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]
 Festival poster | |
| Opening film | Snow Cake |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid |
| Location | Berlin, Germany |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Awards | Golden Bear: Grbavica |
| No. of films | 360 films[1] |
| Festival date | 9–19 February 2006 |
| Website | Website |
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]
Juries edit
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[9]
Main Competition edit
- Charlotte Rampling, British actress - Jury President
- Matthew Barney, American director and artist
- Yash Chopra, Indian director and producer
- Marleen Gorris, Dutch filmmaker
- Janusz Kamiński, Polish director of photography
- Armin Mueller-Stahl, German actor
- Fred Roos, American producer
- Lee Young-ae, South Korean actress
Best First Feature Award edit
- Valentina Cervi, Italian actress
- Goran Paskaljević, Serbian director
- Hans Weingartner, Austrian director and producer
Short Films Competition edit
- Mariela Besuievsky, Spanish producer
- Florian Gallenberger, German director and screenwriter
- Jung-Wan Oh, South Korean producer
Official Sections edit
Main Competition edit
The following films were selected for the main competition:[1]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Prairie Home Companion | Robert Altman | United States | |
| Atomised | Elementarteilchen | Oskar Roehler | Germany |
| Candy | Neil Armfield | Australia | |
| Comedy of Power | L'ivresse du pouvoir | Claude Chabrol | France, Germany |
| The Free Will | Der freie Wille | Matthias Glasner | Germany |
| Find Me Guilty | Sidney Lumet | United States | |
| Grbavica | Jasmila Žbanić | Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany | |
| It's Winter | Zemestan | Rafi Pitts | Iran |
| Invisible Waves | คำพิพากษาของมหาสมุทร | Pen-Ek Ratanaruang | Netherlands, Thailand, Hong Kong |
| Isabella | 伊莎貝拉 | Pang Ho-cheung | Hong Kong, China |
| Longing | Sehnsucht | Valeska Grisebach | Germany |
| The Minder | El custodio | Rodrigo Moreno | Argentina, France, Germany |
| Offside | آفساید | Jafar Panahi | Iran |
| Requiem | Requiem | Hans-Christian Schmid | Germany |
| The Road to Guantanamo | Michael Winterbottom, Mat Whitecross | United Kingdom | |
| Romanzo Criminale | Michele Placido | Italy, United Kingdom, France | |
| A Soap | En Soap | Pernille Fischer Christensen | Denmark, Sweden |
| Slumming | Michael Glawogger | Austria, Switzerland | |
| Snow Cake (opening film) | Marc Evans | United Kingdom, Canada | |
Official Awards edit
Main Competition edit
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[6][10]
- Golden Bear: Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams by Jasmila Žbanić
- Silver Bear for Best Actor: Moritz Bleibtreu for The Elementary Particles
- Silver Bear for Best Actress: Sandra Hüller for Requiem
- Silver Bear for Best Director: Michael Winterbottom & Mat Whitecross for The Road to Guantanamo
- Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution: Jürgen Vogel for The Free Will
- Silver Bear for Jury Grand Prix: En soap by Pernille Fischer Christensen
- Silver Bear for Best Film Music: Isabella by Peter Kam
- Alfred Bauer Prize: Rodrigo Moreno for The Minder
Honorary Golden Bear edit
Golden Bear for Best Short Film edit
- Never Like the First Time! by Jonas Odell
- Honorable Mention: Maryam Keshavarz for El día que morí
Berlinale Camera edit
- Michael Ballhaus
- Jürgen Böttcher
- Laurence Kardish
- Peter B. Schumann
- Hans Helmut Prinzler
Best First Feature edit
- En soap by Pernille Fischer Christensen (director) & Lars Bredo Rahbek (producer)
Independent Awards edit
Panorama Audience Award edit
- Tomer Heymann for Paper Dolls
- Short Film: Talya Lavie for The Substitute
Crystal Bear edit
- Best Short Film: Cameron B. Alyasin for Never an Absolution
- Special Mention: Irina Boiko for The Thief
- Best Feature Film: Niels Arden Oplev for We Shall Overcome
- Special Mention: Auraeus Solito for The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros
- 14Plus Best Feature Film: Henry Meyer for Four Weeks in June
- Special Mention: Claude Gagnon for Kamataki
Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk Grand Prix edit
- The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros by Auraeus Solito
- Special Award: A Fish with a Smile by C. Jay Shih
- Special Mention:
- Best Short Film: Vika by Tsivia Barkai
- Best Feature Film: I Am by Dorota Kędzierzawska
Teddy edit
- Best Short Film: El día que morí by Maryam Keshavarz
- Best Documentary Film: Beyond Hatred by Olivier Meyrou
- Best Feature Film: The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros by Auraeus Solito
- Jury Award: Patrick Carpentier for Combat
FIPRSECI Prize edit
- 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 edit
- Competition: Grbavica by Jasmila Žbanić
- Forum of New Cinema: Conversations on a Sunday Afternoon by Khalo Matabane
- Panorama: The Collector by Feliks Falk
C.I.C.A.E. Award edit
- Forum of New Cinema: Close to Home by Dalia Hager
- Panorama: Zhang Yuan for Little Red Flowers
Netpac Award edit
Prix UIP Berlin edit
- The Fence by Ricardo Íscar
Label Europa Cinemas edit
- Detlev Buck for Knallhart
Caligari Film Award edit
- Ben Hopkins for 37 Uses for a Dead Sheep
DIALOGUE en Perspective edit
- Bülent Akinci for Running on Empty
- Special Mention: Florian Gaag for Wholetrain
Talent Movie of the Week edit
- Phillip Van for High Maintenance
Berlin Today Award edit
- Anna Azevedo for BerlinBall
Score Competition edit
- Alasdair Reid
Manfred Salzgeber Award edit
DAAD Short Film Award edit
- Rony Sasson for Swanettes
Peace Film Award edit
Amnesty International Film Prize edit
- Masoud Arif Salih for Narcissus Blossom
Wolfgang Staudte Award edit
- Tizza Covi for Babooska
Prize of the Guild of German Art House Cinemas edit
Femina-Film-Prize edit
- Yasmin Khalifa for Bye Bye Berlusconi!
Reader Jury of the "Berliner Morgenpost" edit
Reader Jury of the "Berliner Zeitung" edit
Reader Jury of the "Siegessäule" edit
References edit
- ^ 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". The New York Times. 8 February 2006. 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.
- ^ 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.