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

''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

''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:
  • 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
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

Parallel sections

International Critics' Week

The following films were screened for the 45th International Critics' Week :
Feature film competition
Short film competition

Directors' Fortnight

The following films were screened for the 2006 Directors' Fortnight :

Official Awards

Main Competition

''Un Certain Regard''

''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

''[Caméra d'Or]''

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">FIPRESCI">FIPRESCI Prizes

Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist">Vulcan Award">Vulcan Award of the Technical Artist

[Prize of the Ecumenical Jury]

Award of the Youth

Critics' Week

Directors' Fortnight

[Prix François Chalais]

Media

*