# 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, the first Chinese to preside over the jury. 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 of the festival.
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

The following people were appointed as juries in the various selection below:

### 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
### Main Competition

The following feature films competed for the Palme d'Or: The Palme d'Or winner has been highlighted.
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
| Babel | Babel | Alejandro González Iñárritu | United States, Mexico, Morocco, France |
| The Caiman | Il caimano | Nanni Moretti | Italy |
| Charlie Says | Selon Charlie | Nicole Garcia | France |
| Chronicle of an Escape | Crónica de una fuga | Israel Adrián Caetano | Argentina |
| Climates | İklimler | Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Turkey |
| Colossal Youth | Juventude em Marcha | Pedro Costa | Portugal |
| Days of Glory | Indigènes | Rachid Bouchareb | France, Morocco, Belgium, Algeria |
| The Family Friend | L'amico di famiglia | Paolo Sorrentino | Italy |
| Fast Food Nation | Fast Food Nation | Richard Linklater | United States, United Kingdom |
| Flanders | Flandres | Bruno Dumont | France |
| Lights In The Dusk | Laitakaupungin valot | Aki Kaurismäki | Finland, Germany, France |
| Marie Antoinette | Marie Antoinette | Sofia Coppola | United States, France, Japan |
| Pan’s Labyrinth | El laberinto del fauno | Guillermo del Toro | Spain, Mexico |
| Red Road | Red Road | Andrea Arnold | United Kingdom, Denmark |
| The Right of the Weakest | La Raison du plus faible | Lucas Belvaux | Belgium |
| Southland Tales | Southland Tales | Richard Kelly | United States, Germany |
| Summer Palace | 頤和園 | Lou Ye | China |
| Volver | Volver | Pedro Almodóvar | Spain |
| When I Was a Singer | Quand j'étais chanteur | Xavier Giannoli | France |
| The Wind That Shakes the Barley | The Wind That Shakes the Barley | Ken Loach | Ireland, United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, France, Spain, Switzerland |

### Un Certain Regard

The following films were selected for the competition of Un Certain Regard:
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
| 2:37 | 2:37 | Murali K. Thalluri | Australia |
| 977 | Девять семь семь | Nikolay Khomeriki | Russia |
| Bled Number One | | Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche | Algeria, France |
| French California | La Californie | Jacques Fieschi | France |
| Luxury Car | 江城夏日 | Wang Chao | China, France |
| Murderers | Meurtrières | Patrick Grandperret | France |
| The Page Turner | La Tourneuse de pages | Denis Dercourt | France |
| Paraguayan Hammock | Hamaca paraguaya | Paz Encina | Paraguay |
| Paris, je t'aime | Paris, je t'aime | Gurinder Chadha, Bruno Podalydès, Gus Van Sant,Coen brothers, Walter Salles and Daniela Thomas, Christopher Doyle, Isabel Coixet, Suwa Nobuhiro, Sylvain Chomet, Alfonso Cuarón, Olivier Assayas, Oliver Schmitz, Richard LaGravenese, Vincenzo Natali, Wes Craven, Tom Tykwer, Gérard Depardieu, Frédéric Auburtin, Alexander Payne | France, Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein |
| Re-cycle | 鬼域 | The Pang Brothers | Hong Kong, Thailand |
| Retrieval | Z odzysku | Sławomir Fabicki | Poland |
| Salvador | Salvador (Puig Antich) | Manuel Huerga | Spain, United Kingdom |
| A Scanner Darkly | A Scanner Darkly | Richard Linklater | United States |
| Serambi | Serambi | Garin Nugroho, Tonny Trimarsanto, Viva Westi, Lianto Luseno | Indonesia |
| Suburban Mayhem | Suburban Mayhem | Paul Goldman | Australia |
| Taxidermia | Taxidermia | György Pálfi | Hungary, Austria, France |
| Ten Canoes | Ten Canoes | Rolf de Heer | Australia |
| To Get to Heaven, First You Have to Die | Чтобы Добраться до Небес Сначала, Вы должны Умереть | Jamshed Usmonov | Tajikistan |
| The Unforgiven | 용서받지 못한 자 | Yoon Jong-bin | South Korea |
| Uro | Uro | Stefan Faldbakken | Norway |
| The Violin | El violin | Francisco Vargas | Mexico |
| The Way I Spent the End of the World | Cum mi-am petrecut sfârșitul lumii | Cătălin Mitulescu | Romania |
| The Wedding Director | Il regista di matrimoni | Marco Bellocchio | Italy |
| You Am I | Aš esi tu | Kristijonas Vildziunas | Lithuania |

