2006 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.

English director Ken Loach won the Palme d'Or with his movie The Wind That Shakes the Barley. 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. Transylvania by Tony Gatlif was the Closing Film. Paris, je t'aime opened the Un Certain Regard section of the festival.

Juries
The following people were appointed as juries in the various selection below:

Main competition

 * Wong Kar-wai, Hong Kong filmmaker - Jury President
 * Monica Bellucci, Italian actress
 * Helena Bonham Carter, British actress
 * Samuel L. Jackson, American actor
 * Patrice Leconte, French actor, director and screenwriter
 * Lucrecia Martel, Argentinian filmmaker
 * Tim Roth, British actor
 * Elia Suleiman, Palestinian filmmaker
 * Zhang Ziyi, Chinese actress

Un Certain Regard

 * Monte Hellman, American director - Jury President
 * Lars-Olav Beier, German critic
 * Maurizio Cabonat, Italian critic
 * Jean-Pierre Lavoignat, French critic
 * Marjane Satrapi, Iranian author
 * Laura Winters, American critic

Cinéfondation and Short Films Competition

 * Andrei Konchalovsky, Russian filmmaker - Jury President
 * Sandrine Bonnaire, French actress
 * Daniel Brühl, German actor
 * Tim Burton, American filmmaker
 * Souleymane Cissé, Malian filmmaker
 * Zbigniew Preisner, Polish composer

Camera d'Or

 * Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Belgian filmmaker - Jury Co-President
 * Luc Dardenne, Belgian filmmaker - Jury Co-President
 * Natacha 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 director
 * Jean-Louis Vialard, French cinematographer

Main Competition
The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or: The Palme d'Or winner has been highlighted.

Un Certain Regard
The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard:


 * 2:37 by Murali K. Thalluri
 * 977 by Nikolay Khomeriki
 * Bled Number One by Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche
 * French 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 Luseno
 * Suburban 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 Vargas
 * The 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:


 * An Inconvenient Truth by Davis Guggenheim
 * Avida by Benoît Delépine and Gustave Kervern
 * Bamako by Abderrahmane Sissako
 * Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters by Bill Couturié
 * The Boy on the Galloping Horse (Chlopiec na galopujacym koniu) by Adam Guziński
 * Clerks II by Kevin Smith
 * A Curtain Raiser (Un lever de rideau) by François Ozon
 * The Da Vinci Code by Ron Howard
 * El-banate dol by Tahani Rached
 * Election 2 by Johnnie To
 * Halim by Sherif Arafa
 * The House Is Burning by Holger Ernst
 * I Only Wanted to Live (Volevo solo vivere) by Mimmo Calopresti
 * Ici Najac, à vous la terre by Jean-Henri Meunier
 * Nouvelle chance by Anne Fontaine
 * Over the Hedge by Tim Johnson, Karey Kirkpatrick
 * Requiem for Billy the Kid by Anne Feinsilber
 * Room 666 (Chambre 666) by Wim Wenders
 * Les signes by Eugène Green
 * Shortbus by John Cameron Mitchell
 * SIDA by Gaspar Noé
 * Silk by Su Chao-pin
 * Sketches of Frank Gehry by Sydney Pollack
 * Stanley's Girlfriend by Monte Hellman
 * Transylvania by Tony Gatlif
 * United 93 by Paul Greengrass
 * The Water Diary by Jane Campion
 * X-Men: The Last Stand by Brett Ratner
 * Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait (Zidane, un portrait du 21e siècle) by Philippe Parreno and Douglas Gordon

Cinéfondation
The following short films were selected for the competition of Cinéfondation:


 * Doorman by Etienne Kallos
 * Een ingewikkeld verhaal, eenvoudig verteld by Jaap van Heusden
 * Elastinen parturi by Milla Nybondas
 * Emile's Girlfriend (Ha'chavera shell Emile) by Nadav Lapid
 * Even Kids Started Small by Yaniv Berman
 * Firn by Axel Koenzen
 * Ge & Zeta by Gustavo Riet
 * Une goutte d'eau by Deniz Gamze Ergüven
 * Graceland by Anocha Suwichakornpong
 * Hunde by Matthias Huser
 * Jaba by Andreas Bolm
 * Justiça ao insulto by Bruno Jorge
 * Mother by Siân Heder
 * Mr. Schwartz, Mr. Hazen & Mr. Horlocker by Stefan Mueller
 * Snow by Dustin Feneley
 * Tetris by Anirban Datta
 * Le virus by Ágnes Kocsis

Short film competition
The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or:


 * Banquise by Cédric Louis, Claude Barras
 * Conte de quartier by Florence Miailhe
 * Film noir by Osbert Parker
 * Nature's Way by Jane Shearer
 * O monstro by Eduardo Valente
 * Ongeriewe by Robin Kleinsmidt
 * Poyraz by Belma Bas
 * Primera nieve by Pablo Aguero
 * Sexy 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.

