59th edition of the Cannes film festival
The 59th Cannes Film Festival was held from 17 to 28 May 2006. Twenty films from eleven countries competed for the Palme d'Or . The President of the Official selection Jury was Wong Kar-wai , the first Chinese director to preside over the jury.[3]
English director Ken Loach won the Palme d'Or with his movie The Wind That Shakes the Barley .[4] [5] [6] [7] This edition also marked the first time in three years that no American film, actor, actress, or filmmaker won any awards in Cannes.
The festival Opening Film was The Da Vinci Code , directed by Ron Howard .[8] Transylvania by Tony Gatlif was the Closing Film. Paris, je t'aime opened the Un Certain Regard section of the festival.[9]
2006 Un Certain Regard poster featuring an original drawing by Russian filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein .[10]
Juries The following people were appointed as juries in the various selection below:[11]
Main competition Wong Kar-wai , Hong Kong filmmaker - Jury PresidentMonica Bellucci , Italian actressHelena Bonham Carter , British actressSamuel L. Jackson , American actorPatrice Leconte , French actor, director and screenwriterLucrecia Martel , Argentinian filmmakerTim Roth , British actorElia Suleiman , Palestinian filmmakerZhang Ziyi , Chinese actress
Un Certain Regard Monte Hellman , American director - Jury PresidentLars-Olav Beier, German critic Maurizio Cabonat, Italian critic Jean-Pierre Lavoignat, French critic Marjane Satrapi , Iranian authorLaura Winters, American critic
Cinéfondation and Short Films Competition
Camera d'Or Jean-Pierre Dardenne , Belgian filmmaker - Jury Co-PresidentLuc Dardenne , Belgian filmmaker - Jury Co-PresidentNatacha Laurent, French director of the cinémathèque of Toulouse Frédéric Maire, Swiss president of Locarno Festival Luiz Carlos Merten, Brazilian critic Jean-Pierre Neyrac, French technician Alain Riou, French critic Jean-Paul Salomé , French directorJean-Louis Vialard, French cinematographer
Official Selection
Main Competition The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or:[2] The Palme d'Or winner has been highlighted .
Un Certain Regard The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard :[2]
2:37 by Murali K. Thalluri 977 by Nikolay Khomeriki Bled Number One by Rabah Ameur-ZaïmecheFrench California (La Californie ) by Jacques Fieschi Luxury Car by Wang Chao Murderers (Meurtrières ) by Patrick Grandperret The Page Turner (La Tourneuse de pages ) by Denis Dercourt Paraguayan Hammock (Hamaca paraguaya ) by Paz Encina Paris, je t'aime by Gurinder Chadha , Bruno Podalydès , Gus Van Sant , Coen brothers , Walter Salles , Daniela Thomas , Christopher Doyle , Isabel Coixet , Suwa Nobuhiro , Sylvain Chomet , Alfonso Cuarón , Olivier Assayas , Oliver Schmitz , Richard LaGravenese , Vincenzo Natali , Wes Craven , Tom Tykwer , Gérard Depardieu , Frédéric Auburtin , Alexander Payne Re-cycle (Gwaï wik ) by Oxide Pang & Danny Pang Retrieval (Z odzysku) by Sławomir Fabicki Salvador by Manuel Huerga A Scanner Darkly by Richard Linklater Serambi by Garin Nugroho , Tonny Trimarsanto, Viva Westi, Lianto LusenoSuburban Mayhem by Paul Goldman Taxidermia by György Pálfi Ten Canoes by Rolf de Heer To Get to Heaven, First You Have to Die (Bihisht faqat baroi murdagon ) by Jamshed Usmonov The Unforgiven (Yongseobadji mothan ja ) by Yoon Jong-bin Uro by Stefan Faldbakken The Violin (El violin ) by Francisco VargasThe Way I Spent the End of the World (Cum mi-am petrecut sfârşitul lumii ) by Cătălin Mitulescu The Wedding Director (Il regista di matrimoni ) by Marco Bellocchio You Am I by Kristijonas Vildziunas
Films out of competition The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:[2]
Cinéfondation The following short films were selected for the competition of Cinéfondation :[2]
Doorman by Etienne KallosEen ingewikkeld verhaal, eenvoudig verteld by Jaap van HeusdenElastinen parturi by Milla NybondasEmile's Girlfriend (Ha'chavera shell Emile ) by Nadav Lapid Even Kids Started Small by Yaniv BermanFirn by Axel KoenzenGe & Zeta by Gustavo RietUne goutte d'eau by Deniz Gamze Ergüven Graceland by Anocha Suwichakornpong Hunde by Matthias HuserJaba by Andreas BolmJustiça ao insulto by Bruno JorgeMother by Siân Heder Mr. Schwartz, Mr. Hazen & Mr. Horlocker by Stefan MuellerSnow by Dustin Feneley Tetris by Anirban DattaLe virus by Ágnes Kocsis
Short film competition The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or :[2]
Banquise by Cédric Louis, Claude Barras Conte de quartier by Florence MiailheFilm noir by Osbert ParkerNature's Way by Jane ShearerO monstro by Eduardo ValenteOngeriewe by Robin KleinsmidtPoyraz by Belma BasPrimera nieve by Pablo AgueroSexy Thing by Denie Pentecost Sniffer by Bobbie Peers
Cannes Classics The Cannes Classics section highlights heritage cinema, re-discovered films, restored prints and theatrical, television or DVD releases of great films of the past.[12]
Documentaries about Cinema [12]
Il était une fois...Rome ville ouverte by Marie Genin, Serge July John Ford / John Wayne: The Filmmaker and the Legend by Sam PollardMarcello, una vita dolce by Annarosa Morri, Mario CanaleRestored prints [14]
Parallel sections
International Critics' Week The following films were screened for the 45th International Critics' Week (45e Semaine de la Critique):[15]
Feature film competition
Short film competition
Directors' Fortnight The following films were screened for the 2006 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):[16]
Short films The Aluminum Fowl by James ClauerBugcrush by Carter Smith By the Kiss by Yann Gonzalez Dans le rang by Cyprien VialL'Étoile de mer by Sophie LetourneurMenged by Daniel Taye WorkouRapace by João NicolauUn rat by Bosilka SimonovitchSepohon Rambutan indah kepunyaanku di tanjung rambutan by Bin HajiSaari U-WeiLe Soleil et la mort voyagent ensemble by Frank BeauvaisWong Kar-wai , 2006 Jury PresidentKen Loach , winner of the Palme d'Or at the event.Bruno Dumont , Gran Prix winner
Official awards The following films and people received the 2006 Official selection awards:[17] [4]
Main Competition
Un Certain Regard
Cinéfondation First Prize : Ge & Zeta by Gustavo RietSecond Prize : Mr. Schwartz, Mr. Hazen & Mr. Horlocker by Stefan MuellerThird Prize :
Caméra d'Or
Short Films Competition Short Film Palme d'Or : Sniffer by Bobbie PeersJury Prize : Primera nieve by Pablo AgueroSpecial Mention : Conte de quartier by Florence Miailhe
Independent Awards
FIPRESCI Prizes
Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
Award of the Youth
Critics' Week
Directors' Fortnight
Prix François Chalais The members of the jury for the 2006 Official Selection competition
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Media INA: List of winners of the 2006 Festival (commentary in French)
External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2006 Cannes Film Festival .