Cannes Film Festival 2006

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Cannes Film Festival 2006

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The 60th Cannes Film Festival will take place May 16th to 27th, 2007

Cannes Film Festival 2006

The 59th Cannes Film Festival 2006: 17 May 2006 to 28 May 2006

• Jury for 2006: Wong Kar-Wai President (Director – Chinese)
• Opening Film (out of competition): The Da Vinci Code 

29 May 2006

And the winners were:

• Palme d'Or: The Wind That Shakes The Barley by Ken Loach
• Grand Prix: Flanders by Bruno Dumont
• Best Director: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu for Babel
• Best Screenplay: Pedro Almodovar for Volver
• Camera d'Or: 12:08 East of Bucharest by Corneliu Porumbolu
• Prix du Jury: Red Road by Andrea Arnold
• Best Actress: Ensemble female cast of Volver (Penelope Cruz, Carmen Maura, Lola Duenas, Blanca Portillo, Yohana Cobo, Chus Lampreave)
• Best Actor: Ensemble male cast of Indigenes (Jamel Debbouze, Samy Naceri, Sami Bouajila, Roschdy Zem, Bernard Blancan)

General Information

• See the Official Festival website for all the films in and out of competition, updates and news on special events, concerts and more.

• Regular news and press releases are added to the Official Cannes Festival website. Click here for the latest.

• Parking in Cannes is often very difficult – rather use the bus or train: Train timetable SNCF

Open to the Public

The Official Film Festival and the Film Market are closed to the general public. 

Residents of Cannes do have a chance to to get in with some tickets given away on a tirage au sort - a lucky draw system. Applicants must go to the Mairie and submit proof of residence in Cannes and then "wait and see". 

• The rules from 2005  (in French, Adobe Acrobat PDF)

Members of film (cinéphile) clubs, film schools or other cultural groups from the PACA region may also apply for "Cannes Cinéphiles" passes. Applications (with justification) must be made before early May to:

• Cannes Cinéphiles
  L'OMACC,  La Malmaison, 47 la Croisette, 06400 Cannes
  Tel: 04 97 06 44 90
  Fax: 04 93 68 34 49

Cinéma de la Plage 2006

The open air cinema on the beach is opposite the Majestic, the Macé Beach. Access to screenings at the Cinéma de la Plage is open to badge holders and residents of Cannes ONLY. If you are a resident of Cannes you can apply for an invitation (for one night only) at the Mairie up to and including 5th May. You must present proof of your address in Cannes (justificatif du domicile), for example a recent EDF bill. Each night during the Festival there are screenings of competition films. 

Festival TV

You can watch the Festival at home with the Live TV Festival, broadcast 24 hours a day throughout in French (and English). TV Festival de Cannes is broadcast on the following channels in France:

• Canal Satellite: channel 26/27 (in French)
• Noos: channel 56
• UPC: channel 56
• NC Numéricâble: channel 86
• Cannes local cable network: channel 9

Other Events

•  International Critics’ Week 18 May to 26 May 2006 
  Most screenings are restricted to badge holders only except:
  Open to the public: screenings at Miramar on invitations that can be requested from the Espace Miramar, 35 rue Pasteur in Cannes from May 13th to May 21st. And in Valbonne:

Screenings at the Cinema de Valbonne Sophia-Antipolis are open to the public. 

• Director's Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalisateurs) 18 May to 28 May 2006 
  Films shown on the independent Quinzaine des Réalisateur are open to accredited badge holders only. 
  At: La Malmaison, 47 La Croisette, 06400 Cannes.
  Tel: 04 92 18 84 30
  Fax: 04 93 39 78 23

The Cannes Tourist Office will be able to provide you with general information (but not tickets).

• Cannes Tourism
  At: Office du Tourisme, Esplanade Georges Pompidou
  Tel: 04 92 99 84 22
  Fax: 04 92 99 84 23
  e-mail

Other Information

This page will be updated as more information becomes available. 

Festival 2005

Filmography links and data courtesy of The Internet Movie Database