ABSTRACT
The film offers a striking case to discuss the intricate relations between film festivals and World Cinema. Tanna premiered at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival in 2015 as part of the International Critics Week, where it collected a prize for Best Cinematography and the Audience Award. Festivals played a key role in generating new waves. Often the national cinemas being discovered under the umbrella term of "wave" had been overlooked at home, either because they failed to appeal to popular taste or because of issues with censorship. Festivals in these cases offered international recognition that could lead to art house circulation. The case of Tanna lends itself very well to scrutinising how World Cinema—and non-Western cinema in particular—is framed for festival circulation. Tanna's successful circulation on the festival circuit originates in modern man's desire to experience a sense of authenticity.
