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The film tells the story of a giant mosquito
from Planet Endfly, who finds a crack in a black hole in space and comes to
Planet Earth. When he comes to Ribeirão Preto, a city that is experiencing an
epidemic of the same mosquito, because of the excess of still water, he
promotes chaos. His bite is deadly, it's not like the normal mosquito. His
giant stinger kills the person's immediately, however, its venom takes effect.
The dead turn into zombie-mosquitos and attack the city's population. In the
story there are several characters. The mosquito goes through numerous funny
situations because of his personalities. Mad scientist, drag queen in the
adaptation process, frenzy in sorority, clumsy soldier, sensual colonel, two
crazy hippies, space warrior, among others. All this washed down with very
black humor, blood and some sensuality.
CURIOSITIES:
01-
The project started in August 2012 and has the support of the most important
film critic in Brasil: Rubens Ewald Filho. "There is a space for this kind
of motion picture - according to the critic. The movies are in high mood and
the audience that is enjoying a good tribute to B horror movies from the 80s
are many."
02-
The script and the direction are made by the twin brothers André and Marcos de
Castro. Journalists, cinema critics, specializing in semiotics and cinema in
general. Frequently, the brothers work with culture incentive laws, having
produced and directed a short documentary film about the postmodern cinema of
Brian De Palma and Alfred Hitchcock: HITCHCOCK Vs DE PALMA - TRIBUTE TO THE
PLAGIARISM: A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE SIMILARITIES BETWEEN “PSYCHO” AND “DRESSED
TO KILL”, and a short found footage horror zombie movie called DEAD LIVING
LIVING DEAD, which was accepted for the Short Film Corner at the Cannes
International Film Festival 2015.
03-DIEGO QUERZOLI: With work performance in the US and Brazil, conducted projects
for Guess, Victoria's Secret, Apple, for magazines Elle and Vogue and was
co-responsible for Sao Paulo Fashion Film festival, patronage and supported by
RED Digital Cinema (camera used to shooting the project MOSQUITOID - original
title: The Mosquito Alien – Nights of “Terror”), one of the most important
brands of today's cameras. In 2012/13 made advertising films for Honda Motors
in Brazil. He is also helping to develop and integrate VR technology with
traditional films. Currently he shoots pieces for fashion brands around the
world.
04-
AGNALDO BUENO - NO LIMITS STUNTS: ACTION STUNTS will be responsible for the
action scenes in the project MOSQUITOID (original title: The Mosquito Alien –
Nights of "Terror"), coordinated by Agnaldo Bueno, stuntman and stunt
coordinator for 18 years. The company offers professionalism, planning and
quality development in action and chase scenes. The company has been involved
in THE EXPENDABLES alongside Sylvester Stallone and FAST 5 alongside Vin Diesel
and Paul Walker.
05-
The entire team of the film is composed by professionals who made an effort in
completing this project, coordinated by André and Marcos de Castro. The cast
have some national celebrities, but most are talented actors from the city of
Ribeirão Preto, who have worked with theater, television and short films.
06- The
project MOSQUITOID (original title: The Mosquito Alien - Nights of
"Terror"), is completed with the same formula as Quentin Tarantino
and Robert Rodriguez used in 2006 in the movie GRINDHOUSE (One ticket and two
films - "Planet Terror" and "Death Proof"). With this
project, a tribute to José Mojica Marins, the famous “Coffin Joe” and his
former hit show CINE TRASH. The feature film MOSQUITOID, will be a display
inside the Cine Trash program. With all this, the feature film will bring back
the figure of one of the most fascinating artists from the Brazilian cinema
genre of the 1960s.
THE OPENING OF THE ORIGINAL PROGRAM: It will be the same for the film!
In the GALLERY, you can see the program schedule in 1996.
07-
The ambiance, photography, design, color, customs and costumes, will perform a
tribute to the 80’s: time reign of horror movies and their sub-genres: B
horror, slasher movie, horror with humor and American beach comedies.
08-
The project has Kapel Furman as coordinator of special effects. Kapel has
worked with animation, direction and technical effects for numerous national
and international films: In the United States: ABCs OF DEATH 2 - SEGMENT J
(2014), THE GAINESVILLE RIPPER (2010), among others and in Brazil, movies like:
Devil's Reincarnation (2008) and Beyond the Grave (2010) among many others.
Recently he participated in the program CineLab, displayed by Universal
Channel, about special effects in feature horror films.
09- MOSQUITOID (original title: The Mosquito Alien
- Nights of "Terror"), was pre-selected for the 67th Carte Blanche
section at Locarno Film Festival, Switzerland. The Carte Blanche session was
destined for Brazilian films in post-production.
10- The project MOSQUITOID (original title: The
Mosquito Alien - Nights of "Terror"), already has a distribution
contract with PANDORA FILMS for the exhibition in cinemas and digital platforms
in Brazil.
