordable inspiration with millions of vetted, royalty-free photos, illustrations, videos and audio tracks. Using the most advanced search in the business, customers download a file every second from a collection of more than ten million files for business, marketing and personal projects. iStockphoto started in 2000, pioneering the micropayment photography business model, and has become one of the most successful and profitable user-generated content sites in the world. iStockphoto pays out more than $1.7 million weekly in artist royalties. iStockphoto is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Getty Images.

About Zooppa
Zooppa.com is the world’s leading creative crowdsourcing platform. Over 100 leading brands and their agencies work with Zooppa to create fresh, on-brief content, including videos, prints, music and concepts. Zooppa is based in Seattle with 200,000 members around the world.