Tribute
 * India Song by Marguerite Duras (1975)
 * Sergei Eisenstein
 * Hommage A Sergei Eisensten (02:17)
 * Bezhin Meadow (Bejin lug) by Sergei Eisenstein (1936 short)
 * Alejandro Jodorowsky
 * The Holy Mountain (1973)
 * El Topo (1970)
 * Carol Reed
 * A Kid for Two Farthings (1955)
 * The Fallen Idol (1948)
 * Odd Man Out (1947)
 * The Way Ahead (1944)
 * Seance John Ford / John Wayne (03:22)
 * Norman McLaren
 * Programme McLaren (01:30)
 * Norman McLaren's Opening Speech with Arthur Lipset (1961 short)
 * Begone Dull Care (1949 short) with Evelyn Lambart
 * Blinkity Blank (1955 short)
 * A Chairy Tale (1957 short) with Claude Jutra
 * Hen Hop (1942 short)
 * Lines horizontal (1962 short) with Evelyn Lambart
 * Mail Early (1941 short)
 * Le merle (1958 short)
 * Neighbours (1952 short)
 * Pas de deux (1968 short)
 * La poulette grise (1947 short)
 * Stars and Stripes (1940 short)
 * Synchromy (1971 short)

Documentaries about Cinema


 * Il était une fois...Rome ville ouverte by Marie Genin, Serge July
 * John Ford / John Wayne: The Filmmaker and the Legend by Sam Pollard
 * Marcello, una vita dolce by Annarosa Morri, Mario Canale

Restored prints


 * The 14 Amazons (Shi si nu ying hao) by Kang Cheng (1972)
 * Blast of Silence by Allen Baron (1961)
 * Cabiria by Giovanni Pastrone (1914)
 * Estate Violenta by Valerio Zurlini (1959)
 * The Hussy (La Drolesse) by Jacques Doillon (1978)
 * Harvest: 3,000 Years (Mirt Sost Shi Amit) by Haile Gerima (1975)
 * The Last Adventure (Les Aventuriers) by Robert Enrico (1967)
 * Monte Cristo by Henri Fescourt (1929)
 * Le mystère de la tour Eiffel by Julien Duvivier (1927)
 * Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (Kaze no Tani no Naushika) by Hayao Miyazaki (1984)
 * October: Ten Days That Shook the World (Oktyabr) by Sergei Eisenstein, Grigori Aleksandrov (1927)
 * Platoon by Oliver Stone (1986)
 * Rome, Open City (Roma città aperta) by Roberto Rossellini (1945)
 * The Searchers by John Ford (1956)
 * La Terra Trema by Luchino Visconti (1948)

International Critics' Week
The following films were screened for the 45th International Critics' Week (45e Semaine de la Critique):

Feature film competition


 * Drama/Mex by Gerardo Naranjo (Mexico)
 * Fresh Air by Ágnes Kocsis (Hungary)
 * Komma by Martine Doyen (France, Belgium)
 * Les amitiés maléfiques by Emmanuel Bourdieu (France)
 * The Bothersome Man by Jens Lien (Norway)
 * Pingpong by Matthias Luthardt (Germany)
 * Fish Dreams (Sonhos de peixe) by Kirill Mikhanovsky (Brazil)

Short film competition


 * Alguma coisa assim by Esmir Filho
 * Iron by Hiroyuki Nakano
 * Kristall by Christoph Girardet, Matthias Müller
 * Kvinna vid grammofon by Johannes Stjärne Nilsson, Ola Simonsson
 * L’écluse by Olivier Ciechelski
 * News by Ursula Ferrara
 * Printed Rainbow by Gitanjali Rao

Directors' Fortnight
The following films were screened for the 2006 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs):


