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63rd Venice International Film Festival

Italian film festival in 2006


Italian film festival in 2006

FieldValue
name63rd Venice International Film Festival
imageVeniceFilmFestival63poster.jpg
image_size250px
captionFestival poster
openingThe Black Dahlia
closingThe Island
locationVenice, Italy
founded1932
awardsGolden Lion:
Still Life
hostIsabella Ferrari
date30 August – 9 September 2006
websiteWebsite
chronologyVenice Film Festival
preceded_by62nd
followed_by64th

Still Life

The 63rd annual Venice International Film Festival, was held from 30 August to 9 September 2006, at Venice Lido in Italy.

French actress Catherine Deneuve was the jury president for the main competition. Italian actress Isabella Ferrari was the host of both ceremonies. The Golden Lion was awarded to Still Life by Jia Zhangke.

The Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement was awarded to American filmmaker David Lynch who also presented Inland Empire out of competition, his last feature film.

For the first time since the Second World War, all of the films entered into the main competition were shown as world premieres.

The festival opened with The Black Dahlia by Brian De Palma, and closed with The Island by Pavel Lungin.

Juries

Main Competition (''Venezia 63'')

  • Catherine Deneuve, French actress - Jury President
  • Paulo Branco, Portuguese producer
  • Cameron Crowe, American filmmaker and producer
  • Chulpan Khamatova, Russian actress
  • Juan Josè Bigas Luna, Spanish director and writer
  • Park Chan-wook, South Korean filmmaker
  • Michele Placido, Italian actor and director

''[[Orizzonti]]''

  • Philip Gröning, German fillmaker - Jury President
  • Carlo Carlei, Italian director
  • Giuseppe Genna, Italian writer
  • Keiko Kusakabe, Japanese producer and distributor
  • Yousry Nasrallah, Egyptian director

''Opera Prima'' ("Luigi de Laurentiis" Award for a Debut Film)

  • Paula Wagner, American producer - Jury President
  • Guillermo del Toro, Mexican filmmaker
  • Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Iranian filmmaker and producer
  • Andrei Plakhov, Russian critic
  • Stefania Rocca, Italian actress

Short Film Competition (''Corto Cortissimo'')

  • Teboho Mahlatsi, South African director and producer - Jury President
  • Francesca Calvelli, Italian editor
  • Aleksey Fedorchenko, Russian director

Official Sections

In Competition

The following films were selected for the main competition:

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
Black BookZwartboekPaul VerhoevenNetherlands, Germany, United Kingdom
The Black Dahlia (opening film)Brian De PalmaUnited States, Germany
BobbyEmilio EstevezUnited States
Children of MenAlfonso CuarónUnited Kingdom, United States, Japan
Dry SeasonDarattMahamat Saleh HarounChad, France, Belgium, Austria
EuphoriaЭйфорияIvan VyrypaevRussia
Exiled放‧逐Johnnie ToHong Kong, China
FallingFallenBarbara AlbertAustria
The FountainDarren AronofskyUnited States
Golden DoorNuovomondoEmanuele CrialeseItaly, France
HollywoodlandAllen CoulterUnited States
I Don't Want to Sleep Alone黑眼圈Tsai Ming-liangMalaysia, Taiwan
The Missing StarLa stella che non c'èGianni AmelioItaly
Mushishi蟲師Katsuhiro OtomoJapan
PaprikaパプリカSatoshi KonJapan
Private Fears in Public PlacesCœursAlain ResnaisFrance, Italy
Private PropertyNue PropriétéJoachim LafosseBelgium, Luxembourg, France
The QueenStephen FrearsUnited Kingdom
*Still Life*三峡好人Jia ZhangkeChina
Syndromes and a CenturySang sattawat Apichatpong WeerasethakulThailand, France
These Encounters of TheirsQuei loro incontriJean-Marie Straub, Danièle HuilletItaly, France
The UntouchableL'intouchableBenoît JacquotFrance

