The 52nd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 6 to 17, 2002. The festival opened with ''

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'' by Tom Tykwer. New print of

Charlie Chaplin Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin Jr. (16 April 188925 December 1977) was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film. He became a worldwide icon through his screen persona, the Tramp, and is consider ...

's 1940 American satirical dramedy film ''

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'' 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 the 1960s titled ''European 60s'' was shown at the festival.

Dieter Kosslick Dieter Kosslick is a German film critic, journalist and researcher. He was the fourth director of the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) from 1 May 2001, when he took over from Moritz de Hadeln, until 2019. Early life Born in Pfor ...

became the director of the festival, taking over from

Moritz de Hadeln Moritz de Hadeln (born 21 December 1940 in Exeter, Devon, England) is a Swiss documentary film director and photographer, who became a Film Festival director. He was the founder of Swiss documentary film festival Visions du Réel. He also hea ...

Jury

The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival: * Mira Nair, director and screenwriter (India) - Jury President * Nicoletta Braschi, actress (Italy) *

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, historian and writer (United Kingdom) * Renata Litvinova, actress, director and screenwriter (Russia) * Lucrecia Martel, director and screenwriter (Argentina) * Claudie Ossard, producer (France) * Raoul Peck, director (Haiti) * Declan Quinn, director of photography (United States) * Oskar Roehler, director, screenwriter and journalist (Germany) * Kenneth Turan, professor and film critic (United States)

Films in competition

The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:

Key

Retrospective

The following films were shown in the retrospective:

Awards

The following prizes were awarded by the Jury: * Golden Bear: '' Bloody Sunday'' by Paul Greengrass and '' Spirited Away'' by Hayao Miyazaki * Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize: ''

Grill Point ''Grill Point'' is a 2002 German drama film directed by Andreas Dresen. Its original German title is ''Halbe Treppe'', which means "Halfway up the Stairs" in English, and was the real-life name of the snack bar shown in the film. ''Grill Point'' ...

'' by Andreas Dresen * Silver Bear for Best Director: Otar Iosseliani for '' Monday Morning'' * Silver Bear for Best Actress:

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for ''

Monster's Ball ''Monster's Ball'' is a 2001 American drama film directed by Marc Forster, produced by Lee Daniels and written by Milo Addica and Will Rokos, who also appear in the film. It stars Billy Bob Thornton, Heath Ledger, Halle Berry, and Peter Boyle, ...

'' * Silver Bear for Best Actor: Jacques Gamblin for ''

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'' * Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution: ensemble of actresses for ''

8 Women ''8 Women'' (french: 8 femmes) is a 2002 dark comedy musical film written and directed by François Ozon. Based on the 1958 play by Robert Thomas, it features an ensemble cast of high-profile French actresses that includes Catherine Deneuve, Is ...

'' * Silver Bear for best film music:

Antoine Duhamel Antoine Duhamel (30 July 1925 – 11 September 2014) was a French composer, orchestra conductor and music teacher. Life and career Born in Valmondois in the Val-d'Oise département of France, Antoine Duhamel was one of the three sons of the Fre ...

for ''

'' * Alfred Bauer Prize: '' Baader'' by

Christopher Roth Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or '' Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), " Christ" or " Anointed", and φέρ ...

* Blue Angel Award: ''

Minor Mishaps ''Minor Mishaps'' is a 2002 Danish film. It won a number of awards and nominations including the ''Blue Angel'' at the 2002 Berlin International Film Festival for director Annette K. Olesen and a nomination for ''European Discovery of the Year'' ...

'' by

Annette K. Olesen Annette K. Olesen is a Danish screenwriter and director. Her films ''Minor Mishaps'' (2002), '' In Your Hands'' (2004), and ''Little Soldier'' (2008) premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival and were nominated for the Golden Bear. Caree ...

* Honorary Golden Bear: ** Claudia Cardinale **

Robert Altman Robert Bernard Altman ( ; February 20, 1925 – November 20, 2006) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was a five-time nominee of the Academy Award for Best Director and is considered an enduring figure from the New H ...

* Berlinale Camera: ** Costa-Gavras ** Volker Hassemer **

Horst Wendlandt Horst Otto Gregor Wendlandt (15 March 1922 – 30 August 2002) was a German film producer. He produced more than 100 films between 1956 and 2002. In the 1960s Horst Wendlandt's production company Rialto Film produced films based on Edgar Wa ...

* FIPRESCI Award **'' Monday Morning'' by Otar Iosseliani

References

External links

Berlin International Film Festival:2002
at Internet Movie Database
52nd Berlin International Film Festival 2002
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