- 2006 Bangkok International Film Festival
The 2006 Bangkok International Film Festival was held from
February 17 toFebruary 27 . The festival's events were held in the newly openedSiam 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, actorChristopher Lee giving a talk and introducing a screening of "The Man with the Golden Gun", as well as appearances byCatherine Deneuve ,Willem Dafoe ,Tadanobu Asano ,Rita Moreno ,Rufus Sewell , directorOliver Stone and cinematographerChristopher Doyle .Golden Kinnaree Awards
International Competition
Best Picture
* "Water", directed by
Deepa Mehta
**"The Consequences of Love ", directed byPalo Sorrentino
**"The House of Sand ", directed byAndrucha Waddington
**"Invisible Waves ", directed byPen-Ek Ratanaruang
**"Istanbul Tales ", directed byUmit Unal ,Kudret Sabanci ,Elim Demirdelen ,Yucel Yolcu andOmur Atay
**"Mrs. Henderson Presents ", directed byStephen Frears
**"Ringfinger ", directed byDiane Bertrand
**"River Queen ", directed byVincent Ward
**"Sympathy for Lady Vengeance " byPark Chan-wook
**"Transamerica", directed byDuncan Tucker
**"Tsotsi ", directed byGavin Hood
**"The White Masai ", directed byHermine Huntgeburth Best Director
*
Park Chan-Wook , "Sympathy for Lady Vengeance "Best Actor
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Presley Chweneyagae , "Tsotsi "Best Actress
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Felicity Huffman , "Transamerica"Best ASEAN Film
*"
Bride of Silence , directed byĐoàn Minh Phượng andDoàn Thanh Nghia
**"3 Friends ", directed byMingmongkol Sonakul ,Pumin Chinaradee andAditya Assarat
**"", directed byKittikorn Laiwsirikun
**"The Burnt Theater ", directed byRithy Panh
**"Gie ", directed byRiri Riza
**"Goalposts & Lipsticks ", directed by Bernard Chauly
**"The Gravel Road ", directed byDeepak Kumaran Menon
**"Janji Joni ", directed byJoko Anwar
**"Journey from the Fall ", directed byHam Tran
**"", directed byLaurice Guillen
**"The Masseur ", directed byBrillante Mendoza
**"Monday Morning Glory ", directed byWoo Ming Jin
**"The Tin Mine ", directed byJira Maligool
**"Unarmed Combat ", directed byHan Yew Kwang New Voices
*"
Kept and Dreamless ", directed byVera Fogwill andMartin Desalvo
**"A Common Thread ", directed byEléonore Faucher
**"Dreaming Lhasa ", directed byRitu Sarin andTenzing Sonam
**"Go West", directed byAhmed Imamovic
**"The Intruder", directed byFrank Van Mechelen
**"Kissed By Winter ", directed bySara Johnsen
**"The Married Woman ", directed byPradeep Sarkar
**"", directed byNeten Chokling
**"On My Skin ", directed byValerio Jalongo
**"Parzania ", directed byRahul Dholakia
**"Reaching Silence ", directed byJahar Kanungo
**"Ryna ", directed byRuxandra Zenide
**"The Sacred Family ", directed bySebastián Campos Watt
**"Season of the Horse ", directed byNing Cai
**"Sophie Scholl – The Final Days", directed byMarc Rothemund
**"Stoned!", directed bySteven Woolley
**"Three Dots ", directed byRoya Sadat Best Documentary
*"
Rize ", directed byDavid LaChapelle
*Honorable mention - "Ballets Russes ", directed byDayna Goldfine andDan Geller
*Honorable mention - "In the Shadow of the Palms ", directed byWayne Coles-Janess
**"Africa United ", directed byÓlaf Jóhannesson
**"Before the Flood ", directed byLi Yifan andYan Yu
**"", directed byFatih Akın
**"Linda & Ali, Two Worlds Within Four Walls ", directed byLut Vandekeybus
**"Nice Hat! 5 Enigmas in the Life of Cambodia ", directed byDavid Brisbin
**"Switch Off " ("Apaga y vámonos"), directed byManel Mayol
**"The Art of Flight ", directed byDavin Anders Hutchins
**"The Giant Buddhas ", directed byChristian Frei
**"The Stories from the North ", directed byUruphong Raksasad
**"Vajra Sky Over Tibet ", directed by John Bushpecial Awards
* Jameson Best Asian Short Film – "
Under Construction ", directed by Lee Hyung-Suk
* Jameson People's Choice Award – "Art of the Devil 2 ", directed byKongkiat Khomsiri ,Art Thamthrakul ,Yosapong Polsap ,Putipong Saisikaew ,Isara Nadee ,Pasith Buranajan andSeree Pongniti
* Jury Mention – "Istanbul Tales ", directed byUmit Unal ,Kudret Sabanci ,Elim Demirdelen ,Yucel Yolcu andOmur Atay
* Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Promotion of Asian Cinema –Wouter Barendrecht andMichael J. Werner ofFortissimo 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 theFederation of National Film Associations of Thailand , called for a boycott of the festival by group members, because festival organizers, theTourism Authority of Thailand , had not included Federation in the film-selection process and marketing plans for the festival, as it had in past years. [Monsters and Critics, [http://movies.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1079271.php/Boycott_festival_urges_Thai_Film_Association "Boycott festival, urges Thai Film Association"] ] Member film studiosFive Star Production , GTH andRS Promotion did not agree with the boycott, which led to Somsak, also the chief executive ofSahamongkol 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. ["The Nation", [http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2006/02/10/headlines/headlines_20000674.php Headlines, February 10, 2006] ]References
External links
* [http://www.bangkokfilm.org 2006 BKKIFF's Official website]
* [http://www.filmfestival.co.kr 2006 BKKIFF's Korean website]
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