| 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]
The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival: [9]
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 | |
The following films were shown in the retrospective: [11]