TIFF.5 - 2006
The fifth edition of the Transilvania International Film Festival took place in Cluj-Napoca from June 2 to June 11, 2006. The festival grew visibly compared to previous editions, offering audiences more than 150 films, both features and shorts, many of them presented as Romanian premieres. Screenings took place at the Republica, Victoria and Arta cinemas, as well as outdoors, in the inner courtyard of Babeș-Bolyai University.
One of the special moments of the edition was the closing concert by Fanfara Ciocârlia, announced at the time as the band’s first concert in Romania. TIFF 2006 also inaugurated a Meeting Point on the terrace of the Cluj Art Museum, conceived as a meeting place for guests, audiences and industry professionals, with book launches, exhibitions, screenings, fashion shows and concerts. The program also included Romanian Film Days, a day dedicated to Hungarian cinema, sections such as Supernova, Shadows, Doc’n’Roll, French Touch and No Limit, as well as the continuation of the Let’s Go Digital! workshop.
Among the special guests of the edition were:
Vanessa Redgrave, one of the great figures of British theatre and cinema, who came to Cluj to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award
Udo Kier, cult actor invited to a marathon screening of Lars von Trier’s The Kingdom / Spitalul și fantomele lui
directors Simon Rumley, Baltasar Kormákur and Szabolcs Hajdu, who presented their latest films
Tony Gatlif, whose film Transylvania, partly shot in Romania, closed the edition.
Transilvania Trophy: 12:08 East of Bucharest / A fost sau n-a fost?, directed by Corneliu Porumboiu, Romania.
Best Director: György Pálfi for Taxidermia, Hungary.
Best Performance: David Dencik for his role in Soap.
Best Cinematography: Tariel Meliava for the cinematography of 13 Tzameti / 13 Negru, directed by Géla Babluani, France.
Jury Special Mentions: Viva Zapatero!, directed by Sabina Guzzanti, Italy, and The Yacoubian Building, directed by Marwan Hamed, Egypt.
FIPRESCI Award: 13 Tzameti / 13 Negru, directed by Géla Babluani, France.
Audience Award: 12:08 East of Bucharest / A fost sau n-a fost?, directed by Corneliu Porumboiu, Romania.
Re:publik Award for Best Short Film in the Shadows Section: Femerlin’s Song, directed by Manuel Peña, Spain.
Excellence Award: Ștefan Iordache, Romania.
Lifetime Achievement Award: Vanessa Redgrave, United Kingdom.
Romanian Days Award for Best Feature Film: 12:08 East of Bucharest / A fost sau n-a fost?, directed by Corneliu Porumboiu.
Romanian Days Award for Best Short Film: Marilena from P7, directed by Cristian Nemescu.
HBO Award for Best Feature Screenplay: Să iubești și să tragi apa, by Dan Mihu.
HBO Award for Best Short Film Screenplay: Trenul către București pleacă de la linia 3, by Augustin Cupșa.
Award for Best Film Produced in the Let’s Go Digital! Workshop: Question & Question, made by Adela Giurgiu, Vlad Cideriu and Radu Țigănaș.
