The Copenhagen International Film Festival, CIFF 2006 (21 September – 1 October) presented the following awards at the closing ceremony Sunday 1 October:
Golden Swan Awards
Best Film"12:08 East of Bucharest" / "A fost sau n-a fost?" by Corneliu Porumboiu, Romania
Best ScreenplayCorneliu Porumboiu for "12:08 East of Bucharest" / "A fost sau n-a fost?", Romania
Best DirectorKim Rossi Stuart for "Along the Ridge" / "Anche libero va bene", Italy
Best ActorUlrich Mühe for "De andres liv" / "Das Leben der Anderen" by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, Germany
Best ActressHeidrun Bartholomäus for "Happy as One" / "Komm näher" by Vanessa Jopp, Germany
Best CinematographyStefano Falivene for "Along the Ridge" / "Anche libero va bene" by Kim Rossi Stuart, Italy
Other awards
Alice-Award 2006 Valeska Grisebach (director and screenplay) for "Longing" / "Sehnsucht", Germany
Audience Award "De andres liv" / "Das Leben der Anderen" by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, Germany
Lifetime Achievement Award Ghita Nørby
Lifetime Achievement Award Henning Carlsen
For further information:
Copenhagen International Film FestivalFestival Director Janne Giese, +45 2370 7495, jg@copenhagenfilmfestival.com Programme Director Jacob Neiiendam, +45 2618 8865, jacob@copenhagenfilmfestival.com