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Poster for the 2006 Bangkok International Film Festival
The 2006 Bangkok International Film Festival was held from February 17 to February 27. The festival's events were held in the newly opened
Siam Paragon , the first time all the festival's screenings, sidebar events, activities and film market were gathered under one roof.
The festival opened with the Asian premiere of
Pen-Ek Ratanaruang 's
Invisible Waves . The closing film was
Rent by
Chris Columbus .
Celebrity highlights included director
Terry Gilliam giving a master class, actor
Christopher Lee giving a talk and introducing a screening of
The Man with the Golden Gun , as well as appearances by
Catherine Deneuve ,
Willem Dafoe ,
Tadanobu Asano ,
Rita Moreno ,
Rufus Sewell , director
Oliver Stone and cinematographer
Christopher Doyle .
Golden Kinnaree Awards
International Competition
Best Picture
Water , directed by
Deepa Mehta
The Consequences of Love , directed by
Paolo Sorrentino
The House of Sand , directed by
Andrucha Waddington
Invisible Waves , directed by
Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
Istanbul Tales , directed by
Umit Unal ,
Kudret Sabanci ,
Elim Demirdelen ,
Yucel Yolcu and
Omur Atay
Mrs Henderson Presents , directed by
Stephen Frears
Ringfinger , directed by
Diane Bertrand
River Queen , directed by
Vincent Ward
Sympathy for Lady Vengeance by
Park Chan-wook
Transamerica , directed by
Duncan Tucker
Tsotsi , directed by
Gavin Hood
The White Masai , directed by
Hermine Huntgeburth
Best Director
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best ASEAN Film
Bride of Silence , directed by
Đoàn Minh Phượng and
Doàn Thanh Nghia
3 Friends , directed by
Mingmongkol Sonakul ,
Pumin Chinaradee and
Aditya Assarat
Ahimsa: Stop to Run , directed by
Kittikorn Laiwsirikun
The Burnt Theater , directed by
Rithy Panh
Gie , directed by
Riri Riza
Goalposts & Lipsticks , directed by Bernard Chauly
The Gravel Road , directed by
Deepak Kumaran Menon
Janji Joni , directed by
Joko Anwar
Journey from the Fall , directed by
Ham Tran
Magdalena: The Unholy Saint , directed by
Laurice Guillen
The Masseur , directed by
Brillante Mendoza
Monday Morning Glory , directed by
Woo Ming Jin
The Tin Mine , directed by
Jira Maligool
Unarmed Combat , directed by
Han Yew Kwang
New Voices
Kept and Dreamless , directed by
Vera Fogwill and
Martin Desalvo
A Common Thread , directed by
Eléonore Faucher
Dreaming Lhasa , directed by
Ritu Sarin and
Tenzing Sonam
Go West , directed by
Ahmed Imamovic
The Intruder , directed by
Frank Van Mechelen
Kissed By Winter , directed by
Sara Johnsen
The Married Woman , directed by
Pradeep Sarkar
Milarepa: Revenge , directed by
Neten Chokling
On My Skin , directed by
Valerio Jalongo
Parzania , directed by
Rahul Dholakia
Reaching Silence , directed by
Jahar Kanungo
Ryna , directed by
Ruxandra Zenide
The Sacred Family , directed by
Sebastián Campos Watt
Season of the Horse , directed by
Ning Cai
Sophie Scholl – The Final Days , directed by
Marc Rothemund
Stoned! , directed by
Steven Woolley
Three Dots , directed by
Roya Sadat
Best Documentary
Rize , directed by
David LaChapelle
Honorable mention -
Ballets Russes , directed by
Dayna Goldfine and
Dan Geller
Honorable mention -
In the Shadow of the Palms , directed by
Wayne Coles-Janess
Africa United , directed by
Ólaf Jóhannesson
Before the Flood , directed by
Li Yifan and
Yan Yu
Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul , directed by
Fatih Akın
Linda & Ali, Two Worlds Within Four Walls , directed by
Lut Vandekeybus
Nice Hat! 5 Enigmas in the Life of Cambodia , directed by David Brisbin
Switch Off (Apaga y vámonos ), directed by
Manel Mayol
The Art of Flight , directed by
Davin Anders Hutchins
The Giant Buddhas , directed by
Christian Frei
The Stories from the North , directed by
Uruphong Raksasad
Vajra Sky Over Tibet , directed by John Bush
Special Awards
Jameson Best Asian Short Film –
Under Construction , directed by Lee Hyung-Suk
Jameson People's Choice Award –
Art of the Devil 2 , directed by
Kongkiat Khomsiri ,
Art Thamthrakul ,
Yosapong Polsap ,
Putipong Saisikaew ,
Isara Nadee ,
Pasith Buranajan and
Seree Pongniti
Jury Mention –
Istanbul Tales , directed by
Umit Unal ,
Kudret Sabanci ,
Elim Demirdelen ,
Yucel Yolcu and
Omur Atay
Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Promotion of Asian Cinema –
Wouter Barendrecht and
Michael J. Werner of
Fortissimo Films .
Crystal Lens Award –
Anthony Dod Mantle
Career Achievement Award –
Catherine Deneuve
Lifetime Achievement Award –
Sombat Metanee
Controversy
Ahead of the 2006 festival,
Somsak Techaratanaprasert , the president of the
Federation of National Film Associations of Thailand , called for a boycott of the festival by group members, because festival organizers, the
Tourism Authority of Thailand , had not included Federation in the film-selection process and marketing plans for the festival, as it had in past years.
[1] Member film studios
Five Star Production ,
GTH and
RS Promotion did not agree with the boycott, which led to Somsak, also the chief executive of
Sahamongkol Film International , to resign as chairman of the Federation. But as a result of the boycott, some films produced or distributed by Sahamongkol were pulled from the festival program.
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