Tanna (film)

Tanna
Film poster
Directed byMartin Butler
Bentley Dean[1]
Screenplay byMartin Butler
Bentley Dean
John Collee[2]
Produced byCarolyn Johnson
Bentley Dean
Martin Butler[3]
StarringMarie Wawa
Mungau Dain
CinematographyBentley Dean[4]
Edited byTania Nehme[2]
Music byAntony Partos[5]
Distributed byLightyear Entertainment
Release date
  • 7 September 2015 (2015-09-07) (Venice)
Running time
100 minutes
CountriesAustralia
Vanuatu
LanguageSouthwest Tanna
Box office$69,961[6]

Tanna is a 2015 Australian-Ni-Vanuatu[4] film set on the island of Tanna in the South Pacific, depicting the true story of a couple who decided to marry for love, rather than obey their parents' wishes.[7] Starring Marie Wawa and Mungau Dain, the film is based on an actual marriage dispute.[8]

Tanna was the first film to be shot entirely on location in Vanuatu.[9] The film won the Audience Award Pietro Barzisa at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival.[10] It was selected as the Australian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards,[8][11] and was nominated for the award in January 2017, the first time Australia's submission received a nomination[12]

  1. ^ "Australian movie Tanna wins two major awards at Venice film festival". the Guardian.
  2. ^ a b Maricris Faderugao (5 November 2015). "'Tanna' brings Vanuatu's Shakespearean tale to Australia". International Business Times AU.
  3. ^ Screenaustralia.gov.au
  4. ^ a b "Tanna – Adelaide Film Festival 2015". adelaidefilmfestival.org. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017.
  5. ^ Richard Kuipers (9 September 2015). "'Tanna' Review: The First Film Shot in Vanuatu – Variety". Variety. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Tanna (2015) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  7. ^ Luke Buckmaster (5 November 2015). "Tanna review – volcanic South Pacific love story shot entirely in Vanuatu". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  8. ^ a b "Australia selects 'Tanna' as foreign-language Oscar contender". SBS. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  9. ^ Harmon, Steph (6 January 2019). "Mungau Dain, Tanna star and 'Vanuatu's Brad Pitt', dies after untreated leg infection". Guardian Australia. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  10. ^ Settimana Internazionale della Critica. "All Awards 2015 announced: Audience Award Pietro Barzisa to Tanna by Bentley Dean and Martin Butler". sicvenezia.it. Archived from the original on 1 June 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  11. ^ Frater, Patrick (23 August 2016). "Australia Selects 'Tanna' as Foreign-Language Oscar Contender". Variety. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  12. ^ Samuelson, Kate (24 January 2017). "Here Are the 2017 Oscar Nominations". Time. Retrieved 24 January 2017.