The 2006 Sundance Film Festival was held in Utah from January 19, to January 29, 2006. It was held in Park City, with screenings in Salt Lake City; Ogden; and the Sundance Resort. It was the 22nd iteration of the Sundance Film Festival, and the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Sundance Institute. The opening night film was Friends with Money; the closing night film was Alpha Dog.
Award winners
The official announcement of the winners can be found here. 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 Longley director of Iraq in Fragments Dramatic Directing Award - Dito Montiel for A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints Excellence in Cinematography Award: Documentary - James Longley for Iraq in Fragments Excellence in Cinematography Award: Dramatic - Tom Richmond for Right at Your Door Documentary Film Editing - Iraq in Fragments Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award - Hilary Brougher for Stephanie 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 2006 Alfred P. Sloan Prize - The House of Sand
Juries
The juries at the Sundance Film Festival are responsible for determining the Jury Prize winners in each category and to award Special Jury Prizes as they see fit.
Jury, Independent Film Competition: Documentary
Joe Bini
Zana Briski
Andrew Jarecki
Alexander Payne
Heather Rae
Jury, Independent Film Competition: Dramatic
Miguel Arteta
Terrence Howard
Alan Rudolph
Nancy Schreiber
Audrey Wells
Jury, World Cinema Competition: Documentary
Kate Amend
Jean-Xavier de Lestrade
Rachel Perkins
Jury, World Cinema Competition: Dramatic
Irene Bignardi
Lu Chuan
Thomas Vinterberg
Jury, Shorts Competition
Georgia Lee
Sydney Neter
John Vanco
Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize Jury
John Underkoffler
Greg Harrison
Lynn Hershman Leeson
Antonio Demasio
Film Selections
Independent Film Competition: Documentary
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
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
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!