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56th Berlin International Film Festival

56th Berlin International Film Festival
Festival poster
Opening filmSnow Cake
Closing filmPat Garrett and Billy the Kid
LocationBerlin, Germany
Founded1951
AwardsGolden Bear: Grbavica
No. of films360 films[1]
Festival date9–19 February 2006
WebsiteWebsite

The 56th Berlin International Film Festival was held from 9 to 19 February 2006.[2] The festival opened with Snow Cake by Marc Evans.[3] Digitally restored version of Sam Peckinpah's 1972 film Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid served as the closing film.[4] British actress Charlotte Rampling was selected as the head of the jury.[5]

The Golden Bear was awarded to Grbavica: The Land of My Dreams directed by Jasmila Žbanić.[6]

The retrospective was dedicated to the film actresses of 1950s, titled Dream Girls. Film Stars in the 1950s was shown at the festival.[7] More than 186,000 tickets were sold at the festival with visitors from 120 countries, including 3,800 journalists, attended the festival.[8]

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  2. ^ "56TH BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL FEBRUARY 9 - 19, 2006". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Arts, Briefly". The New York Times. 8 February 2006. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  4. ^ "BERLINALE FINALE: PAT GARRETT & BILLY THE KID: SPECIAL EDITION". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Charlotte Rampling to be jury president at Berlinale 2006". Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference PRIZES was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "RETROSPECTIVE". Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  8. ^ "THE 56TH BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL COMES TO A SUCCESSFUL CLOSE". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.

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