52nd Berlin International Film Festival
Festival poster | |
| Opening film | Heaven |
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| Closing film | The Great Dictator |
| Location | Berlin, Germany |
| Founded | 1951 |
| Awards | Golden Bear: Bloody Sunday Spirited Away |
| No. of films | 389 films |
| 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. 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.
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.