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. 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 awarded to British-Irish film Bloody Sunday directed by Paul Greengrass and Japanese Animated film Spirited Away directed by Hayao Miyazaki.