Invasion moustiques documentary wins an award at the Films & Companies festival in La Baule

Over the past year, the documentary Invasion moustiques, directed by Patrice Desenne and Frédéric Létang and co-produced by Grand Angle, the French Research Institute for Development (IRD) and the Institut Pasteur – first broadcast in June 2016 on France 5 – has made its way around the world. After being broadcast in several European countries, it was shown in China, Japan and the United States.

The 52-minute film features the work of Anna-Bella Failloux and the teams at the Institut Pasteur in Cambodia (IPC). Didier Fontenille, Director of the IPC, served as scientific advisor.

Given the role of Invasion moustiques as a public interest documentary, it was entered into the "Films & Companies" festival in La Baule, an annual event for stakeholders in institutional and corporate communications that involves a film competition, an "innovation village" and networking opportunities. Each year, this competition promotes the best audiovisual productions created by companies and institutions. Some 400 people from the world of media and communications attended this year's edition, which ran from May 30 to June 1, 2017.

Around 200 films were presented, and an award ceremony was held to honor the most creative films in eleven categories.

The judging panel decided to award the bronze trophy to the film Invasion moustiques in the category "Communication in the public interest" (i.e. public interest documentaries or reports jointly produced by companies, organizations or institutions and aimed at the general public).

A summary of the documentary:

In Brazil, Africa, South-East Asia and southern Europe, four mosquito species are spreading dangerous viruses and parasites to humans. As vectors for dengue, malaria and other infectious diseases, they use climate change, population movements and mass transportation to their advantage to expand their geographical range. They resist strategies introduced by humans to protect themselves. But there are scientists working in the field, experimenting with new and often surprising techniques to combat them.