### Out of Competition

The following films were selected to be screened out of competition:
| English Title | Original Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
| An Inconvenient Truth | An Inconvenient Truth | Davis Guggenheim | United States |
| Avida | Avida | Benoît Delépine and Gustave Kervern | France |
| Bamako | Bamako | Abderrahmane Sissako | Mali, France, United Sta |
| Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters | Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters | Bill Couturié | United States |
| The Boy on the Galloping Horse | Chłopiec na galopującym koniu | Adam Guziński | Poland |
| Clerks II | Clerks II | Kevin Smith | United States |
| A Curtain Raiser (short) | Un lever de rideau | François Ozon | France |
| The Da Vinci Code (opening film) | The Da Vinci Code (opening film) | Ron Howard | United States, Malta, France, United Kingdom |
| El-banate dol | El-banate dol | Tahani Rached | Egypt |
| Election 2 | 黑社會:以和爲貴 | Johnnie To | Hong Kong |
| Halim | حليم | Sherif Arafa | Egypt |
| The House Is Burning | The House Is Burning | Holger Ernst | Germany |
| I Only Wanted to Live | Volevo solo vivere | Mimmo Calopresti | Italy |
| Ici Najac, à vous la terre | Ici Najac, à vous la terre | Jean-Henri Meunier | France |
| Oh La La! | Nouvelle chance | Anne Fontaine | France |
| Over the Hedge | Over the Hedge | Tim Johnson, Karey Kirkpatrick | United States |
| Requiem for Billy the Kid | Requiem pour Billy the Kid | Anne Feinsilber | France |
| Room 666 (1982) | Chambre 666 | Wim Wenders | France, West Germany |
| Les signes (short) | Les signes (short) | Eugène Green | France |
| Shortbus | Shortbus | John Cameron Mitchell | United States |
| SIDA (short) | SIDA (short) | Gaspar Noé | France |
| Silk | 詭絲 | Su Chao-pin | Taiwan |
| Sketches of Frank Gehry | Sketches of Frank Gehry | Sydney Pollack | United States |
| Stanley's Girlfriend (short) | Stanley's Girlfriend (short) | Monte Hellman | United States |
| Transylvania (closing film) | Transylvania (closing film) | Tony Gatlif | France |
| United 93 | United 93 | Paul Greengrass | United States, United Kingdom, France |
| The Water Diary (short) | The Water Diary (short) | Jane Campion | France |
| X-Men: The Last Stand | X-Men: The Last Stand | Brett Ratner | United States |
| Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait | Zidane, un portrait du 21e siècle | Philippe Parreno and Douglas Gordon | France |

### Cinéfondation

The following short films were selected for the competition of Cinéfondation:
* 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 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
* 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)
** El Topo (1970)
* Carol Reed
** A Kid for Two Farthings (1955)
** 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 short)
** 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 (Les Aventuriers) by Robert Enrico (1967)
* Monte Cristo by Henri Fescourt (1929)
* Le mystère de la tour Eiffel by Julien Duvivier (1927)
* 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 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)
* Fish Dreams (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
* 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 by William Friedkin (United States)
* Ça brûle by Claire Simon (France)
* 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 by Bong Joon-ho (South Korea)
* Jindabyne by Ray Lawrence (Australia)
* Lying by M. Blash (United States)
* Princesse by Anders Morgenthaler (Denmark)
* Summer '04 by Stefan Krohmer (Germany)
* Sway by Miwa Nishikawa (Japan)
* Transe by Teresa Villaverde (Italy, France)
* The Way I Spent the End of the World by Catalin Mitulescu (Romania, France)
* We Should Not Exist by Hervé P. Gustave (France)
* White Palms by Szabolcs Hajdu (Hungary)
    Short films
* The Aluminum Fowl by James Clauer
* Bugcrush by Carter Smith
* By the Kiss by Yann Gonzalez
* Dans le rang by Cyprien Vial
* L'Étoile de mer by Sophie Letourneur
* Menged by Daniel Taye Workou
* Rapace by João Nicolau
* Un rat by Bosilka Simonovitch
* Sepohon Rambutan indah kepunyaanku di tanjung rambutan by Bin HajiSaari U-Wei
* Le Soleil et la mort voyagent ensemble by Frank Beauvais

## Official Awards

The following films and people received the 2006 Official selection 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 [hu]

### 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