The 2006 rendition of the Shanghai International Film Festival was meant to place the program as a top echelon international festival. Problems plagued the two week festival, however, including poor Chinese-English translations and a failure by many of the filmmakers to even attend the award ceremony.
Golden Goblet Best FilmFour Minutes (Germany) (directed by Chris KrausBest ActorOlivier Gourmet for his performance in Burnt Out (France)Best ActressEls Dottermans for her performance in Love Belongs to Everyone (Belgium)Best DirectorFabienne Godet for Burnt OutBest ScreenplayHugo Van Laere for Love Belongs to EveryoneBest CinematographyFabio Cianchetti for Our Land (Italy) (directed by Sergio Rubini)Best MusicKarl Jenkins for River Queen (New Zealand) (directed by Vincent Ward)Jury Grand PrixThe Forest Ranger (China) (directed by Qi Jian)