The 56th Berlin International Film Festival was held from 9 to 19 February 2006. The festival opened with Snow Cake by Marc Evans. Digitally restored version of Sam Peckinpah's 1973 film Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid served as the closing film. British actress Charlotte Rampling was selected as the head of the jury.
The Golden Bear was awarded to Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams directed by Jasmila Ã
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The retrospective was dedicated to the film actresses of 1950s, titled Dream Girls. Film Stars in the 1950s was shown at the festival. More than 186,000 tickets were sold at the festival with visitors from 120 countries, including 3,800 journalists, attended the festival.
Juries
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:
Main Competition
Best First Feature Award
Short Films Competition
- Mariela Besuievsky, Spanish producer
- Florian Gallenberger, German director and screenwriter
- Jung-Wan Oh, South Korean producer
Official Sections
Main Competition
The following films were selected for the main competition:
Official Awards
Main Competition
The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:
Berlinale Camera
Best First Feature
Independent Awards
Panorama Audience Award
Crystal Bear
Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk Grand Prix
FIPRSECI Prize
Prize of the Ecumenical Jury
C.I.C.A.E. Award
Netpac Award
Prix UIP Berlin
- The Fence by Ricardo ÃÂscar
Label Europa Cinemas
Caligari Film Award
DIALOGUE en Perspective
Talent Movie of the Week
- Phillip Van for High Maintenance
Berlin Today Award
- Anna Azevedo for BerlinBall
Score Competition
Manfred Salzgeber Award
DAAD Short Film Award
Peace Film Award
Amnesty International Film Prize
- Masoud Arif Salih for Narcissus Blossom
Wolfgang Staudte Award
Prize of the Guild of German Art House Cinemas
Femina-Film-Prize
- Yasmin Khalifa for Bye Bye Berlusconi!
Reader Jury of the "Berliner Morgenpost"
Reader Jury of the "Berliner Zeitung"
Reader Jury of the "Siegessäule"
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