Chicago Film Festival Awards - 2006
by Andre Soares
42nd Chicago International Film Festival Awards - Gold Hugo 2006
The 42nd Chicago International Film Festival ran from Oct. 5-19, 2006.
INTERNATIONAL FILM COMPETITION
The Gold Hugo – Best Film:
Fireworks Wednesday (Iran), by Asghar Farhadi
The Silver Hugo – Special Jury Prize:
Days of Glory (France/Algeria), directed by Rachid Bouchareb
The Silver Hugo:
Taxidermia (Hungary), by György Pálfi
Silver Hugo Award – Best Actress:
Darya Moroz, Victoria Isakova and Anna Ukolova (Russia) for their portrayals of Moscow prostitutes in the Russian film The Spot.
Silver Hugo Award – Best Actor:
Jürgen Vogel (Germany) for his portrayal of a recently released convicted rapist trying to lead a normal life in The Free Will.
Plaques:
Aviva My Love (Israel)
Time (South Korea)
Requiem (Germany)
Gold Hugo Lifetime Achievement Award (on July 15): Steven Spielberg
Lifetime Achievement Award: Ruby Dee
Career Achievement Award: Liza Minnelli, Stephen Frears, Dustin Hoffman
Career Achievement Award: Betsy Blair, "long time actress and activist in honor of her body of work, distinguished career in the entertainment industry and uncompromising beliefs in the face of great obstacles."
Career Achievement in Animation Award: Yoshiyuku Tomino
Emerging Visionary Award: Darren Aronofsky
Emerging Artist Award: Andre Benjamin a.k.a. Andre 3000
NEW DIRECTORS COMPETITION
The Fédération Internationale de la Presse Cinématographique (FIPRESCI) Award recognizes first and second-time filmmakers whose works are part of the New Directors competition.
The 2006 FIPRESCI Prize is awarded to Day Night, Day Night (US), directed by Julia Loktev.
SHORT FILM COMPETITION
The Gold Hugo for Best Short Film is awarded to Forgetting Betty (US), directed by James Anderson and Robert Postrozny.
Narrative Short Film
The Silver Hugo is awarded to Slavek the Shit (Iceland), directed by Grímur Hákonarson.
The Gold Plaque is awarded to Women Workers Leaving the Factory (Chile), directed by José Luis Torres Leiva.
Certificates of Merit are awarded to Sweetie (Scotland), directed by Becky Brazil, and Wasted (Hong Kong), directed by Hui Hok Man.
Animated Short Film
The Gold Plaque is awarded to Film Noir (UK), directed by Osbert Parker.
Student Animated Film
The Silver Hugo is awarded to Cranium Theatre (US), directed by Jason Sandri.
DOCUFEST COMPETITION
Gold Hugo for Best Documentary Feature: Iraq in Fragments (US/Iraq), directed by James Longley.
Silver Hugo for Best Documentary Feature: Exile Family Movie (Austria/Iran), directed by Arash.
Special Jury Prize: The Trials of Darryl Hunt (US), directed by Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg.
Special Jury Prize: Dixie Chicks: Shut up and Sing (US), directed by Barbara Kopple and Cecilia Peck.
CHICAGO AWARD
The Chicago Award is presented to a Chicago or Illinois artist for the best feature film, short film or documentary.
Street Thief (US), directed by Malik Bader.
TERRA NOVA SILVER IMAGES GENERATIONS AWARD
Suzanne (France), directed by Viviane Candas.
AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
Vitus (Switzerland) by Fredi M. Murer
Days of Glory (France/Algeria) by Rachid Boucharib
The Queen (UK) by Stephen Frears
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