Out of Competition

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

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryOut of Competition – MidnightSpecial event
The Banquet夜宴Feng XiaogangChina
Belle ToujoursManoel de OliveiraPortugal, France
The Devil Wears PradaDavid FrankelUnited States
A Few Days in SeptemberQuelques jours en septembreSantiago AmigorenaFrance, Italy
Inland EmpireDavid LynchUnited States, Poland, France
The Island (closing film)ОстровPavel LunginRussia
The Magic FluteKenneth BranaghUnited Kingdom, France
Tales from Earthseaゲド戦記Goro MiyazakiJapan
World Trade CenterOliver StoneUnited States
The City of Violence짝패Ryoo Seung-wanSouth Korea
Have You Another Apple?Baaz ham sib daari?Bayram FazliIran
RetributionKiyoshi KurosawaJapan
Rob-B-Hood寶貝計劃Benny ChanChina
Summer LovePiotr UklańskiPoland
To LetPara entrar a vivirJaume BalagueróSpain
The Wicker ManNeil LaButeUnited States
Letters from the SaharaLettere dal SaharaVittorio De SetaItaly

''[[Orizzonti]]''

The following films were selected for the Horizons (Orizzonti) section:

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryFictionDocumentariesSpecial events
CricketsこおろぎShinji AoyamaJapan
The Hottest StateEthan HawkeUnited States
Tachiguishi retsuden立喰師列伝Mamoru OshiiJapan
El cobrador: In God We TrustPaul LeducMexico, Argentina, Brasil
*Courthouse on the Horseback*马背上的法庭Liu JieChina
Don't Make Any Plans for TonightNon prendere impegni staseraGianluca Maria TavarelliItaly
Free FloatingСвободное плаваниеBoris KhlebnikovRussia
Heimat Fragments: The WomenHeimat-Fragmente: Die FrauenEdgar ReitzGermany
I Am the One Who Brings Flowers to Her GraveAna alati tahmol azouhour ila qabrihaHala Alabdalla Yakoub, Ammar Al BeikSyria, France
InfamousDouglas McGrathUnited States
QuijoteMimmo PaladinoItaly
Rain DogsTaiyang yuHo YuhangMalaysia, Hong Kong
Requiem from JavaOpera JawaGarin NugrohoIndonesia
Rome Rather Than YouRoma wa la n’toumaTariq TeguiaAlgeria, France
Suely in the SkyO Céu de SuelyKarim AïnouzBrasil
Bellissime 2 – Dagli anni Sessanta ad oggiGiovanna GagliardoItaly
DongJia ZhangkeChina
The U.S. vs. John LennonDavid Leaf, John ScheinfeldUnited States
*When the Leeves Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts*Spike LeeUnited States
AkamasPanicos ChrysanthouCyprus, Greece, Hungary, Turkey
C’est Gradiva qui vous appelleAlain Robbe-GrilletFrance, Belgium
Kill Gil 2Gil RosselliniItaly, Switzerland
Il mio paeseDaniele VicariItaly
Pasolini prossimo nostroGiuseppe BertolucciItaly, France

''Corto Cortissimo''

The following films were selected for the Short Films Competition (Corto Cortissimo):

Original TitleDirector(s)Production countryOut of competition
LevelekFerenc CakóHungary
*Comment on freine dans une descente?*Alix DelaporteFrance
The Making of PartsDaniel ElliottUnited Kingdom
DetektiveAndreas GoldsteinGermany
Treinta AñosNicolás LasnibatFrance, Chile
Um Ano Mais LongoMarco MartinsPortugal
MumMads MatthiesenDenmark
"Faça sua Escolha"Paula MirandaBrazil
PharmakonIoakim MylonasCyprus
Rien ne va plusKatja Pratschke and Gusztáv HàmosGermany
Trillizas PropagandaFernando SalemArgentina
Simanei DerechShimon ShaiIsrael
Fib 1477Lorenzo SportielloItaly
What Does Your Daddy Do?Martin StittUnited Kingdom
Eva reste au placard les nuits de pleine luneAlex StockmanBelgium
In the Eye Abides the HearMary SweeneyUnited States
Adults onlyJoon Han YeoMalaysia
Sekalli sa MeokgoTeboho MahlatsiSouth Africa

:Highlighted title indicates Lion for Best Short Film winner.

