The 59th

Cannes Film Festival The Cannes Festival (; french: link=no, Festival de Cannes), until 2003 called the International Film Festival (') and known in English as the Cannes Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films o ...

was held from 17 to 28 May 2006. Twenty films from eleven countries were in competition for the

Palme d'Or The Palme d'Or (; en, Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festival's highest prize was the Grand Prix du Fe ...

. The President of the Official selection Jury was

Wong Kar-wai Wong Kar-wai (born 17 July 1958) is a Hong Kong film director, screenwriter, and producer. His films are characterised by nonlinear narratives, atmospheric music, and vivid cinematography involving bold, saturated colours. A pivotal figure ...

, the first Chinese director to preside over the jury. English director

Ken Loach Kenneth Charles Loach (born 17 June 1936) is a British film director and screenwriter. His socially critical directing style and socialist ideals are evident in his film treatment of social issues such as poverty (''Poor Cow'', 1967), homelessne ...

won the

with his movie '' The Wind That Shakes the Barley''. Other winners were

Pedro Almodóvar Pedro Almodóvar Caballero (; (often known simply as Almodóvar) born 25 September 1949) is a Spanish filmmaker. His films are marked by melodrama, irreverent humour, bold colour, glossy décor, quotations from popular culture, and complex narr ...

(Best Screenplay, ''

Volver ''Volver'' (, meaning "to go back") is a 2006 Spanish comedy-drama film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Penélope Cruz, Carmen Maura, Lola Dueñas, Blanca Portillo, Yohana Cobo, and Chu ...

'') and

Alejandro González Iñárritu Alejandro González Iñárritu (; American Spanish: ; credited since 2016 as Alejandro G. Iñárritu; born 15 August 1963) is a Mexican filmmaker and screenwriter. He is primarily known for making modern psychological drama films about the hum ...

(Best Director, ''

Babel Babel is a name used in the Hebrew Bible for the city of Babylon and may refer to: Arts and media Written works Books *Babel (book), ''Babel'' (book), by Patti Smith * Babel (2012 manga), ''Babel'' (2012 manga), by Narumi Shigematsu * Babel (20 ...

''). This also marked the first time in three years that no American film, actor, actress, or filmmaker won any awards in Cannes. The festival opened with the premiere screening of ''

The Da Vinci Code ''The Da Vinci Code'' is a 2003 mystery thriller novel by Dan Brown. It is Brown's second novel to include the character Robert Langdon: the first was his 2000 novel ''Angels & Demons''. ''The Da Vinci Code'' follows symbologist Robert Langdon ...

'', based on the novel by

Dan Brown Daniel Gerhard Brown (born June 22, 1964) is an American author best known for his Thriller (genre), thriller novels, including the Robert Langdon novels ''Angels & Demons'' (2000), ''The Da Vinci Code'' (2003), ''The Lost Symbol'' (2009), ''In ...

. ''

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'' by

Tony Gatlif Tony Gatlif (born as Michel Dahmani on 10 September 1948 in Algiers) is a French film director of Romani ethnicity who also works as a screenwriter, composer, actor, and producer. Personal Gatlif was born in Algeria of Pied noir ancestry. A ...

closed the festival. ''

Paris, je t'aime ''Paris, je t'aime'' (; ''Paris, I love you'') is a 2006 anthology film starring an ensemble cast of actors of various nationalities. The two-hour film consists of eighteen short films set in different arrondissements (districts). The 22 director ...

'' opened the

Un Certain Regard (, meaning 'a certain glance') is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's official selection. It is run at the Debussy, parallel to the competition for the . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob. The section presents 20 films w ...

section of the festival.

Juries

Main competition

The following people were appointed as the jury for the feature films of the 2006 Main Competition: *

(Hong Kong) Jury President *

Helena Bonham Carter Helena Bonham Carter (born 26 May 1966) is an English actress. Known for her roles in blockbusters and independent films, particularly period dramas, she has received various awards and nominations, including a British Academy Film Award a ...

(UK) *

Monica Bellucci Monica Anna Maria Bellucci (; born 30 September 1964) is an Italian actress and model. She began her career as a fashion model, modelling for Dolce & Gabbana and Dior, before making a transition to Italian films and later American and French ...

(Italy) *

Samuel L. Jackson Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American actor and producer. One of the most widely recognized actors of his generation, the films in which he has appeared have collectively grossed over $27 billion worldwide, making him ...

(USA) *

Patrice Leconte Patrice Leconte (; born 12 November 1947) is a French film director, actor, comic strip writer, and screenwriter. Life and career Leconte grew up in Tours, and began making little amateur films at 15. He went to Paris in 1967 and studied at Insti ...

(France) *

Lucrecia Martel Lucrecia Martel (born December 14, 1966) is an Argentine film director, screenwriter and producer whose feature films have frequented Cannes, Venice, Berlin, Toronto, and many other international film festivals. Film scholar Paul Julian Smith w ...

(Argentina) *

Tim Roth Timothy Simon Roth (born 14 May 1961) is an English actor and producer. He began acting on films and television series in the 1980s. He was among a group of prominent British actors of the era, the "Brit Pack (actors), Brit Pack". He made hi ...

(UK) *

Elia Suleiman Elia Suleiman ( ar, إيليا سليمان, ; born 28 July 1960) is a Palestinian film director and actor of Rûm Greek Orthodox origin. He is best known for the 2002 film ''Divine Intervention'' ( ar, يد إلهية), a modern tragic comedy on ...

(Palestine) *

Zhang Ziyi Zhang Ziyi (; ; born 9 February 1979) is a Chinese actress and model. She is regarded as one of the Four Dan Actresses of China. Her first major role was in '' The Road Home'' (1999). She later gained international recognition for her role in ...

(China)

Un Certain Regard

The following people were appointed as the jury of the 2006

: *

Monte Hellman Monte Hellman (; born Monte Jay Himmelbaum; July 12, 1929 – April 20, 2021) was an American film director, producer, writer, and editor. Hellman began his career as an editor's apprentice at ABC TV, and made his directorial debut with the ho ...

(director) (USA) President *Jean-Pierre Lavoignat (critic) (France) *Lars-Olav Beier (critic) (Germany) *Laura Winters (critic) (USA) *

Marjane Satrapi Marjane Satrapi (; fa, مرجان ساتراپی ; born 22 November 1969) is a French-Iranian graphic novelist, cartoonist, illustrator, film director, and children's book author. Her best-known works include the graphic novel ''Persepolis'' a ...

(author) (Iran) *Maurizio Cabonat (critic) (Italy)

Cinéfondation and short films

The following people were appointed as the jury of the

Cinéfondation La ''Cinéfondation'' is a foundation under the aegis of the Cannes Film Festival, created to inspire and support the next generation of international filmmakers. It was created in 1998 by Gilles Jacob. Since then it has developed complementary ...

and short films competition: *

Andrei Konchalovsky Andrei Sergeyevich Mikhalkov-Konchalovsky (russian: link=no, Андрей Сергеевич Михалков-Кончаловский; born 20 August 1937) is a Russian filmmaker. He has worked in Soviet, Hollywood, and contemporary Russian ...

(director) (Russia) President *

Daniel Brühl Daniel César Martín Brühl González Domingo (; born 16 June 1978) is a Spanish-German actor and filmmaker. He received his first German Film Award for Best Actor for his roles in '' Das Weisse Rauschen (The White Sound)'' (2001), ''Nichts ...

(actor) (Germany) *

Sandrine Bonnaire Sandrine Bonnaire (; born 31 May 1967) is a French actress, film director and screenwriter who has appeared in more than 40 films. She won the César Award for Most Promising Actress for '' À Nos Amours'' (1983), the César Award for Best Actre ...

(actress) (France) * Souleymane Cissé (director) (Mali) *

Tim Burton Timothy Walter Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an American filmmaker and animator. He is known for his gothic fantasy and horror films such as ''Beetlejuice'' (1988), ''Edward Scissorhands'' (1990), ''The Nightmare Before Christmas'' (1993), ...

(director) (United States) *

Zbigniew Preisner Zbigniew Preisner (; born 20 May 1955 as Zbigniew Antoni Kowalski) is a Polish film score composer, best known for his work with film director Krzysztof Kieślowski. He is the recipient of the Gold Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis as we ...

(composer) (Poland)

Camera d'Or

The following people were appointed as the jury of the 2006

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: * Luc and Jean-Pierre Dardenne (directors) (Belgium) Presidents *Alain Riou (critic) (France) *Frédéric Maire (president of Locarno Festival) (Switzerland) *

Jean-Paul Salomé Jean-Paul Salomé (born 14 September 1960) is a French director and screenwriter. Filmography External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Salome, Jean-Paul 1960 births Living people Film directors from Paris French male screenwriters French ...

(director) (France) *Jean-Louis Vialard (cinematographer) (France) *Jean-Pierre Neyrac (technician) (France) *Luiz Carlos Merten (critic) (Brazil) *Natacha Laurent (director of the cinémathèque of Toulouse) (France)

Official selection

In competition – Feature films

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

: *'' 2:37'' by

Murali K. Thalluri Murali Krishna Thalluri (born 4 August 1984) is an Australian film director, writer, and producer. Born in Canberra to Indian-born parents (Telugu), he moved to Adelaide where he attended Rostrevor College before completing his education at Univ ...

*'' 977'' by

Nikolay Khomeriki Nikolay Khomeriki (born 17 April 1975) is a Russian film director and screenwriter. He has directed six films since 2004. His film '' 977'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Three years later his f ...

*'' Bled Number One'' by

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*'' French California'' (''La Californie'') by

Jacques Fieschi Jacques Fieschi (born 1948) is a French screenwriter. He has written for more than 30 films since 1985. He wrote and directed the film '' French California'', which was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. ...

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'' by Wang Chao *''

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'' (''Meurtrières'') by Patrick Grandperret *''

The Page Turner ''The Page Turner'' (french: La Tourneuse de pages) is a 2006 French film directed by Denis Dercourt. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Plot A young girl, Mélanie Prouvost, aspires to be a pianist ...

'' (''La Tourneuse de pages'') by

Denis Dercourt Denis Dercourt (born 1 October 1964) is a French film director and screenwriter. Biography Denis Dercourt's grandfather directed documentaries, his father was a film producer and his brother is also a film producer. From 1988 to 1993, Derco ...

*'' Paraguayan Hammock'' (''Hamaca paraguaya'') by

Paz Encina Paz Encina (born July 9, 1971) is a Paraguay, Paraguayan Film director, director and screenwriter, known for her drama film ''Hamaca paraguaya'' (2006), winner of the FIPRESCI Award of the Cannes Film Festival. Biography She was born in Asunció ...

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Gurinder Chadha Gurinder Chadha, (born 10 January 1960) is a British film director of Indian origin. Most of her films explore the lives of Indians living in England. The common theme among her work showcases the trials of Indian women living in the UK and ho ...

Bruno Podalydès Bruno Podalydès (born 11 March 1961) is a French writer, film director, producer and actor. His brother Denis Podalydès Denis Podalydès (born 22 April 1963) is a French actor and scriptwriter of Greek descent. Podalydès has appeared in more ...

Gus Van Sant Gus Green Van Sant Jr. (born July 24, 1952) is an American film director, producer, photographer, and musician. He has earned acclaim as both an independent and mainstream filmmaker. His films typically deal with themes of marginalized subcultur ...

Coen brothers Joel Daniel Coen (born November 29, 1954) and Ethan Jesse Coen (born September 21, 1957),State of Minnesota. ''Minnesota Birth Index, 1935–2002''. Minnesota Department of Health. collectively known as the Coen brothers (), are American film ...

Walter Salles Walter Moreira Salles Júnior (; born 12 April 1956) is a Brazilian filmmaker. Early life Salles was born on 12 April 1956 in Rio de Janeiro and attended the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. He is the son of Brazil ...

Daniela Thomas Daniela Thomas (born 1959) is a Brazilian film director, screenwriter and editor. Early life In 1959, Thomas was born as Daniela Gontijo Alves Pinto in Brazil. Thomas' father is Ziraldo Alves Pinto, a cartoonist. Thomas' brother is Antonio P ...

, Christopher Doyle,

Isabel Coixet Isabel Coixet Castillo (; born 9 April 1960 ) is a Spanish film director. She is one of the most prolific film directors of contemporary Spain, having directed twelve feature-length films since the beginning of her film career in 1988, in additio ...

, Suwa Nobuhiro,

Sylvain Chomet Sylvain Chomet (; born 10 November 1963) is a French comic writer, animator and film director. Early career Born in Maisons-Laffitte, Seine-et-Oise (now Yvelines), near Paris, he studied art at high school until he graduated in 1982. Chomet ...

Alfonso Cuarón Alfonso Cuarón Orozco ( , ; born 28 November 1961) is a Mexican filmmaker. He is known for directing films in a variety of genres including the family drama ''A Little Princess (1995 film), A Little Princess'' (1995), the romantic drama ''Gre ...

, Olivier Assayas,

Oliver Schmitz Oliver Schmitz (born 1960) is a South African film director and screenwriter. His film '' Mapantsula'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. His 2010 film '' Life, Above All'' was also screened in t ...

Richard LaGravenese Richard LaGravenese (; born October 30, 1959) is an American screenwriter and film director, known for '' The Fisher King'', ''The Bridges of Madison County'', and ''Behind the Candelabra''. Personal life LaGravenese was born in Brooklyn, New Yo ...

Vincenzo Natali Vincenzo Natali (born 1969) is an American-born Canadian film director and screenwriter, known for writing and directing Science fiction film, science fiction and horror films such as ''Cube (1997 film), Cube'', ''Cypher (film), Cypher'', ''Nothi ...

Wes Craven Wesley Earl Craven (August 2, 1939 – August 30, 2015) was an American film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and editor. Craven has commonly been recognized as one of the greatest masters of the horror genre due to the cultural imp ...

Tom Tykwer Tom Tykwer (; born 23 May 1965) is a German film director, producer, screenwriter, and composer. He is best known internationally for directing the thriller films ''Run Lola Run'' (1998), ''Heaven (2002 film), Heaven'' (2002), ''Perfume: The St ...

Gérard Depardieu Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu, CQ (, , ; born 27 December 1948) is a French actor, filmmaker, businessman and vineyard owner since 1989 who is one of the most prolific thespians in film history having completed over 250 films since 1967 alm ...

Frédéric Auburtin Frédéric Auburtin (born 4 June 1962) is a French director, writer, actor and producer. Life and career Frédéric Auburtin was born and raised in Marseille, France, where he studied music (piano, drums) and literature before transitioning to t ...

, Alexander Payne *''

Re-cycle ''Re-cycle'' (Cantonese: 鬼域 ''Gwai wik'') is a 2006 horror film directed by the Pang Brothers and starring Angelica Lee. The film was the closing film in the Un Certain Regard program at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. It was also a reunion fo ...

'' (''Gwaï wik'') by Oxide Pang & Danny Pang *'' Retrieval'' (Z odzysku) by Sławomir Fabicki *'' Salvador'' by

Manuel Huerga Manuel Huerga (born 20 October 1957) is a Spanish film director and screenwriter. His film ''Salvador (Puig Antich)'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Selected filmography Film * ''Brutal Ardour'' ( ...

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A Scanner Darkly ''A Scanner Darkly'' is a science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick, published in 1977. The semi-autobiographical story is set in a dystopian Orange County, California, in the then-future of June 1994, and includes an extensive p ...

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Richard Linklater Richard Stuart Linklater (; born July 30, 1960) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is known for films that revolve mainly around suburban culture and the effects of the passage of time. His films include the comedies '' ...

*'' Serambi'' by

Garin Nugroho Garin Nugroho Riyanto (born 6 June 1961) is an Indonesian film director. Biography Nugroho was born in Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta on 6 June 1961. He was the fourth child of postal workers Soetjipto Amin and Mariah, who eventually ...

, Tonny Trimarsanto, Viva Westi, Lianto Luseno *'' Suburban Mayhem'' by Paul Goldman *''

Taxidermia ''Taxidermia'' is a 2006 Hungarian surrealist comedy-drama horror film directed and co-written by György Pálfi. An international co-production of Hungary, Austria and France, the film spins a metaphorical socio-political retelling of Hungary's ...

'' by

György Pálfi György Pálfi (born 11 April 1974 in Budapest, Hungary) is a Hungarian filmmaker. His film ''Taxidermia'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Pálfi's films have received numerous awards and nominatio ...

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Ten Canoes ''Ten Canoes'' is a 2006 Australian drama film directed by Rolf de Heer and Peter Djigirr and starring Crusoe Kurddal. The title of the film arose from discussions between de Heer and David Gulpilil about a photograph of ten canoeists poling ...

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Rolf de Heer Rolf de Heer (born 4 May 1951) is a Dutch Australian film director. De Heer was born in Heemskerk in the Netherlands but migrated to Sydney when he was eight years old.