11- In
the second part of the film MOSQUITOID, the project will bring Brazilian
audiovisual students, who will be assisted by excellent professionals, each in
their audiovisual technical area (shooting, photography and post-production),
for its execution. Recordings will be part of the completion of course work for
students. They will get a certificate in audiovisual work, allowing and
encouraging the Brazilian audiovisual student.
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Movies used as script reference: PRIVATE RESORT (1985), MIDNIGHT MADNESS
(1980), ELVIRA – MISTRESS OF THE DARK (1988), THE BLOB (1988), HOLLYWOOD
CHAINSAW HOOKERS (1988), EMPIRE OF THE ANTS (1977), THE INVASION OF THE GIANT
SPIDER (1975), BURIAL GROUND (1981), DEMONS 1 AND 2 (1985-1986), BLOW OUT
(1981)…
COUNTERPART:
The actors and actresses in the film, agreed to
make a video for Iphone saying how to combat the real mosquito inside your
home. The videos will be part of the social networking and will be released by
the film fan page to reach a possible national level. The slogan will be:
MOSQUITO ONLY IN THE CINEMA, NEVER IN MY HOUSE! Promoting a campaign against
the epidemic of this mosquito in Brazil.
Risks and challenges
We are here to request financial
support from all of you to finish the movie MOSQUITOID (original title: The
Mosquito Alien - Nights of "Terror"), which is sure to be a great
project for the cinema.
With this project, which already has
30% of its script shot; we will bring innovation to what is called the
"new cinema". A new way to make movies where many, many people will
be helped to realize this dream too. I believe the desire to help many others
came from the difficulty we are facing in order to put this film through...
make this project find its place under the sun.
Last year, we unfortunately were not
covered by the Cinema Sector Fund in Brazil. They denied the money. The
resources in Brazil are not for trash/grindhouse movies with humor. Everyone
loves what is already filmed. But it is hard to finish the film. We have been
on this project since August 2012, but we have faith and hope in this project.
Especially with new tactics that the project will achieve.
We want to honor trash movies; we
want to show to the resource programs a great trash movie and the former producing
a true masterpiece of trash.
Only you guys, who always believed
in the film genre, can help us. I need help because Brazil does not support the
horror/trash/grindhouse movies. So, I thought that the United States (a country
that has always supported the horror movies), could help me.
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PROJECT - The Impact
This project finally met itself. The
campaign Indiegogo comes to give a new direction for this film that certainly
will be remembered in Brazil.
The project in 2014 was found lost.
It went through many trials and storms. But given the ethics and honesty that
will always triumph over the bad things, the project again finds its way. The
production returns as a beautiful and unforgettable movie hero. We can compare
this triumphant return with the character of Channing Tatum in the movie
"Fighting", 2009.
We have several rewards: from a
'thank you' to great gifts. Of course, for the greatest donation, a wonderful
gift with the support of the Rio Film Commission.
GEEK-NERD-HORROR-FANS ANDRÉ & MARCOS DE CASTRO:
We are here to ask for your
financial support, so we can finish this movie. We already have 30% of the
project filmed, but the production of B movies, terror and trash here in Brazil
cannot get support or financial backing. That’s why we are here asking for help
to the land of opportunity so that we can reach our goal. Come fight on our
side, because you who know the true meaning of the words
horror-movies-in-cinema-are- guaranteed-success, then my friends, show it to
Brazil at the box office.
We are asking everybody, especially
horror movie fans. For what? Well ... so that we can show that the union of
horror lovers can even cross boundaries. Just as you will help us, we will also
help other people, by bringing audiovisual students into the project, who will
work side by side with excellent professionals in order to put their knowledge
into practice.
This will to help with this project
comes from the difficulty that we both are facing in carrying out the movie...
In addition, the project also aims to raise awareness about a disease that
kills hundreds of people each year in Brazil, dengue fever. My friends, this
film was developed and written based on how the movie GRINDHOUSE was built in
2006, and it is full of references to North American horror and humor films
from the 80s, which you already know very well. These films are our references,
our influences.
This
fight is ours, come fight with us too, you will have great laughs with the film
and will also feel a little scared, but the fact is, you will have fun and a
lot of it with the movie MOSQUITOID .
The
twins Marcos and Andre de Castro, writers and directors of the "MOSQUITOID" were in a great style for the Cannes Film Festival (2015). Dressing identical
and similar with Freddy Krueger they were noticed in every corner. Even the
North American celebrity John C. Reilly asked to take a picture with them and
one famous blogger put their photo in evidence on his social network. The
producers, accompanied by two other women, producers too, had the opportunity
to exchange contacts, share experiences and finally living the proposal of the
Short Film Corner, which is open ways to new filmmakers in the international
market.
FUNDING - What We Need & What You Get
Initially, we intend
with this campaign to raise the value of $ 400,000. However, if the project
achieve raise the minimum value of $ 100,000, the team will be able to develop
the project, negotiating with the crew a new value for the budget suits
collected amount.
If the
project fails to reach its minimum value of $ 100,000, the production team
ensures that will carry out with the final amount collected. The director will
be in charge of making exchange and partnership with several staff members in
order to reduce the total project amount. But we want to make it clear that the
project will only achieve a level of adequate quality, if it raises the minimum
value of $ 100,000.