Retrospective - The Secret Story of Russian cinema

Special retrospective section of the Russian cinema, from 1934 to 1974:

Original titleEnglish titleDirector(s)Production country
Гармонь (1934)AccordionIgor SavchenkoSoviet Union
Весёлые ребята (1934)Jolly FellowsGrigori Aleksandrov
Цирк (1936)CircusGrigori Aleksandrov
Богатая невеста (1938)The Country BrideIvan Pyryev
Волга-Волга (1938)Volga-VolgaGrigori Aleksandrov
Трактористы (1939)Tractor DriversIvan Pyryev
Музыкальная история (1940)Musical StoryAleksandr Ivanovsky, Herbert Rappaport
Светлый путь (1940)TanyaGrigori Aleksandrov
Свинарка и пастух (1941)They Met in MoscowIvan Pyryev
В 6 часов вечера после войны (1944)Six P.M.Ivan Pyryev
Весна (1947)SpringtimeGrigori Aleksandrov
Кубанские казаки (1950)Cossacks of the KubanIvan Pyryev
Щедрое лето (1950)Bountiful SummerBoris Barnet
Карнавальная ночь (1956)Carnival NightEldar Ryazanov
Наш милый доктор (1957)Our Dear DoctorShaken Aimanov
Черёмушки (1962)Cherry TownHerbert Rappaport
Спасите утопающего (1967)Save the Drowning ManPavel Arsenov
Романс о влюблённых (1974)A Lover's RomanceAndrei Konchalovsky

Retrospective - Joaquim Pedro de Andrade

This is a special section dedicated to the Brazilian filmmaker Joaquim Pedro de Andrade, one of the fathers of Cinema Novo. His daughter, Alice de Andrade, also a producer, restored the fourteen works that constitute all of her father's filmography.

English titleOriginal titleDirectorProduction countryFeature filmsShort Films
Garrincha: Hero of the Jungle (1963)Garrincha, Alegria do PovoJoaquim Pedro de AndradeBrazil
The Priest and the Girl (1966)O Padre e a Moça
Macunaíma (1969)
The Conspirators (1972)Os Inconfidentes
Conjugal Warfare (1975)Guerra Conjugal
O Homen do Pau-Brasil (1981)
O Mestre de Apipucos (1959)Joaquim Pedro de AndradeBrazil
O Poeta do Castelo (1959)
Couro de Gato (1960)
Cinéma Nôvo (1967)
Brasilia, Contradições de Uma Cidade Nova (1967)
Linguagem da Persuasão (1970)
Vereda Tropical (1977)
O Aleijadinho (1978)

Retrospective - Secret History of Italian Cinema 3

Special retrospective section to the Italian cinema, from 1937 to 1979. This is the third part of the retrospective of Italian Film, initiated at the 61st Venice International Film Festival.

