52nd Berlin International Film Festival
Festival poster | |
Opening film | Heaven |
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Closing film | The Great Dictator |
Location | Berlin, Germany |
Founded | 1951 |
Awards | Golden Bear (Bloody Sunday and Spirited Away) |
Number of films | 389 films[1] |
Festival date | February 6 – 17, 2002 |
Website | http://www.berlinale.de |
The 52nd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 6 to 17, 2002.[2] The festival opened with Heaven by Tom Tykwer.[3][4] New print of Charlie Chaplin's 1940 American satirical dramedy film The Great Dictator was the closing film of the festival.[5] The Golden Bear was awarded to British–Irish film Bloody Sunday directed by Paul Greengrass and Japanese Animated film Spirited Away directed by Hayao Miyazaki.[6]
The retrospective dedicated to European films from 1960’s titled European 60’s was shown at the festival.[7] Dieter Kosslick became the director of the festival, taking over from Moritz de Hadeln.[8]
Jury

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[9]
- Mira Nair (Head of the Jury)
- Lucrecia Martel
- Claudie Ossard
- Oskar Roehler
- Kenneth Turan
- Raoul Peck
- Nicoletta Braschi
- Declan Quinn
- Renata Litvinova
Films in competition
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[1]
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
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8 Women | François Ozon | France, Italy | |
Amen. | Costa-Gavras | France, Germany, Romania, USA | |
Baader | Christopher Roth | Germany, UK | |
Bad Guy | Kim Ki-duk | South Korea | |
Beneath Clouds | Beneath Clouds | Ivan Sen | Australia |
Bloody Sunday | Bloody Sunday | Paul Greengrass | UK, Ireland |
Burning in the Wind | Silvio Soldini | Italy, Switzerland | |
Bridget | Amos Kollek | France, Japan | |
A Map of the Heart | Dominik Graf | Germany | |
Grill Point | Andreas Dresen | Germany | |
Heaven | Heaven | Tom Tykwer | Germany, Italy, USA, France, UK |
Iris | Iris | Richard Eyre | USA, UK |
Minor Mishaps | Annette K. Olesen | Denmark | |
KT | Junji Sakamoto | Japan, South Korea | |
Safe Conduct | Bertrand Tavernier | France, Spain, Germany | |
Monster's Ball | Monster's Ball | Marc Forster | USA, Canada |
Monday Morning | Otar Iosseliani | France, Italy | |
Stones | Ramón Salazar | Spain | |
The Royal Tenenbaums | The Royal Tenenbaums | Wes Anderson | USA |
The Shipping News | The Shipping News | Lasse Hallström | USA, Canada |
Spirited Away | Hayao Miyazaki | Japan | |
One Day in August | Constantine Giannaris | Greece | |
Temptations | Zoltán Kamondi | Hungary |
Key
† Winner of the main award for best film in its section The opening and closing films are screened during the opening and closing ceremonies respectively.
Retrospective

The following films were shown in the retrospective:[11]
Awards


The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[6][12]
- Golden Bear: Bloody Sunday by Paul Greengrass and Spirited Away by Hayao Miyazaki
- Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize: Grill Point by Andreas Dresen
- Silver Bear for Best Director: Otar Iosseliani for Monday Morning
- Silver Bear for Best Actress: Halle Berry for Monster's Ball
- Silver Bear for Best Actor: Jacques Gamblin for Safe Conduct
- Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution: ensemble of actresses for 8 Women
- Silver Bear for best film music: Antoine Duhamel for Safe Conduct
- Alfred Bauer Prize: Baader by Christopher Roth
- Blue Angel Award: Minor Mishaps by Annette K. Olesen
- Honorary Golden Bear:
- Berlinale Camera:
- Costa-Gavras
- Volker Hassemer
- Horst Wendlandt
- FIPRESCI Award
- Monday Morning by Otar Iosseliani
References
- 1 2 "PROGRAMME 2002". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 June 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ↑ "52nd Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2012-10-22.
- ↑ "BERLINALE 2002 OPENS WITH THE WORLD PREMIERE OF HEAVEN". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 10 November 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ↑ "Chasing a Golden Bear". dw.de. Archived from the original on 25 August 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ↑ "18 WORLD PREMIERES AND 3 DIRECTING DEBUTS IN THE BERLINALE COMPETITION 2002". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 25 June 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- 1 2 "PRIZES & HONOURS 2002". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 June 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ↑ "RETROSPECTIVE". Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ↑ "Berlinale beginnings". Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ↑ "JURIES 2002". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 9 June 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ↑ "RETROSPECTIVE". Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ↑ "RETROSPECTIVE 1991". Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ↑ "AWARDS ANNOUNCEMENT" (PDF). berlinale.de. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 November 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
External links
- Berlin International Film Festival:2002 at Internet Movie Database
- 52nd Berlin International Film Festival 2002
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