2005 Bangkok International Film Festival

Awards

Golden Kinnaree International Competition

• Best Film: The Sea Inside, directed by Alejandro Amenábar, Spain
• * Being Julia, directed by István Szabó, Canada/United States/Hungary/UK
• * Clean, directed by Olivier Assayas, France/UK
• * Don’t Move, directed by Sergio Castellitto, Italy
• * Les Choristes, directed by Christophe Barratier, France/Switzerland
• * Innocent Voices, directed by Luis Mandoki, Mexico
• * The Motorcycle Diaries, directed by Walter Salles, Argentina/UK/USAGermany/Peru
• * Old Boy, directed by Park Chan-Wook, South Korea
• * Red Dust, directed by Tom Hooper, South Africa/UK
• * Shutter, directed by Pakpoom Wongpoom and Banjong Pisanthanakun, Thailand
• * The Syrian Bride, directed by Eran Riklis, France/Germany/Israel
• * Vera Drake, directed by Mike Leigh, UK
• * Želary, directed by Ondřej Trojan, Czech Republic
• Best Director :
• *Christophe Barratier
• *Park Chan-Wook
• Best Actor: Javier Bardem
• Best Actress :
• *Annette Bening
• *Ana Geislerova
• Lifetime Achievement Award: Vichit Kounavudhi

  ASEAN Competition

• Best ASEAN Film: The Beautiful Washing Machine, directed by James Lee, Malaysia
• * The Buffalo Boy, directed by Minh Nguyen-Vo, Vietnam
• * Crying Ladies, directed by Mark Meily, Philippines
• * Homecoming, directed by Gil Portes, Philippines
• * The Judgement, directed by Patham Thonsang, Thailand
• * Keka, directed by Quark Henares, Philippines
• * The Letter, directed by Phaoon Chandrasiri, Thailand
• * Perth, directed by Djinn, Singapore
• * Pisaj, directed by Chookiat Sakvirakul, Thailand
• * Princess of Mount Ledang, directed by Saw Teong Hin, Malaysia
• * Rainmaker, directed by Ravi Bharwani, Indonesia
• * Sagai United, directed by Somching Srisuphab, Thailand
• * Spirits, directed by Victor Vu, Vietnam
• * True Love, directed by Kyi Soe Tun, Burma
• * Women of Breakwater'', directed by Mario O'Hara, Philippines

  Short films and documentaries

• Jameson's Best Asian Short Film Award: Birthday
• Special Mentions:
• *Gay Or Not
• *Little Terrorist
• *Down the River
• *Cut
• Best Documentary: Born Into Brothels
• Special Mentions:
• *Touch The Sound - for giving inspiration through sound and artistic treatment
• *Final Solution - for the courage of reflecting realities
• New Voices Award: Bharatbala