2nd Berlin International Film Festival

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2nd Berlin International Film Festival
Location West Berlin, Germany
Founded1951
Awards Golden Bear:
One Summer of Happiness
Festival date12–25 June 1952
Website Website
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The 2nd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 12 to 25 June 1952. [1]

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The Golden Bear was awarded to Swedish film One Summer of Happiness by the audience vote. [2]

The FIAPF prohibited the festival from awarding any official prizes by a jury (which in the early 50's only Cannes and Venice were allowed to do so), [1] instead the awards were given through audience voting. This was only changed in 1956 when the FIAPF granted Berlin the so-called "A-Status". [1] [3]

Orson Welles's Othello was banned from the festival due to his alleged anti-German remarks. [4] The festival held a retrospective on silent films. [5]

Main Competition

The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award: [6]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production Country
Cry, the Beloved Country Zoltán Korda United Kingdom
Death of a Salesman László Benedek United States
Fanfan la Tulipe Christian-Jaque France, Italy
Great Man Un grand patron Yves Ciampi France
Miracle in Milan Miracolo a Milano Vittorio De Sica Italy
One Summer of Happiness Hon dansade en sommar Arne Mattsson Sweden
The Overcoat Il Cappotto Alberto Lattuada Italy
Rashomon 羅生門 Akira Kurosawa Japan
The River Le Fleuve Jean Renoir France, India, United States
Three Forbidden Stories Tre storie proibite Augusto Genina Italy
Under the Thousand Lanterns Unter den tausend Laternen Erich Engel West Germany, France
Wife For a Night Moglie per una notte Mario Camerini Italy

Official Awards

The following prizes were awarded by the audience vote: [2]

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