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. 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 awarded to British–Irish film Bloody Sunday directed by Paul Greengrass and Japanese Animated film Spirited Away directed by Hayao Miyazaki.
The retrospective dedicated to European films from 1960's titled European 60’s was shown at the festival. Dieter Kosslick became the director of the festival, taking over from Moritz de Hadeln.

Jury

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:
English titleOriginal titleDirectorCountry
8 WomenFrançois OzonFrance, Italy
Amen.Costa-GavrasFrance, Germany, Romania, USA
BaaderChristopher RothGermany, UK
Bad GuyKim Ki-dukSouth Korea
Beneath CloudsBeneath CloudsIvan SenAustralia
Bloody SundayBloody SundayPaul GreengrassUK, Ireland
Burning in the WindSilvio SoldiniItaly, Switzerland
BridgetAmos KollekFrance, Japan
A Map of the HeartDominik GrafGermany
Grill PointAndreas DresenGermany
HeavenHeavenTom TykwerGermany, Italy, USA, France, UK
IrisIrisRichard EyreUSA, UK
Minor MishapsAnnette K. OlesenDenmark
KTJunji SakamotoJapan, South Korea
Safe ConductBertrand TavernierFrance, Spain, Germany
Monster's BallMonster's BallMarc ForsterUSA, Canada
Monday MorningOtar IosselianiFrance, Italy
StonesRamón SalazarSpain
The Royal TenenbaumsThe Royal TenenbaumsWes AndersonUSA
The Shipping NewsThe Shipping NewsLasse HallströmUSA, Canada
Spirited AwayHayao MiyazakiJapan
One Day in AugustConstantine GiannarisGreece
TemptationsZoltán KamondiHungary

Key

Retrospective

The following films were shown in the retrospective:
English titleOriginal titleDirectorCountry
491491Vilgot SjömanSweden
8½Otto e mezzoFederico FelliniItaly, France
Yesterday GirlAbschied von gesternAlexander KlugeGermany
A Taste of HoneyA Taste of HoneyTony RichardsonUK
Bandits of OrgosoloBanditi a OrgosoloVittorio De SetaItaly
Billy LiarBilly LiarJohn SchlesingerUK
BlowupBlowupMichelangelo AntonioniUK
Catch Us If You CanCatch Us If You CanJohn BoormanUK
Black PeterČerný PetrMiloš FormanCzechoslovakia
Charles, Dead or AliveCharles mort ou vifAlain TannerSwitzerland
The Bread of Those Early YearsDas Brot der frühen JahreHerbert VeselyWest Germany
The Assault of the Present on the Rest of TimeDer Angriff der Gegenwart auf die übrige ZeitAlexander KlugeWest Germany
'Die Artisten in der Zirkuskuppel: ratlosAlexander KlugeWest Germany
Murderers Are Among UsDie Mörder sind unter unsWolfgang StaudteGermany
The SinnerDie SünderinWilli ForstWest Germany
Left-Handed FateFata MorganaVicente ArandaSpain
if....if....Lindsay AndersonUK
The FiancesI fidanzatiErmanno OlmiItaly
The Great SilenceIl Grande silenzioSergio CorbucciItaly, France
Intimate LightingIntimni osvetleníIvan PasserCzechoslovakia
The SubversivesI SovversiviPaolo Taviani, Vittorio TavianiItaly
Thursday We Shall Sing Like SundayJeudi on chantera comme dimancheLuc de HeuschBelgium, France
Love 65Kärlek 65Bo WiderbergSweden
Raven's EndKvarteret korpenBo WiderbergSweden
The HuntLa cazaCarlos SauraSpain
The CollectorLa CollectionneuseEric RohmerFrance
The War Is OverLa Guerre est finieAlain ResnaisFrance, Sweden
The PierLa JetéeChris MarkerFrance
Aunt TulaLa Tía TulaMiguel PicazoSpain
The Milky WayLa via lattéaLuis BuñuelSpain, France
EclipseL'EclisseMichelangelo AntonioniItaly, France
The DepartureLe départJerzy SkolimowskiBelgium
Naked ChildhoodL'Enfance nueMaurice PialatFrance
The Good Time GirlsLes Bonnes FemmesClaude ChabrolFrance, Italy
Naked HeartsLes Coeurs vertsÉdouard LuntzFrance
LivLivPål LøkkebergNorway
Love Affair, or the Case of the Missing Switchboard OperatorLjubavni slucaj ili Tragedija sluzbeniceDušan MakavejevYugoslavia
Mr. FreedomMr. FreedomWilliam KleinFrance
Nights on the RoadNachts auf den StraßenRudolf JugertWest Germany
Not ReconciledNicht versöhnt oder es hilft nur Gewalt, wo Gewalt herrschtJean-Marie Straub, Daniele HuilletWest Germany
Innocent SorcerersNiewinni czarodziejeAndrzej WajdaPoland
Knife in the WaterNóż w wodzieRoman PolanskiPoland
CantataOldás és kötésMiklós JancsóHungary
The Green YearOs Verdes AnosPaulo RochaPortugal
ParanoiaAdriaan DitvoorstNetherlands
PassengerPasażerkaWitold Lesiewicz, Andrzej MunkPoland
PerformancePerformanceDonald Cammell, Nicolas RoegUK
PersonaPersonaIngmar BergmanSweden
Pierrot le FouJean-Luc GodardFrance, Italy
Before the RevolutionPrima della rivoluzioneBernardo BertolucciItaly
Early WorksRani RadoviŽelimir ŽilnikYugoslavia
The ReenactmentReconstituireaLucian PintilieRomania
'RysopisJerzy SkolimowskiPoland
DaisiesSedmikráskyVěra ChytilováCzechoslovakia
I Am CubaSoy CubaMikhail KalatozovUSSR, Cuba
Trace of StonesSpur der SteineFrank BeyerEast Germany
Andrei RublevAndrey RublyovAndrei TarkovskyUSSR
HungerSultHenning CarlsenDenmark
Magical Mystery TourMagical Mystery TourThe BeatlesUK
Viva Maria!Louis MalleFrance, Italy
Open SecretsYksityisalueMaunu KurkvaaraFinland

Awards

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury: