The 2006

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was the ninth such festival to be held, and took place over the course of two weeks between June 17 and June 25, 2006. In all, over 764 films were submitted, but only seventeen were selected to compete for the Golden Goblet or "Jin Jue." The jury was chaired by French filmmaker

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International reaction

The 2006 rendition of the Shanghai International Film Festival was meant to place the program as a top echelon international festival. Problems plagued the two-week festival, however, including poor Chinese-English translations and a failure by many of the filmmakers to even attend the award ceremony.

Awards

* Golden Goblet Best Film ** '' Four Minutes'' (Germany) (directed by Chris Kraus * Best Actor **

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for his performance in '' Burnt Out'' (France) * Best Actress ** Els Dottermans for her performance in '' Love Belongs to Everyone'' (Belgium) * Best Director **

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for ''Burnt Out'' * Best Screenplay **

Hugo Van Laere Hugo or HUGO may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Hugo'' (film), a 2011 film directed by Martin Scorsese * Hugo Award, a science fiction and fantasy award named after Hugo Gernsback * Hugo (franchise), a children's media franchise based on a ...

for ''Love Belongs to Everyone'' * Best Cinematography **

Fabio Cianchetti Fabio Cianchetti (born 22 April 1952) is an Italian cinematographer. He contributed to more than seventy films since 1983, including '' The Tiger and the Snow'', ''The Beast in the Heart'' and '' The Dreamers''. Awards * David di Donatello for Be ...

for '' Our Land'' (Italy) (directed by

Sergio Rubini Sergio Rubini (born 21 December 1959) is an Italian actor, film director and screenwriter. Life and career Rubini was born in Grumo Appula, Apulia, but soon moved to Rome to study acting. After some roles in theater, he debuted in a feature ...

) * Best Music **

Karl Jenkins Sir Karl William Pamp Jenkins (born 17 February 1944) is a Welsh multi-instrumentalist and composer. His best known works include the song " Adiemus" and the ''Adiemus'' album series; '' Palladio''; ''The Armed Man''; and his ''Requiem''. J ...

for '' River Queen'' (New Zealand) (directed by Vincent Ward) * Jury Grand Prix

References

External links

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