Other Ways You Can Help
There are
other ways to cooperate with the project if it is not possible the donation.
Please help our campaign sharing on your social networks and commenting with
friends and colleagues. If you know of any producer who works with gender
movies and horror films, please, comment on the campaign of the film
"MOSQUITOID" or send the link to them.
IMPORTANT:
The project (MOSQUITOID) has been accepted by the Audiovisual Secretariat - Ministry of Culture of Brazil - accepted as project and published in the Official Gazette, under code number 152865.
$ 5 or Euros - Thank you very much for supporting independent cinema.
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CONGRATULATIONS!
$10 USD
$ 10 or Euros - The team thanks from the heart for your help. We will leave a "thank you" in your facebook page, site or blog and you will win a bumper sticker.
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MORE GIFTS!
$20 USD
$ 30 or Euros - Thank you very much. You are great. We will leave a "thank you" in your facebook page, site or blog and you will win a bumper sticker, key chain and a small mosquito doll.
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THE SCRIPT
$30 USD
$ 30 or Euros - Thank you very much. You are great. We will leave a "thank you" in your facebook page, site or blog and you will win a bumper sticker, key chain and a small mosquito doll and a script signed by the DeCastro brothers in PDF.
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T-SHIRT AND PHOTO – WOW!
$50 USD
$ 50 or Euros - We love to give gifts. You will receive a "Thank you in your facebook page, site or blog, a script signed by the DeCastro brothers in PDF, a small doll, an autographed photo of our team, telling you "You helped make the mosquito happen" and a T-shirt. ATTENTION: (The T-shirt will be given to the first 50 donors)!
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V.I.P.
$75 USD
$ 75 or Euros - At each deposit the gifts are increasing: a 'Thank you in your facebook page, site or blog, a script signed by the DeCastro brothers, an autographed photo from our team telling you, "You helped make it happen," a T-shirt and a wonderful poster of Brazilian horror idol, Coffin Joe and a link to the movie download.
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COOL – SO MANY GIFTS!
$100 USD
$ 100 or Euros - A thank you in your facebook page, site or blog, an autographed photo from our team telling you "You helped make it happen" a Brazilian horror idol poster: Coffin Joe, a script signed by the DeCastro brothers, a t-shirt, a cap and the DVD from MOSQUITOID! And more: a bumper sticker, key chain and small mosquito doll.
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NEW SURPRISES
$200 USD
$ 200 or Euros - Special thanks in the final credits, a private email or phone message everyday on the set from the Dr Castro brothers. MOSQUITOID night crew T-shirts, the DVD from MOSQUITOID! And the Original concept artwork.
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ATTENTION: (The Concept artwork will be given to the first 50 donors)!
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GREAT: YOUR NAME IN THE FILM!
$300 USD
$ 300 or Euros - 300 associate producer a prop from the film
A thank you in your facebook page, site or blog, the name in (Associate Producer) of the movie, an autographed photo from our team telling you "You helped make it happen", a Brazilian horror idol poster, Coffin Joe, the script of MOSQUITOID movie, a cap and T-shirt personalized from MOSQUITOID and a link to the movie download.
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A CAMEO
$500 USD
$ 500 or Euros - Your face somewhere in the picture (could be a photo, voice, a cameo) and more: a "Thank you" in your facebook page, site or blog, the name in (Associate Producer) of the movie, an autographed photo from our team telling you "You helped make it happen", a Brazilian horror idol poster, Coffin Joe, the script of MOSQUITOID movie, the original poster from MOSQUITO ID, MOSQUITOID night crew T-shirts and the DVD from MOSQUITOID!
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ALL THE GIFTS
$1,000 USD
$ 1,000 or euros - You are one of the Co-Producers and all the gifts: 'Thank you in your facebook page, site or blog, a script signed by the DeCastro brothers, an autographed photo from our team telling you, "You helped make it happen," a wonderful poster of Brazilian horror idol, Coffin Joe, T-shirt and a cap personalized from MOSQUITOID, a small mosquito doll, the DVD from the movie and the original concept artwork.
ATTENTION: (The T-shirt will be given to the first 25 donors)!
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Mr. or Mrs. EXECUTIVE!
$3,000 USD
$ 3,000 or Euros - You are an Executive Producer, a trip to the premiere and more: Thank you in your facebook page, site or blog, a script signed by the DeCastro brothers, an autographed photo from our team telling you, "You helped make it happen," a wonderful poster of Brazilian horror idol, Coffin Joe, T-shirt and a cap personalized from MOSQUITOID, a small mosquito doll, the DVD from the movie and the original concept artwork.
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GUARDIAN ANGEL OF THIS PROJECT
$20,000 USD
$ 20.000 or Euros - A trip to watch the parade of samba schools live at the Sambódromo for one day in Rio de Janeiro, during Brazilian carnival (including: tickets, transportation, accommodations and meals accompanied by members of MOSQUITOID.
ATTENTION: (Only 5 people)!