*'' To Get to Heaven, First You Have to Die'' (''Bihisht faqat baroi murdagon'') by

Jamshed Usmonov Jamshed Usmonov ( tg, Ҷамшед Усмонов, fa, جمشید عثمانف; born 13 January 1965), also credited as Djamshed Usmonov, is a Tajik film director, producer, scriptwriter and one of the most notable figures of contemporary Persia ...

*'' The Unforgiven'' (''Yongseobadji mothan ja'') by

Yoon Jong-bin Yoon Jong-bin (; born December 20, 1979) is a South Korean film director. Career Yoon Jong-bin's Chung-Ang University graduation thesis film was '' The Unforgiven'', which portrayed masculine codes in the Korean military with honesty and sensit ...

*'' Uro'' by

Stefan Faldbakken Stefan Faldbakken (born 13 January 1972) is a Norwegian film director and screenwriter. His film ''Uro (film), Uro'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Filmography * ''Kosmonaut '' (2001) * ''Anolit'' ...

*'' The Violin'' (''El violin'') by Francisco Vargas *''

The Way I Spent the End of the World ''The Way I Spent the End of the World'' ( ro, Cum mi-am petrecut sfârșitul lumii) is the feature-length film debut of Romanian director Cătălin Mitulescu. It was released on September 15, 2006. Synopsis The film is about 17-year-old Eva and ...

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Cătălin Mitulescu Cătălin Mitulescu (; born 13 January 1972 in Bucharest) is a Romanian film director. He graduated from the Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film in Bucharest in 2001. He is best known for the short film ''Trafic (2004 film), Trafic'' ...

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The Wedding Director ''The Wedding Director'' ( it, Il regista di matrimoni) is a 2006 Italian drama film directed by Marco Bellocchio. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Sergio Castellitto - Franco Elica * Don ...

'' (''Il regista di matrimoni'') by

Marco Bellocchio Marco Bellocchio (; born 9 November 1939) is an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor. Life and career Born in Bobbio, near Piacenza, Marco Bellocchio had a strict Catholic upbringing – his father was a lawyer, his mother a schoolt ...

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'' by Kristijonas Vildziunas

Films out of competition

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition: *''

An Inconvenient Truth ''An Inconvenient Truth'' is a 2006 American documentary film directed by Davis Guggenheim about former United States Vice President Al Gore's campaign to educate people about global warming. The film features a slide show that, by Gore's own e ...

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Davis Guggenheim Philip Davis Guggenheim (born November 3, 1963) is an American writer, director and producer. His credits include ''NYPD Blue'', '' ER'', '' 24'', ''Alias'', ''The Shield'', '' Deadwood'', and the documentaries ''An Inconvenient Truth'', ''It ...

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Avida Avida is an artificial life software platform to study the evolutionary biology of self-replicating and evolving computer programs ( digital organisms). Avida is under active development by Charles Ofria's Digital Evolution Lab at Michigan Stat ...

'' by Benoît Delépine *''

Bamako Bamako ( bm, ߓߡߊ߬ߞߐ߬ ''Bàmakɔ̌'', ff, 𞤄𞤢𞤥𞤢𞤳𞤮 ''Bamako'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Mali, with a 2009 population of 1,810,366 and an estimated 2022 population of 2.81 million. It is located on t ...

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Abderrahmane Sissako Abderrahmane Sissako (born 13 October 1961) is a Mauritanian-born Malian film director and producer. His film '' Waiting for Happiness'' (''Heremakono'') was screened at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival official selection under Un Certain Regard, ...

*'' Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters'' by

Bill Couturié William Couturié is a film director and producer, best known for his work in the field of documentary film. Accolades He won the 1989 Academy Award for the AIDS documentary '' Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt'' that he produced with Rob Ep ...

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The Boy on the Galloping Horse ''The Boy on the Galloping Horse'' ( pl, Chłopiec na galopującym koniu) is a 2006 Polish drama film directed by Adam Guziński. It was screened out of competition at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Piotr Bajor - Jerzy * Aleksandra Jus ...

'' (''Chlopiec na galopujacym koniu'') by

Adam Guziński Adam Guziński (born 22 December 1970) is a Polish film director and screenwriter. His film '' Chłopiec na galopującym koniu'' was screened out of competition at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival The 59th Cannes Film Festival was held from 17 t ...

