52nd Berlin International Film Festival


The 52nd annual Berlin [International Film Festival] was held from February 6 to 17, 2002. The festival opened with Heaven by Tom Tykwer. The new print of Charlie Chaplin's 1940 American satirical dramedy film The Great Dictator was the closing film of the festival.
The Golden Bear was jointly awarded to Bloody Sunday, directed by Paul Greengrass, and Spirited Away, by Hayao Miyazaki.
The Retrospective section was dedicated to European films from the 1960s. Dieter Kosslick became the director of the festival, taking over from Moritz de Hadeln.

Juries

Main Competition

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:
The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:

Retrospective - European 60s

The following films were shown in the retrospective:

Official Awards

Main Competition

Blue Angel Award