Valladolid 2006

The Valladolid International Film Festival is known for its pleasant atmosphere and for the promotion of films from Spain and Latin America, as well as for its affinity to young cinema. It is the second film event in Spain after the festival of San Sebastian and hosts an international competition. Goran Paskaljevic, the Serbian directors film The Optimists (world premiere in Toronto) had his European premiere and was awarded the main prize, the "Espiga de Oro". Sidebars included an overview on Spanish cinema 2005/6 and retrospectives dedicated to Pedro Olea and Satyajit Ray.
Our jury awarded Fraulein (Das Fräulein) by young Swiss director Andrea Staka.

Details of the prize
Valladolid International Film Festival, 51st edition, October 20-28, 2006
The festival's web site

Reports

A New Voice. Luciano Castillo describes our prize winner Fraulein as the discovery of the exhausting program "as a new voice in a lonely concert". More
Racism or the Feeling of Guilt. Regarding the Australian thriller Jindabyne, Joan Millaret Valls questions the connection between racism and the feeling of guilt. More
A Meditation about Escaping in Dreams. Cristina Corciovescu writes about the outstanding animated short film Printed Rainbow from India. More
Dealing with the Past. Dennis West looks at three new Spanish films all set in the Franco era, with a different attitude of young people towards politics and their own future. More
In the Mood for Melancholy. After looking at the festival's poster Bruno Kragic discovers a certain sense of melancholy in a lot of films presented at the festival. More

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