Press Releases 2002

Oct 31, 01: Berlinale 2002 opens with the world premiere of Heaven

The 52nd Berlin International Film Festival is celebrating its grand opening on February 6, 2002 with the world premiere of Tom Tykwer's Heaven [...]

Jan 04, 02: First World Premieres in the Berlinale Competition 2002

The first half of the Competition program for the 52nd Berlin International Film Festival (6 - 17 February 2002) is now certain and includes films from the USA, Europe and Asia [...]

Jan 24, 02: 18 World Premieres and 3 Directing Debuts in the Berlinale Competition 2002

The programme for the Competition section of the 52nd Berlin International Film Festival 2002 is now complete: a total of 23 films will be running in competition and 9 entries out of competition. In addition to the 14 titles previously announced, the programme will include another 18 feature films, 10 of which are world premieres. 10 short films will round off the programme [...]

Jan 13, 02: Spirit and Ideals - Panorama 2002

The Panorama section of the 52nd Berlinale has now confirmed two thirds of its Main Program, the Panorama Dokumente and the Panorama Special. With productions selected from over 1500 films, 26 nations will be participating this year. France, the USA, Germany and Japan are focal points [...]

Jan 25, 02: Panorama 2002 - Complete

The Panorama programme is now complete: it includes 38 feature films, 17 documentaries and 22 short films. They will be presented in Panorma, Panorma Special and Panorma Documents [...]

Feb 15, 02: Panorama Audience Award Ceremony

It's that time again: the winner of this year's Panorama Audience Prize will be announced, awarded and then screened on Sunday 17 February at 8:00 pm in CinemaxX 7, Potsdamer Platz [...]

Jan 23, 02: A Window to the World of Cinema - the Selection of the Forum

The 32nd International Forum of New Cinema is once again a window to the world of cinema, with films from Argentina, Canada, the United States, Australia, Morocco and Tunisia, western and eastern Europe, Israel, South Africa, Vietnam, Korea, China and Japan [...]

Jan 30, 02: Electric Shadows: Forum Features Chinese Cinema

The International Forum of New Cinema will present a total of 13 productions from this year's featured country, the People's Republic of China. The motto of the programme is "electric shadows", the literal translation of "dian ying", the Chinese word for film [...]

Sep 27, 01: Perspektive Deutsches Kino

With the newly created section "Perspektive Deutsches Kino", Berlinale director Dieter Kosslick establishes a new platform for German film at the 52nd Berlin International Film Festival 2002 [...]

Jan 28, 02: The New Perspektive Deutsches Kino Section: Exciting Prospects for German Cinema

With a programme of ten films, Perspektive Deutsches Kino (Perspective of German Cinema) will present itself at the Berlinale 2002 for the first time. This section includes parts of programmes from previous years, recombining and complementing them to create a new platform on which German cinema gains a perspective of its own [...]

Dec 20, 01: The 25th Kinderfilmfest at the Berlinale 2002

The Kinderfilmfest will be celebrating its 25th anniversary during the coming Berlin International Film Festival. Renate Zylla, Kinderfilmfest director, is proud of the festival's quarter-of-a-century history of international children's cinema [...]

Jan 18, 02: Anniversary Programme for the 25th Kinderfilmfest of the 52nd Berlinale 2002

At 3 p.m. on 7 February 2002, the actress Eva Mattes will open the anniversary festival at the Zoo Palast. Eleven full-length features and fourteen short films will compete for the Crystal Bears. In addition to the titles already announced, six feature films and one short film will complete the programme [...]

Dec 14, 01: Retrospective 2002: European 60s “Revolt, Fantasy & Utopia”

Protest, upheaval, departure from the past, Junger Film & Nouvelle Vague. These are synonyms for a cultural and political movement which dominated large parts of Europe in the 60s [...]

Jan 29, 02: Vision Day - 11 February 2002

With Vision Day, a one-day event, the project Berlinale Talent Campus will be initiated which is to evolve into a new festival section by 2003 [...]

Jan 18, 02: Rotterdam’s CineMart and Berlin’s European Film Market Collaborate

The International Film Festival Rotterdam (January 23 - February 3, 2002) and the Berlin International Film Festival are to cooperate in the -Rotterdam-Berlinale Express-. [...]

Feb 01, 02: Berlinale to Commemorate Hildegard Knef

The Berlin International Film Festival mourns the passing of Hildegard Knef. In commemoration the Berlinale, in collaboration with the Berlin Film Museum, will present films with and about this great artist [...]

Feb 07, 02: A Tribute To Hildegard Knef - A Berlinale Film Section

Due to the recent passing of Hildegard Knef, the Berlinale will pay tribute to this international star. A number of selected films will be screened in her honour from February 8 to February 14 [...]