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)RestorationCentennial of Rossellini, Soldati and ViscontiThe secret story of Italian cinema
In High Places (1942)Quartieri altiMario SoldatiCineteca Nazionale
Obsession (1943)OssessioneLuchino ViscontiCineteca Nazionale, Ripley's Film, SKY Italia
Rome, Open City (1945)Roma, città apertaRoberto RosselliniCineteca Nazionale, Department of Cultural Policies of the City of Rome, Cinecittà Digital
Escape to France (1948)Fuga in FranciaMario SoldatiCineteca Nazionale
Anna Magnani, episode from We, the Women (1953)Luchino ViscontiCineteca Nazionale, Ripley's Film
Ingrid Bergman, episode from We, the Women (1953)Roberto Rossellini
General Della Rovere (1959)Il generale della RovereCineteca Nazionale, Gruppo Editoriale Minerva – Raro Video, National Museum of Cinema of Torino, Historical Archive of the Biennale, LVR
The Ferocious Saladin (1937)Il feroce SaladinoMario BonnardCineteca Italiana, National Museum of Cinema of Torino, Cineteca of Bologna – Laboratorio L'Immagine Ritrovata
For a Few Dollars More (1965)Per qualche dollaro in piùSergio LeoneCineteca di Bologna – Laboratorio L'Immagine Ritrovata, SKY Italia
From the Clouds to the Resistance (1979)Dalla nube alla resistenzaJean-Marie Straub, Danièle HuilletOnly copy of this archive is at the Cineteca of Bologna

Independent Sections

Venice International Film Critics' Week

The following feature films were selected to be screened as In Competition for the 21st Venice International Film Critics' Week:

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countryIn CompetitionSpecial EventHomage to Otto Preminger
El AmarilloSergio MazzaArgentina
My One and OnliesEgyetleneimGyula NemesHungary
*A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints*Dito MontielUnited States
HyenaHienaGrzegorz LewandowskiPoland
PremonitionLe PressentimentJean-Pierre DarroussinFrance
On the Trail of Igor RizziSur la trace d'Igor RizziNoël MitraniCanada
Do overYi Nian ZhichuYu-Chieh ChengTaiwan
The RieducationLa rieducazioneDavide Alfonsi, Alessandro Fusto, Denis MalagninoItaly
Bunny Lake is MissingOtto PremingerUnited Kingdom, United States

Venice Days

The following films were selected for the 3rd edition of Venice Days (Giornate Degli Autori) autonomous section:

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production country
7 Years7 AnsJean-Pascal HattuFrance
Chicha tu madreGianfranco QuattriniArgentina, Peru
Come l'ombraMarina SpadaItaly
*Dark Blue Almost Black**Azuloscurocasinegro*Daniel Sánchez ArévaloSpain
Dreams of DustRêves de poussièreLaurent SalguesBurkina Faso, Canada, France
L’etoile du soldatChristophe de PonfillyFrance, Germany, Afghanistan
Falkenberg FarewellFarväl FalkenbergJesper GanslandtDenmark, Sweden
KhadakJessica Woodworth, Peter BrosensBelgium, Germany, Holland
MeanwhileMientras tantoDiego LermanArgentina, France
The Night of the SunflowersLa noche de los girasolesJorge Sánchez-CabezudoSpain, Portugal, France
OffscreenChristoffer BoeDenmark
L'udienza è apertaVincenzo MarraItaly
WWW - What a Wonderful WorldFaouzi BensaïdiMorocco, France

Official Awards

In Competition (''Venezia 63'')

  • Golden Lion: Still Life by Jia Zhangke
  • Grand Special Jury Prize: Daratt by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun
  • Silver Lion for Best Director: Alain Resnais for Private Fears in Public Places
  • Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Ben Affleck for Hollywoodland
  • Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Helen Mirren for The Queen
  • Silver Lion Revelation: Emanuele Crialese for Golden Door
  • Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Young Actor: Isild Le Besco for The Untouchable
  • Award for Best Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki for Children of Men
  • Award for Best Screenplay: Peter Morgan for The Queen
  • Special Lion: Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet for their innovation in cinematographic languages

[[Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement]]

  • David Lynch

''[[Orizzonti]]''

  • Best Film: Courthouse on the Horseback by Liu Jie
  • Best Documentary: When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts by Spike Lee

Short Film Competition (''Corto Cortissimo'')

  • Silver Lion for Best Short Film: Comment on freine dans une descente? by Alix Delaporte
  • UIP Award for the Best European Short Film: The Making of Parts by Daniel Elliott
    • Special Mention: Adults Only by Yeo Joon Han

