2006 Cannes Film Festival

The 59th Cannes Film Festival was held from 17 to 28 May 2006. Chinese filmmaker Wong Kar-wai served as jury president for the main competition, becoming the first Chinese person to do so. English filmmaker Ken Loach won the Palme d'Or for the war drama film The Wind That Shakes the Barley. The official poster for the festival features a still image from the Wong Kar-wai's 2000 film In the Mood for Love, which won the Best Actor award at the 53rd edition. The festival opening film was The Da Vinci Code directed by Ron Howard. While Transylvania by Tony Gatlif was the closing film. This edition also marked the first time in three years that no American film, actor, actress, or filmmaker won any awards in Cannes. == Juries == === 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 == Official Selection == === In Competition === The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or: === Un Certain Regard === The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard: === Out of Competition === The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: === Cinéfondation === The following short films were selected for the competition of Cinéfondation: === Short Films Competition === The following short films competed for the Short Film Palme d'Or: === 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. Documentaries about Cinema Restored prints == Parallel sections == === International Critics' Week === The following films were screened for the 45th International Critics' Week (45e Semaine de la Critique): Feature film competition Short film competition === Directors' Fortnight === The following films were screened for the 2006 Directors' Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalizateurs): Short films == Official Awards == === Main Competition === Palme d'Or: The Wind That Shakes the Barley by Ken Loach Grand Prix: Flanders 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: Murderers 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 == Independent Awards == === 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 == References == == Media == INA: List of winners of the 2006 Festival (commentary in French) == External links == 2006 Cannes Film Festival (web.archive) Official website Retrospective 2006 Archived 26 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine Cannes Film Festival Awards for 2006 at Internet Movie Database