52nd Berlin International Film Festival
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] 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 awarded to British–Irish film Bloody Sunday directed by Paul Greengrass and Japanese Animated film Spirited Away directed by Hayao Miyazaki.[6]
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Opening film | Heaven |
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Closing film | The Great Dictator |
Location | Berlin, Germany |
Founded | 1951 |
Awards | Golden Bear (Bloody Sunday and Spirited Away) |
No. of films | 389 films[1] |
Festival date | 6–17 February 2002 |
Website | http://www.berlinale.de |
The retrospective dedicated to European films from the 1960s titled European 60s was shown at the festival.[7] Dieter Kosslick became the director of the festival, taking over from Moritz de Hadeln.[8]
Jury
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The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[9]
- Mira Nair, director and screenwriter (India) - Jury President
- Nicoletta Braschi, actress (Italy)
- Peter Cowie, 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:[1]
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
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8 Women | François Ozon | France, Italy | |
Amen. | Costa-Gavras | France, Germany, Romania, USA | |
Baader | Christopher Roth | Germany, UK | |
Bad Guy | Kim Ki-duk | South Korea | |
Beneath Clouds | Beneath Clouds | Ivan Sen | Australia |
Bloody Sunday | Bloody Sunday | Paul Greengrass | UK, Ireland |
Burning in the Wind | Silvio Soldini | Italy, Switzerland | |
Bridget | Amos Kollek | France, Japan | |
A Map of the Heart | Dominik Graf | Germany | |
Grill Point | Andreas Dresen | Germany | |
Heaven | Heaven | Tom Tykwer | Germany, Italy, USA, France, UK |
Iris | Iris | Richard Eyre | USA, UK |
Minor Mishaps | Annette K. Olesen | Denmark | |
KT | Junji Sakamoto | Japan, South Korea | |
Safe Conduct | Bertrand Tavernier | France, Spain, Germany | |
Monster's Ball | Monster's Ball | Marc Forster | USA, Canada |
Monday Morning | Otar Iosseliani | France, Italy | |
Stones | Ramón Salazar | Spain | |
The Royal Tenenbaums | The Royal Tenenbaums | Wes Anderson | USA |
The Shipping News | The Shipping News | Lasse Hallström | USA, Canada |
Spirited Away | Hayao Miyazaki | Japan | |
One Day in August | Constantine Giannaris | Greece | |
Temptations | Zoltán Kamondi | Hungary |
Key
† Winner of the main award for best film in its section The opening and closing films are screened during the opening and closing ceremonies respectively.
Retrospective
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The following films were shown in the retrospective:[11]
Awards
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The following prizes were awarded by the Jury:[6][12]
- Golden Bear: Bloody Sunday by Paul Greengrass and Spirited Away by Hayao Miyazaki
- Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize: Grill Point by Andreas Dresen
- Silver Bear for Best Director: Otar Iosseliani for Monday Morning
- Silver Bear for Best Actress: Halle Berry for Monster's Ball
- Silver Bear for Best Actor: Jacques Gamblin for Safe Conduct
- Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution: ensemble of actresses for 8 Women
- Silver Bear for best film music: Antoine Duhamel for Safe Conduct
- Alfred Bauer Prize: Baader by Christopher Roth
- Blue Angel Award: Minor Mishaps by Annette K. Olesen
- Honorary Golden Bear:
- Berlinale Camera:
- Costa-Gavras
- Volker Hassemer
- Horst Wendlandt
- FIPRESCI Award
References
- "PROGRAMME 2002". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- "52nd Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2012-10-22.
- "BERLINALE 2002 OPENS WITH THE WORLD PREMIERE OF HEAVEN". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 10 December 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- "Chasing a Golden Bear". dw.de. Archived from the original on 2 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- "18 WORLD PREMIERES AND 3 DIRECTING DEBUTS IN THE BERLINALE COMPETITION 2002". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- "PRIZES & HONOURS 2002". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- "RETROSPECTIVE". Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- "Berlinale beginnings". Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- "JURIES 2002". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- "RETROSPECTIVE". Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- "RETROSPECTIVE 1991". Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- "AWARDS ANNOUNCEMENT" (PDF). berlinale.de. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
External links
- Berlin International Film Festival:2002 at Internet Movie Database
- 52nd Berlin International Film Festival 2002