The 23rd Avignon Film Festival came to a close last Sunday 25th June 2006. At the final awards ceremony, which took place at the Museum of the Petit Palais with special guests Marie-Josée Roig, mayor of Avignon, filmmakers Jean-François Stevenin and Laszló Szabó, and almost all of the directors of the movies in competition, the 2006 Jury announced this year¹s winners.

Prix Tournage for the Best American Movie:
THE CALL OF CTHULHU by Andrew Leman and Sean Branney (USA)

Prix Tournage for the Best European Movie:
UN JOUR D¹ETE by Franck Guérin (France)

Prix Pierre Salinger for the Best Documentary:
BALLETS RUSSES by Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine (USA)

Prix Panavision for the Best American Short Film:
COLD KENYA by Laurence Walsh (USA/Poland)

Prix Panavision for the Best European Short Film:
THE LAST DAYS by Oliver Frohnauer (Germany)

Prix UCMF for the Best Movie Score:
FOUR CORNERS OF SUBURBIA by Elizabeth Puccini (USA)
Music ­ Nikos Kypourgos

The Avignon Film Festival is already organizing its 24th manifestation in 2007 and is also preparing for the celebration of its 25th anniversary ³transatlantic crossroads of independent cinema² in 2008.