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56th Berlin International Film Festival

56th Berlin International Film Festival

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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]

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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

Charlotte Rampling, Jury President

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[9]

Main Competition

Best First Feature Award

Short Films Competition

  • Mariela Besuievsky, Spanish producer
  • Florian Gallenberger, German director and screenwriter
  • Jung-Wan Oh, South Korean producer

Official Sections

Main Competition

The following films were selected for the main competition:[1]

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Official Awards

Jasmila Žbanić, winner of the Golden Bear at the festival

Main Competition

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[6][10]

Honorary Golden Bear

Golden Bear for Best Short Film

Berlinale Camera

Best First Feature

Independent Awards

Panorama Audience Award

Crystal Bear

Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk Grand Prix

Teddy

FIPRSECI Prize

Prize of the Ecumenical Jury

C.I.C.A.E. Award

Netpac Award

Prix UIP Berlin

  • The Fence by Ricardo Íscar

Label Europa Cinemas

Caligari Film Award

DIALOGUE en Perspective

Talent Movie of the Week

  • Phillip Van for High Maintenance

Berlin Today Award

  • Anna Azevedo for BerlinBall

Score Competition

  • Alasdair Reid

Manfred Salzgeber Award

DAAD Short Film Award

Peace Film Award

Amnesty International Film Prize

  • Masoud Arif Salih for Narcissus Blossom

Wolfgang Staudte Award

Prize of the Guild of German Art House Cinemas

Femina-Film-Prize

  • Yasmin Khalifa for Bye Bye Berlusconi!

Reader Jury of the "Berliner Morgenpost"

Reader Jury of the "Berliner Zeitung"

Reader Jury of the "Siegessäule"

References

  1. [1]
    "PROGRAMME 2006". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  2. [2]
    "56TH BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FEBRUARY 9 - 19, 2006". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  3. [3]
    "Arts, Briefly". The New York Times. 8 February 2006. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  4. [4]
    "BERLINALE FINALE: PAT GARRETT & BILLY THE KID: SPECIAL EDITION". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  5. [5]
    "Charlotte Rampling to be jury president at Berlinale 2006". Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  6. [6]
    "PRIZES & HONOURS 2006". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  7. [7]
    "RETROSPECTIVE". Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  8. [8]
    "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.
  9. [9]
    "JURIES 2006". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  10. [10]
    "Awards and Announcements" (PDF). berlinale.de. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
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