51st Berlin International Film Festival
Festival poster  | |
| Opening film | Enemy at the Gates | 
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| Closing film | 2001: A Space Odyssey | 
| Location | Berlin, Germany | 
| Founded | 1951 | 
| Awards | Golden Bear: Intimacy | 
| No. of films | 304 films | 
| Festival date | 7–18 February 2001 | 
| Website | http://www.berlinale.de | 
The 51st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 7 to 18, 2001. The festival opened with war-drama film Enemy at the Gates by Jean-Jacques Annaud. 70 mm restored version of Stanley Kubrick's 1968 Sci-fi film 2001: A Space Odyssey was the closing film of the festival.
The Golden Bear was awarded to Intimacy, directed by Patrice Chéreau.
The retrospective section was dedicated to German-Austrian filmmaker Fritz Lang.