Yap Film’s Mosquito doc scoops awards

The 62-minute film reveals the health threats posed around the world by the tiny insect.

The world’s deadliest creature is no bigger than a thumbnail. That’s the alarming reality laid bare in Mosquito , a Yap Films documentary for Discovery Channel. The 62-minute film reveals the health threats posed around the world by the tiny insect.

Filmed across four continents, including in Brazil, which at the time was at the center of the headline-grabbing zika crisis, Mosquito was a ratings hit when it broadcast across the Discovery network in July 2017. It has gone on to scoop a number of nominations and awards, and Story Productions is proud to have played a role behind the scenes before and during the Brazil shoots.

• Two Golden Sheaf Awards in the Documentary Science/Nature/Technology as well as Research categories at Yorkton Film Festival’s Golden Sheaf Awards in May 2018
• Best Environmental & Wildlife Program at Banff World Media Festival’s Rockie Awards Program Competition in June 2018
• A finalist in the Changing Planet category at the 2018 Jackson Hole Science Media Awards.

Story Productions provided the Yap Films production team with location recces in Brazil, drone footage, ANCINE authorization for the Yap crew, transport and private security throughout the shoot, as well as researching and sourcing interviewees. Two bilingual fixers provided language and logistical support throughout filming. Read our case study about Mosquito.

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