The Australian High Commission and Vanuatu Broadcasting and Television Corporation (VBTC) first launched Namatan in 2012.
Namatan was established to give the people of Vanuatu an opportunity to express their ideas and creativity through film. That first year finalists' films were screened to over 2000 people around the country.
In 2013 Air Vanuatu joined the Namatan team and the reach of the festival extended to an audience of over 3000 people in four provinces.
In 2014 Namatan is back. It promises to be even bigger and better, with interest in the festival strong, particularly among ni-Vanuatu youth.

Each film must contain the 2014 unique item - a boomerang - which is a 10,000 year-old indigenous Australian icon that was traditionally used for hunting. The boomerang was chosen this year to symbolise that what you send out into the world comes back to you.

For the terms and conditions of entry, registration forms for the training program and entry forms for the festival, please visit the VBTC office or the Australian High Commission's website:
http://www.vanuatu.highcommission.gov.au/pvla/events.html.

Monday 28 April WAN SMOL BAG + Seaside, Efate
Tuesday 29 April Lenakel, Tanna
Tafea Kaljoral Senta, Tanna

Wan Smolbag Yut Senta, Port Vila
Wednesday 30 April Freswota, Efate
Thursday 1 May Hog Harbour Secondary School, Santo
Matevulu College, Santo
Unity Park, Luganville, Santo
Tanoliu, Efate
Friday 2 May Luganville, Santo
Monday 5 May Ohlen, Efate
Tuesday 6 May Mele, Efate
Wednesday 7 May Epau, Efate
Thursday 8 May Emua, Efate
Monday 12 May Pango, Efate
Tuesday 13 May Mangaliliu, Efate
Thursday 15 May FINALE - Seafront Stage, Port Vila, Efate