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.

52nd Berlin International Film Festival
Festival poster
Opening filmHeaven
Closing filmThe Great Dictator
LocationBerlin, Germany
Founded1951
AwardsGolden Bear:
Bloody Sunday
Spirited Away
No. of films389 films
Festival date617 February 2002
Websitehttp://www.berlinale.de

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.

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