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Clerks II ''Clerks II'' is a 2006 American comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith, the sequel to his 1994 film ''Clerks'', and his sixth feature film to be set in the View Askewniverse. The film stars Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Rosario Dawso ...

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Kevin Smith Kevin Patrick Smith (born August 2, 1970) is an American filmmaker, actor, comedian, comic book writer, author, YouTuber, and podcaster. He came to prominence with the low-budget comedy buddy film ''Clerks'' (1994), which he wrote, directed, co ...

*'' A Curtain Raiser'' (''Un lever de rideau'') by

François Ozon François Ozon (; born 15 November 1967) is a French film director and screenwriter. Ozon is considered one of the most important modern French filmmakers. His films are characterized by aesthetic beauty, sharp satirical humor and a free-wheeli ...

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Ron Howard Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954) is an American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He first came to prominence as a child actor, guest-starring in several television series, including an episode of ''The Twilight Zone''. He ...

*'' El-banate dol'' by

Tahani Rached Tahani Rached is a Canadian-Egyptian documentary filmmaker. She is best known for her work '' Four Women of Egypt''. She has directed more than 20 documentary films in her career. Life and career Tahani Rached was born on May 16, 1947 in Cair ...

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Election 2 ''Election 2'' (literal title: '' Black Society: Harmony is a Virtue''), also known as ''Triad Election'' in the United States, is a 2006 Category III Hong Kong crime film directed by Johnnie To with a large ensemble cast including Louis Koo, S ...

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Johnnie To Johnnie To Kei-fung (born 22 April 1955) is a Hong Kong film director, screenwriter and film producer. Popular in his native Hong Kong, To has also found acclaim overseas. Intensely prolific, To has made films in a variety of genres, though in ...

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Halim Halim or Haleem ( ar, حليم ) is an Arabic masculine given name which means gentle, forbearing, mild, patient, understanding, indulgent, slow to anger.Golziher, Ignaz, ''Muslim Studies'', ed. S.M. Stern (Albany: State University of New York Pr ...

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Sherif Arafa Sherif Arafa ( ar, شريف عرفة) (born on December 25, 1960) is an Egyptian director, writer and producer. He graduated from the Higher Institute of Cinema in 1982. Sharif Arafa participated in the making of many of the movies in the histor ...

*'' The House Is Burning'' by Holger Ernst *'' I Only Wanted to Live'' (''Volevo solo vivere'') by

Mimmo Calopresti Mimmo Calopresti (born 4 January 1955 in Polistena, Calabria) is an Italian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He has directed 16 films since 1987. His film ''The Second Time'' was entered into the 1996 Cannes Film Festival. Sele ...

*'' Ici Najac, à vous la terre'' by

Jean-Henri Meunier Jean-Henri is a French masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Jean-Henri d'Anglebert (1629–1691), French composer and harpsichordist * Jean-Henri Dunant (1828–1910), Henry Dunant, a Swiss businessman * Jean Henri Fabre ...

*'' Nouvelle chance'' by

Anne Fontaine Anne Fontaine (born Anne-Fontaine Sibertin-Blanc; 15 July 1959) is a Luxembourger film director, screenwriter, and former actress. She lives and works in France. Life and career Born Anne-Fontaine Sibertin-Blanc in Luxembourg, sister of actor ...

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Over the Hedge ''Over the Hedge'' is an American syndicated comic strip, written by Michael Fry, and drawn by T. Lewis. It tells the story of a raccoon, a turtle, a squirrel, and their friends, who come to terms with their woodlands being taken over, by su ...

'' by Tim Johnson,

Karey Kirkpatrick Karey Kirkpatrick is an American screenwriter, film director, and producer. His films include Chicken Run, ''The Rescuers Down Under'', ''James and the Giant Peach,'' ''Over the Hedge'', ''The Spiderwick Chronicles'', '' Charlotte's Web'', and ...

*'' Requiem for Billy the Kid'' by Anne Feinsilber *'' Room 666'' (''Chambre 666'') by

Wim Wenders Ernst Wilhelm "Wim" Wenders (; born 14 August 1945) is a German filmmaker, playwright, author, and photographer. He is a major figure in New German Cinema. Among many honors, he has received three nominations for the Academy Award for Best Docum ...

*'' Les signes'' by

Eugène Green Eugène Green (born 28 June 1947) is a U.S.-born French film-maker and dramatist. He is notable as an educator, training a generation of young actors in the revival of French baroque theatre technique and declamation. Films * 2001 : ''Toutes ...

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Shortbus ''Shortbus'' is a 2006 American erotic comedy-drama film written and directed by John Cameron Mitchell. The plot revolves around a sexually diverse ensemble of colorful characters trying desperately to connect in an early 2000s New York City. T ...

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John Cameron Mitchell John Cameron Mitchell (born April 21, 1963) is a two-time Tony Award winning American actor, playwright, screenwriter, singer, songwriter, producer and director. He is best known as the writer, director and star of the 2001 film '' Hedwig and th ...

*'' SIDA'' by

Gaspar Noé Gaspar Noé (, ; born 27 December 1963) is an Argentine filmmaker based in Paris, France. He is the son of Argentine painter, writer, and intellectual Luis Felipe Noé. In the early 1990s, Noé along with his wife Lucile Hadžihalilović were ...

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'' by Su Chao-pin *''

Sketches of Frank Gehry ''Sketches of Frank Gehry'' is a 2006 American documentary film directed by Sydney Pollack and produced by Ultan Guilfoyle, about the life and work of the Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry. The film was screened out of competition at the 20 ...

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*''United 93 (film), 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

: *''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 (film), Poyraz'' by Belma Bas *''Primera nieve'' by Pablo Aguero *''Sexy Thing'' by Denie Pentecost *''Sniffer (2006 film), 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 film), The Holy Mountain'' (1973) **''El Topo'' (1970) *Carol Reed **''A Kid for Two Farthings (film), A Kid for Two Farthings'' (1955) **''The Fallen Idol (film), 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 film), Neighbours'' (1952 short) **''Pas de deux (film), 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 (1967 film), The Last Adventure'' (''Les Aventuriers'') by Robert Enrico (1967) *''Monte Cristo (1929 film), Monte Cristo'' by Henri Fescourt (1929) *''Le mystère de la tour Eiffel'' by Julien Duvivier (1927) *''Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (film), 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 (film), 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)

Parallel sections

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) *''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 (filmmaker), 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 (2006 film), Bug'' by William Friedkin (United States) *''Ça brûle'' by Claire Simon (France) *''Change of Address (film), 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 (2006 film), The Host'' by Bong Joon-ho (South Korea) *''Jindabyne (film), Jindabyne'' by Ray Lawrence (film director), Ray Lawrence (Australia) *''Lying (film), Lying'' by M. Blash (United States) *''Princess (2006 film), Princesse'' by Anders Morgenthaler (Denmark) *''Summer of '04'' by Stefan Krohmer (Germany) *''Miwa Nishikawa#Sway (2006), Sway'' by Miwa Nishikawa (Japan) *''Transe'' by Teresa Villaverde (Italy, France) *''

'' by Catalin Mitulescu (Romania, France) *''We Should Not Exist'' by Hervé P. Gustave (France) *''White Palms (film), White Palms'' by Szabolcs Hajdu (Hungary) :Short films *''The Aluminum Fowl'' by James Clauer *''Bugcrush'' by Carter Smith *''By the Kiss'' by Yann Gonzalez *' by Cyprien Vial *' by Sophie Letourneur *''Menged'' by Daniel Taye Workou *''Rapace'' by João Nicolau *''Un rat'' by Bosilka Simonovitch *' by Bin HajiSaari U-Wei *' by Frank Beauvais

Awards

Official awards

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

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*Grand Prix (Cannes Film Festival), Grand Prix: ''Flanders (film), Flandres'', by Bruno Dumont *Best Director Award (Cannes Film Festival), Best Director Award:

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'' (''Cum mi-am petrecut sfârşitul lumii'') *Prix d’interprétation masculine: Ángel Tavira in '' The Violin'' (''El violin'') *Prix du Président du Jury Un Certain Regard: ''Murderers (film), Meurtrières'' by Patrick Grandperret Cinéfondation *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 Golden Camera *Caméra d'Or: ''12:08 East of Bucharest'' by Corneliu Porumboiu Short films *Short Film Palme d'Or: ''Sniffer (2006 film), Sniffer'' by Bobbie Peers *Jury Prize: ''Primera nieve'' by Pablo Aguero *Special Mention: ''Conte de quartier'' by Florence Miailhe

Independent awards

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References

Media

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

External links

(web.archive)
Official website Retrospective 2006

Cannes Film Festival Awards for 2006
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