52nd Berlin International Film Festival
![]() Festival poster | |
| Opening film | Heaven |
|---|---|
| Closing film | The Great Dictator |
| Location | Berlin, Germany |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Awards | Golden Bear: Bloody Sunday Spirited Away |
| No. of films | 389 films[1] |
| Festival date | 6–17 February 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] The 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 jointly awarded to Bloody Sunday, directed by Paul Greengrass, and Spirited Away, by Hayao Miyazaki.[6]
The Retrospective section was dedicated to European films from the 1960s.[7] Dieter Kosslick became the director of the festival, taking over from Moritz de Hadeln.[8]
Juries
Main Competition
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[9]
- Mira Nair, Indian filmmaker - Jury President
- Nicoletta Braschi, Italian actress
- Peter Cowie, British historian and writer
- Renata Litvinova, Russian actress and filmmaker
- Lucrecia Martel, Argentinian director and screenwriter
- Claudie Ossard, French producer
- Raoul Peck, Haitian filmmaker
- Declan Quinn, American cinematographer
- Oskar Roehler, German filmmaker and journalist
- Kenneth Turan, American professor and film critic
Main Competition
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[1]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Women | 8 Femmes | François Ozon | France, Italy |
| Amen. | Costa-Gavras | France, Germany, Romania, United States | |
| Baader | Christopher Roth | Germany, United Kingdom | |
| Bad Guy | 나쁜 남자 | Kim Ki-duk | South Korea |
| Beneath Clouds | Ivan Sen | Australia | |
| Bloody Sunday | Paul Greengrass | United Kingdom, Ireland | |
| Burning in the Wind | Brucio nel vento | Silvio Soldini | Italy, Switzerland |
| Bridget | Amos Kollek | France, Japan | |
| A Map of the Heart | Der Felsen | Dominik Graf | Germany |
| Grill Point | Halbe Treppe | Andreas Dresen | |
| Heaven | Tom Tykwer | Germany, Italy, United States, France, United Kingdom | |
| Iris | Richard Eyre | United States, United Kingdom | |
| Minor Mishaps | Annette K. Olesen | Denmark | |
| KT | Junji Sakamoto | South Korea | |
| Safe Conduct | Laissez-passer | Bertrand Tavernier | France, Spain, Germany |
| Monster's Ball | Marc Forster | United States, Canada | |
| Monday Morning | Lundi matin | Otar Iosseliani | France, Italy |
| Stones | Piedras | Ramón Salazar | Spain |
| The Royal Tenenbaums | Wes Anderson | United States | |
| The Shipping News | Lasse Hallström | United States, Canada | |
| Spirited Away | 千と千尋の神隠し | Hayao Miyazaki | Japan |
| One Day in August | Δεκαπενταύγουστος | Constantine Giannaris | Greece |
| Temptations | Zoltán Kamondi | Hungary | |
Retrospective - European 60s

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



Main Competition
- Golden Bear:[6][12]
- 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 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
Berlinale Camera
- Costa-Gavras
- Volker Hassemer
- Horst Wendlandt
Independent Awards
Blue Angel Award
References
- ^ a b "PROGRAMME 2002". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. 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 December 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ "Chasing a Golden Bear". dw.de. Archived from the original on 2 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ "18 WORLD PREMIERES AND 3 DIRECTING DEBUTS IN THE BERLINALE COMPETITION 2002". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ a b "PRIZES & HONOURS 2002". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ "RETROSPECTIVE". Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ "Berlinale beginnings". 8 February 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ "JURIES 2002". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ "RETROSPECTIVE". Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ "RETROSPECTIVE 1991". Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ "AWARDS ANNOUNCEMENT" (PDF). berlinale.de. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