 * 12:08 East of Bucharest by Corneliu Porumboiu (Romania)
 * Along the Ridge (Libero) by Kim Rossi Stuart (Italy)
 * Les Anges Exterminateurs by Jean-Claude Brisseau (France)
 * Azur et Asmar by Michel Ocelot (France)
 * Bug by William Friedkin (United States)
 * Ça brûle by Claire Simon (France)
 * Change of Address by Emmanuel Mouret (France)
 * Congorama by Philippe Falardeau (Canada)
 * Daft Punk's Electroma by Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (France)
 * Dans Paris by Christophe Honoré (France)
 * Day Night Day Night by Julia Loktev (United States, France, Germany)
 * The Hawk Is Dying by Julian Goldberger (United States)
 * Honor de Cavalleria by Albert Serra (Spain)
 * The Host by Bong Joon-ho (South Korea)
 * Jindabyne by Ray Lawrence (Australia)
 * Lying by M. Blash (United States)
 * Princesse by Anders Morgenthaler (Denmark)
 * Summer of '04 by Stefan Krohmer (Germany)
 * Sway by Miwa Nishikawa (Japan)
 * Transe by Teresa Villaverde (Italy, France)
 * The Way I Spent the End of the World by Catalin Mitulescu (Romania, France)
 * We Should Not Exist by Hervé P. Gustave (France)
 * White Palms by Szabolcs Hajdu (Hungary)


 * Short films


 * The Aluminum Fowl by James Clauer
 * Bugcrush by Carter Smith
 * By the Kiss by Yann Gonzalez
 * Dans le rang by Cyprien Vial
 * L'Étoile de mer by Sophie Letourneur
 * Menged by Daniel Taye Workou
 * Rapace by João Nicolau
 * Un rat by Bosilka Simonovitch
 * Sepohon Rambutan indah kepunyaanku di tanjung rambutan by Bin HajiSaari U-Wei
 * Le Soleil et la mort voyagent ensemble by Frank Beauvais

Official awards
The following films and people received the 2006 Official selection awards:

Main Competition

 * Palme d'Or: The Wind That Shakes the Barley by Ken Loach
 * Grand Prix: Flandres by Bruno Dumont
 * Best Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu for Babel
 * Best Screenplay : Pedro Almodóvar for Volver
 * Best Actress: Chus Lampreave, Yohana Cobo, Carmen Maura, Lola Dueñas, Blanca Portillo, Penélope Cruz for Volver
 * Best Actor: Jamel Debbouze, Samy Naceri, Sami Bouajila, Roschdy Zem, Bernard Blancan for Days of Glory
 * Prix du Jury: Red Road by Andrea Arnold

Un Certain Regard

 * Prix Un Certain Regard: Luxury Car by Wang Chao
 * Un Certain Regard Special Jury Prize: Ten Canoes by Rolf de Heer
 * Prix d’interprétation féminine: Dorotheea Petre in The Way I Spent the End of the World
 * Prix d’interprétation masculine: Ángel Tavira in The Violin
 * Prix du Président du Jury Un Certain Regard: Meurtrières by Patrick Grandperret

Cinéfondation

 * First Prize: Ge & Zeta by Gustavo Riet
 * Second Prize: Mr. Schwartz, Mr. Hazen & Mr. Horlocker by Stefan Mueller
 * Third Prize:
 * Mother by Siân Heder
 * Le virus by Ágnes Kocsis

Caméra d'Or

 * 12:08 East of Bucharest by Corneliu Porumboiu

Short Films Competition

 * Short Film Palme d'Or: Sniffer by Bobbie Peers
 * Jury Prize: Primera nieve by Pablo Aguero
 * Special Mention: Conte de quartier by Florence Miailhe

FIPRESCI Prizes

 * Climates by Nuri Bilge Ceylan (In competition)
 * Bug by William Friedkin (Directors' Fortnight)
 * Paraguayan Hammock by Paz Encina (Un Certain Regard)

Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist

 * Stephen Mirrione for editing Babel

Prize of the Ecumenical Jury

 * Babel by Alejandro González Iñárritu
 * Special Mention: Retrieval by Sławomir Fabicki

Award of the Youth

 * Bled Number One by Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche

Critics' Week

 * Grand prix de la semaine de la critique: Les amitiés maléfiques by Emmanuel Bourdieu
 * Prix SACD:
 * Pingpong by Matthias Luthardt
 * Les amitiés maléfiques by Emmanuel Bourdieu
 * Prix Acid: The Bothersome Man by Jens Lien
 * Prix de la toute jeune critique: Pingpong by Matthias Luthardt
 * Grand Rail d'or: Les amitiés maléfiques by Emmanuel Bourdieu

Directors' Fortnight

 * Prix Art and Essay: Along the Ridge by Kim Rossi Stuart
 * Prix Regard Jeune: Day Night Day Night by Julia Loktev
 * Label Europa Cinéma: 12:08 East of Bucharest by Corneliu Porumboiu
 * Prix SACD best french-language short: Dans le rang by Cyprien Vial
 * Prix Gras Savoye: Un rat by Bosilka Simonovitch

Prix François Chalais

 * Days of Glory by Rachid Bouchareb

Media

 * INA: List of winners of the 2006 Festival (commentary in French)