2006 Sundance Film Festival
 Festival poster | |
| Opening film | Friends with Money[1] |
|---|---|
| Closing film | Alpha Dog[1] |
| Location | Park City,Salt Lake City,Ogden,andSundance,Utah |
| Hosted by | Sundance Institute |
| No.of films | 120[2] |
| Festival date | January 19–29, 2006 |
| Website | festival |
The2006 Sundance Film Festivalwas held inUtahfrom January 19 to January 29, 2006. It was held inPark City,with screenings inSalt Lake City;Ogden;and theSundance Resort.It was the 22nd iteration of theSundance Film Festival,[2]and the celebration of the 25th anniversary of theSundance Institute.The opening night film wasFriends with Money;the closing night film wasAlpha Dog.[1]
Award winners[edit]
The official announcement of the winners can be foundhere.
- Grand Jury Prize: Documentary-God Grew Tired of Us
- Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic-Quinceañera
- World Cinema Jury Prize: Documentary-In The Pit
- World Cinema Jury Prize: Dramatic-13 Tzameti
- Audience Award: Documentary-God Grew Tired of Us
- Audience Award: Dramatic-Quinceañera
- World Cinema Audience Award: Documentary-De Nadie
- World Cinema Audience Award: Dramatic-No. 2
- Documentary Directing Award-James Longleydirector ofIraq in Fragments
- Dramatic Directing Award-Dito MontielforA Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
- Excellence in Cinematography Award: Documentary- James Longley forIraq in Fragments
- Excellence in Cinematography Award: Dramatic-Tom RichmondforRight at Your Door
- Documentary Film Editing-Iraq in Fragments
- Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award-Hilary BrougherforStephanie Daley
- Special Jury Prize-American Blackout
- Special Jury Prize-A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints(for Best Ensemble Performance)
- Special Jury Prize-In Between Days(for Independent Vision)
- Special Jury Prize-Into Great Silence
- Special Jury Prize-Dear Pyongyang
- Special Jury Prize-Eve & the Fire Horse
- Jury Prize in Short Filmmaking-Bugcrush
- Jury Prize in Short Filmmaking-The Wrath of Cobble Hill
- Jury Prize in International Short Filmmaking-The Natural Route
- Honorable Mention in Short Filmmaking-Before Dawn
- Honorable Mention in Short Filmmaking-Preacher With an Unknown God
- Honorable Mention in Short Filmmaking-Undressing My Mother
- 2006Alfred P. Sloan Prize-The House of Sand
Juries[edit]
The juries at the Sundance Film Festival are responsible for determining theJury Prizewinners in each category and to awardSpecial Jury Prizesas they see fit.
Jury, Independent Film Competition: Documentary[edit]
Jury, Independent Film Competition: Dramatic[edit]
- Miguel Arteta
- Terrence Howard
- Alan Rudolph
- Nancy Schreiber
- Audrey Wells
Jury, World Cinema Competition: Documentary[edit]
Jury, World Cinema Competition: Dramatic[edit]
Jury, Shorts Competition[edit]
Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize Jury[edit]
Films[edit]
Independent Film Competition: Documentary[edit]
- American Blackout
- Crossing Arizona
- God Grew Tired of Us
- The Ground Truth: After the Killing Ends
- Iraq in Fragments
- A Lion in the House
- small town gay bar
- So Much So Fast
- Thin
- 'Tis Autumn-The Search for Jackie Paris
- The Trials of Darryl Hunt
- TV Junkie
- An Unreasonable Man
- Wide Awake
- Wordplay
- The World According to Sesame Street
Independent Film Competition: Dramatic[edit]
- Come Early Morning
- Flannel Pajamas
- Forgiven
- A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
- Half Nelson
- The Hawk Is Dying
- In Between Days
- Puccini for Beginners
- Quinceañera
- Right at Your Door
- Sherrybaby
- Somebodies
- Stay
- Steel City
- Stephanie Daley
- Wristcutters: A Love Story
World Cinema Competition: Documentary[edit]
- 5 Days
- angry monk-reflections on tibet
- Black Gold
- By the Ways, A Journey with William Eggleston
- Dear Pyongyang
- DeNADIE
- The Giant Buddhas
- Glastonbury
- I for India
- In the Pit
- Into Great Silence
- KZ
- The Short Life of José Antonio Gutierrez
- Songbirds
- Unfolding Florence: The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst
- Viva Zapatero!
World Cinema Competition: Dramatic[edit]
- 13 Tzameti
- Allegro
- The Aura
- The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros
- Eve & the Fire Horse
- The House of Sand
- It's Only Talk
- Kiss Me Not on the Eyes
- Little Red Flowers
- Madeinusa
- No. 2
- One Last Dance
- The Peter Pan Formula
- Princesas
- Sólo Dios Sabe
- Son of Man
Premieres[edit]
- Alpha Dog
- Art School Confidential
- Cargo
- The Darwin Awards
- Don't Come Knocking
- Friends with Money
- The Illusionist
- Kinky Boots
- Little Miss Sunshine
- A Little Trip to Heaven
- Lucky Number Slevin
- Neil Young: Heart of Gold
- The Night Listener
- The Science of Sleep
- The Secret Life of Words
- Thank You for Smoking
- This Film Is Not Yet Rated
Spectrum[edit]
- Adam's Apples
- All Aboard! Rosie's Family Cruise
- Battle in Heaven
- Beyond Beats and Rhymes: A Hip-Hop Head Weighs in on Manhood in Hip-Hop Culture
- Clear Cut: The Story of Philomath, Oregon
- Dreamland
- Everyone Stares: The Police Inside Out
- Factotum
- Forgiving the Franklins
- An Inconvenient Truth
- Jewboy
- Journey from the Fall
- Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man
- Man Push Cart
- Off the Black
- Open Window
- The Proposition
- Punching at the Sun
- Special
- La Tragedia de Macario
- What Remains
- Who Killed the Electric Car
- Who Needs Sleep?
- Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner
Park City at Midnight[edit]
- American Hardcore
- Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That!
- The Descent
- Destricted
- The Foot Fist Way
- Moonshine
- Salvage
- Subject Two
Frontier[edit]
From The Collection[edit]
Festival Theaters[edit]
- Ogden
- Peery's Egyptian Theatre- 800 seats
- Park City
- Eccles Theatre - 1,270 seats
- Egyptian Theatre- 266 seats
- Holiday Village Cinemas II - 156 seats
- Holiday Village Cinemas III - 156 seats
- Holiday Village Cinemas IIV - 164 seats
- Library Center Theatre - 448 seats
- Prospector Square Theatre - 352 seats
- Racquet Club Theatre - 602 seats
- Yarrow Hotel Theatre - 250 seats
- Salt Lake City
- Broadway Centre Cinemas IV - 211 seats
- Broadway Centre Cinemas V - 238 seats
- Broadway Centre Cinemas VI - 274 seats
- Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center- 477 seats
- Tower Theatre- 342 seats
- Sundance Resort
- Sundance Institute Screening Room - 164 seats
References[edit]
- ^abc"2006 Sundance Film Festival announces films in Premieres section 1dec05"(PDF).2005-12-01. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 16 February 2008.Retrieved13 February2008.
- ^ab"2006 Sundance Film Festival announces Spectrum, Frontier and Park City at Midnight screenings"(PDF).2005-11-30. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on January 13, 2006.Retrieved13 February2008.