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Tanna, Vanuatu

Sunday, February 19, 2017 - 16:49.  Updated on Tuesday, February 21, 2017 - 19:26.

Oscar nomination for 'Tanna" a Pacific Islands Romeo and Juliet. 2017

A film from Vanuatu called "Tanna" has been nominated for Best Foreign Language Film [2] in the upcoming Academy Awards next Sunday, February 26. 

Tanna is a romance movie set on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu. The movie follows the story of a boy and girl from Vanuatu who decide to marry despite their parent's disapproval. Tanna has been described as the Pacific Islands version of Romeo and Juliet.

The movie was shot entirely in Vanuatu and in the native languages of Nauvhal and Nafe. The main actors, Marie Wawa and Mungau Dain, were locally casted. 

The movie has already won numerous awards including the Audience Award Pietro Barzisa at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival [3], Best Foreign Film at the African-American Film Critics Association [4], and Best Original Music Score [5] at the AACTA Awards.

Meanwhile, Disney's "Moana" has also been nominated for an Oscar, for best Animated Film.

"Tanna"
Pacific Islands [6]
Vanuatu [7]
Tanna [8]
arts and entertainment [9]
Oscars [10]
Best foreign language film nominee [11]
Oscar nomination [12]
Academy Awards [13]
Pacific Islands [14]

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