''Luigi De Laurentis'' Award for a Debut Film

  • Khadak by Peter Brosens & Jessica Woodworth
    • Special mention: 7 Years by Jean-Pascal Hattu

Independent Sections Awards

The following official and collateral awards were conferred to films of the autonomous sections:

Venice International Film Critics' Week

  • Best Film: A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints by Dito Montiel
  • Isvema Award: A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints by Dito Montiel

Venice Days (''[[Giornate degli Autori|Giornate Degli Autori]]'')

  • Label Europa Cinemas: Dark Blue Almost Black by Daniel Sánchez Arévalo
  • Prize Arca Cinemagiovani (Young Cinema Award) – Best Movie "Other Visions": Offscreen by Christoffer Boe
  • UAAR Award: Dark Blue Almost Black by Daniel Sánchez Arévalo
  • Venice Authors Prize: Chicha tu madre by Gianfranco Quattrini & Mientras tanto by Diego Lerman

Independent Awards

The following collateral awards were conferred to films of the official selection:

[[International Federation of Film Critics|FIPRESCI Award]]

  • Best Film (Main competition): The Queen by Stephen Frears
  • Best Film (Horizons): When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts by Spike Lee

[[SIGNIS|SIGNIS Award]]

  • Nuovomondo by Emanuele Crialese
    • Special mention: Dry Season by Mahamat Saleh Haroun
    • Special mention: Private Property by Joachim Lafosse

UNICEF Award

  • Nuovomondo by Emanuele Crialese

UNESCO Award

  • Dry Season by Mahamat Saleh Haroun

Francesco Pasinetti Award (SNGCI)

  • Best Actor: Sergio Castellitto for The Missing Star
  • Best Actress: Laura Morante for Private Fears in Public Places
  • Best Film: Nuovomondo by Emanuele Crialese

Pietro Bianchi Award

  • Marco Bellocchio

FEDIC Award

  • Nuovomondo by Emanuele Crialese

Little Golden Lion

  • Euphoria by Ivan Vyrypaev

Young Cinema Award – Best International Film

  • Black Book by Paul Verhoeven

Wella Prize

  • Don't Make Any Plans for Tonight by Gianluca Maria Tavarelli

Open Prize

  • Dong by Jia Zhangke

Doc/It Award

  • Dong by Jia Zhangke
  • I Am the One Who Brings Flowers to Her Grave by Hala Alabdalla Yakoub and Ammar Al Beik

Future Film Festival Digital Award

  • Inland Empire by David Lynch
    • Special mention: The Banquet by Feng Xiaogang

Laterna Magica Prize

  • Children of Men by Alfonso Cuarón

Biografilm Award

  • Bobby by Emilio Estevez

''CinemAvvenire'' Award

  • Nuovomondo by Emanuele Crialese

Cinema for Peace Award

  • I Don't Want to Sleep Alone by Tsai Ming-liang

Award of the City of Rome

  • Lettere dal Sahara by Vittorio De Seta

Human Rights Film Network Award

  • When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
    • Special mention: Dry Season by Mahamat Saleh Haroun

EIUC Award

  • Dry Season by Mahamat Saleh Haroun

Mimmo Rotella Foundation Award

  • The Missing Star by Gianni Amelio

Gucci Award

  • Nick Cave (screenplay) for The Proposition by John Hillcoat

The numbers and the nations of the 63rd Show

  • Number of countries with a film in one of the official sections: 31
  • Countries making their first appearance at the film festival Chad, Cyprus and Indonesia
  • Number of films displayed: 2,589, including 1,429 full-length feature films
  • Number of full-length feature film officially presented: 62
    • During the contest: 21
    • Out of the contest: 9 + 7 midnights + 1 special event
    • Venice Horizons: 19 + 5 special events

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