Feb 08, 02: The 52nd Berlin International Film Festival awards the Berlinale Kamera

The Berlinale Kamera is presented to film personalities that the Berlin International Film Festival feels especially indebted to. The Berlinale expresses its acknowledgement and thanks with the bestowment of this honour [...]

Feb 09, 02: Robert Altman to receive the Golden Bear for Lifetime Achievement

On Sunday 10 February, the Berlin International Film Festival will honour Robert Altman by awarding him the Golden Bear for Lifetime Achievement [...]

Feb 12, 02: The 52nd Berlin International Film Festival Awards the Berlinale Kamera

The Berlinale Kamera is presented to film personalities that the Berlin International Film Festival feels especially indebted to. The Berlinale expresses its acknowledgement and thanks with the bestowment of this honour [...]

Feb 13, 02: Claudia Cardinale to be Awarded a Golden Bear for Lifetime Achievement

Claudia Cardinale, one of the most successful and well-known European Actresses, will be awarded a Golden Bear for Lifetime Achievement on Friday 15 February 2002 [...]

Feb 14, 02: Berlinale Kamera for Horst Wendlandt

The Berlinale Kamera is awarded to film personalities to whom the Berlin International Film Festival feels particularly indebted. By bestowing this honour, the Berlinale expresses its gratitude and appreciation [...]

Feb 17, 02: The Awards of the International Jury 2002

Download the complete List of the 2002 awards [...]

May 01, 01: Dieter Kosslick - new director of the Berlinale

Since May 1, 2001, Dieter Kosslick is the new director of the Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin. The 52nd Berlinale (February 6-17, 2002) will be the first festival under his artistical and organizational direction [...]

Sep 05, 01: "Berlinale Daily": A cooperation between The Berlin International Filmfestival and Screen International

During the 52nd Berlinale (Feb. 6 - 17, 2002), the international film trade journal Screen International will publish the official daily Berlinale magazine. A bilingual (German/English) publication, the "Screen Berlinale Daily" will report on the latest news at the festival and at the Film Market [...]

Nov 22, 01: Dieter Kosslick Appoints the Selection Committee 2002

Berlinale director Dieter Kosslick has appointed his advisory film selection committee. Thirteen representatives from the fields of film production, directing, distribution, movie theaters, film review and history will serve as advisors at selection screenings for the Competition of the 52nd Berlin International Film Festival [...]

Nov 23, 01: Jury President 2002

Indian director Mira Nair will be President of the International Jury of the 52nd Berlinale 2002 [...]

Dec 05, 01: Premiere World to be Major Partner 2002

PREMIERE WORLD will be covering the 52nd Berlin International Film Festival with a full range of specials [...]

Jan 15, 02: Art college students create trophy for PREMIERE First Movie Award

The decision for the design of the trophy for the PREMIERE First Movie Award has been made. The winning design of the competition, in which students from all of Germany's art colleges were invited to participate, was created by Felix Winkler and Hendrik Schäfer [...]

Jan 22, 02: Initiative Friedensfilmpreis Screens Un altro mondo è possibile

Accept diversity: Initiative Friedensfilmpreis (Peace Screen Award Initiative) to present Un altro mondo è possibile - a film by Italian artists documenting the violence in Genoa [...]

Jan 29, 02: The International Jury of the 52nd Berlinale 2002

President of the Jury: Mira Nair (India)

With her film Salaam Bombay Indian director Mira Nair landed an international success that earned her the Camera d'Or in Cannes and a nomination for an Academy Award® in the category Best Foreign Language Film [...]

Jan 29, 02: International Jury Presents PREMIERE First Movie Award

The jury for the selection of the PREMIERE First Movie Award has been fixed. Five renowned film professionals decide on who is to be awarded the prize for the best debut film, which will be presented to one of the about 30 film submissions on February 17 in Berlin [...]

Jan 29, 02: Special Screenings in the Official Program

Within the scope of the Official Programme of the 52nd Berlinale 2002, six special screenings will be presented out of competition at CinemaxX 4. They include five documentaries and one fictional film [...]

Jan 31, 02: Rotterdam-Berlinale-Express Takes Six CineMart Projects to Berlin

During the CineMart 2002 Closing Night Party (January 30, 2002 at the 31st International Film Festival Rotterdam), Johannes Wachs (Berlin International Film Festival) announced the six projects selected for the first Rotterdam-Berlinale Express [...]

Feb 06, 02: Berlinale Reduces Admission Fees

Rounding off to the euro has also affected the Berlinale: in planning this year's admission fees, prices rose sharply.

As a consequence, the new Berlinale director has decided to reduce admission fees for all screenings as of Monday [...]

Feb 15, 02: Awards of the Independent Juries: Saturday 16 February 2002

The following independent juries will award their prizes in the presence of Berlinale Director Dieter Kosslick and Secretary of State Ms Monika Beck (the official federal representative of Saarland) [...]