56th Berlin International Film Festival
 Festival poster | |
| Opening film | Snow Cake |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid |
| Location | Berlin, Germany |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Awards | Golden Bear (Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams) |
| No. of films | 360 films[1] |
| Festival date | 9–19 February 2006 |
| Website | Website |
The 56th Berlin International Film Festival was held from 9 to 19 February 2006.[2] The festival opened with Snow Cake by Marc Evans.[3] Digitally restored version of Sam Peckinpah's 1972 film Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid served as the closing film.[4] British actress Charlotte Rampling was selected as the head of the jury.[5] The Golden Bear was awarded to Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams directed by Jasmila Žbanić.[6]
The retrospective was dedicated to the film actresses of 1950s, titled Dream Girls. Film Stars in the 1950s was shown at the festival.[7] More than 186,000 tickets were sold at the festival with visitors from 120 countries, including 3,800 journalists, attended the festival.[8]
Jury[]
Charlotte Rampling, Jury President
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[9]
International Jury
- Charlotte Rampling, actress (United Kingdom) - Jury President
- Matthew Barney, director and multimedia artist (United States)
- Yash Chopra, director and producer (India)
- Marleen Gorris, director (Netherlands)
- Janusz Kamiński, director of photography (Poland)
- Armin Mueller-Stahl, actor (Germany)
- Fred Roos, producer (United States)
- Lee Young-ae, actress (South Korea)
Best First Feature Award Jury
- Valentina Cervi, actress (Italy)
- Goran Paskaljević, director (Serbia and Montenegro)
- Hans Weingartner, director and producer (Austria)
International Short Film Jury
- , producer (Spain)
- Florian Gallenberger, director and screenwriter (Germany)
- , producer (South Korea)
In competition[]
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[1]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Prairie Home Companion | A Prairie Home Companion | Robert Altman | USA |
| Candy | Candy | Neil Armfield | Australia |
| The Free Will | Der freie Wille | Matthias Glasner | Germany |
| The Minder | El custodio | Rodrigo Moreno | Argentina, France, Germany |
| Atomised | Elementarteilchen | Oskar Roehler | Germany |
| A Soap | En Soap | Pernille Fischer Christensen | Denmark, Sweden |
| Find Me Guilty | Find Me Guilty | Sidney Lumet | USA |
| Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams | Grbavica | Jasmila Žbanić | Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany |
| Invisible Waves | คำพิพากษาของมหาสมุทร | Pen-Ek Ratanaruang | Netherlands, Thailand, Hong Kong |
| Isabella | 伊莎貝拉 | Pang Ho-cheung | Hong Kong, China |
| Comedy of Power | L'ivresse du pouvoir | Claude Chabrol | France, Germany |
| Offside | آفساید | Jafar Panahi | Iran |
| Requiem | Requiem | Hans-Christian Schmid | Germany |
| Romanzo Criminale | Michele Placido | Italy, UK, France | |
| Longing | Sehnsucht | Valeska Grisebach | Germany |
| Slumming | Slumming | Michael Glawogger | Austria, Switzerland |
| Snow Cake | Snow Cake | Marc Evans | UK, Canada |
| The Road to Guantanamo | The Road to Guantanamo | Michael Winterbottom, Mat Whitecross | UK |
| It's Winter | Zemestan | Rafi Pitts | Iran |
Key[]
† Winner of the main award for best film in its section The opening and closing films are screened during the opening and closing ceremonies respectively.
Awards[]
Jasmila Žbanić, winner of the Golden Bear at the festival
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[6][10]
- Golden Berlin Bear:
- Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams by Jasmila Žbanić
- Best Short Film – by Jonas Odell
- Silver Berlin Bear:
- Best Film Music – Isabella by Peter Kam
- Best Actor – Moritz Bleibtreu for The Elementary Particles
- Best Actress – Sandra Hüller for Requiem
- Best Director – Michael Winterbottom & Mat Whitecross for The Road to Guantanamo
- Best Short Film – by
- Outstanding Artistic Contribution – Jürgen Vogel for The Free Will
- Jury Grand Prix – En soap by Pernille Fischer Christensen
- Honorable Mention:
- Short Film – Maryam Keshavarz for
- Honorary Golden Berlin Bear:
- Berlinale Camera:
- Best Debut Film:
- En soap by Pernille Fischer Christensen (director) & (producer)
- Panorama Audience Award:
- Tomer Heymann for Paper Dolls
- Short Film – Talya Lavie for The Substitute
- Crystal Bear:
- Best Short Film – for Never an Absolution
- Best Feature Film – Niels Arden Oplev for We Shall Overcome
- 14Plus: Best Feature Film – Henry Meyer for
- Crystal Bear – Special Mention:
- Best Short Film: for
- Best Feature Film: Auraeus Solito for The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros
- 14Plus: Best Feature Film: Claude Gagnon for Kamataki
- Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk Grand Prix:
- Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk – Special Award:
- by
- Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk – Special Mention:
- Best Short Film – by
- Best Feature Film – by Dorota Kędzierzawska
- Teddy:
- Best Short Film – by Maryam Keshavarz
- Best Documentary Film – Beyond Hatred by
- Best Feature Film – The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros by Auraeus Solito
- Teddy Jury Award:
- for Combat
- FIPRSECI Prize:
- Competition – Requiem by Hans-Christian Schmid
- Forum of New Cinema – So Yong Kim for In Between Days
- Panorama – Knallhart by Detlev Buck
- Prize of the Ecumenical Jury:
- Competition – by Jasmila Žbanić
- Forum of New Cinema – Conversations on a Sunday Afternoon by
- Panorama – The Collector by Feliks Falk
- C.I.C.A.E. Award:
- Forum of New Cinema – Close to Home by
- Panorama – Zhang Yuan for Little Red Flowers
- Netpac Award:
- Dear Pyongyang by Yong-hi Yang
- Prix UIP Berlin:
- by
- Alfred Bauer Prize:
- Rodrigo Moreno for
- Label Europa Cinemas:
- Detlev Buck for Knallhart
- Caligari Film Award:
- Ben Hopkins for
- DIALOGUE en Perspective:
- DIALOGUE en Perspective – Special Mention:
- for Wholetrain
- Talent Movie of the Week:
- for
- Berlin Today Award:
- for
- Score Competition:
- Manfred Salzgeber Award:
- Panorama Short Film Award:
- Tala Hadid for
- DAAD Short Film Award:
- for Swanettes
- Peace Film Award:
- Jasmila Žbanić for
- Amnesty International Film Prize:
- for
- Wolfgang Staudte Award:
- Tizza Covi for
- Prize of the Guild of German Art House Cinemas:
- Femina-Film-Prize:
- for
- Reader Jury of the "Berliner Morgenpost":
- Reader Jury of the "Berliner Zeitung":
- Shion Sono for Strange Circus
- Reader Jury of the "Siegessäule":
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "PROGRAMME 2006". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ "56TH BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FEBRUARY 9 - 19, 2006". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ "Arts, Briefly". Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ "BERLINALE FINALE: PAT GARRETT & BILLY THE KID: SPECIAL EDITION". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ "Charlotte Rampling to be jury president at Berlinale 2006". Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "PRIZES & HONOURS 2006". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ "RETROSPECTIVE". Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ "THE 56TH BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL COMES TO A SUCCESSFUL CLOSE". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ "JURIES 2006". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ "Awards and Announcements" (PDF). berlinale.de. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
External links[]
- 56th Berlin International Film Festival 2006
- 56th Berlin International Film Festival at the IMDb
- Official website of program
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