The 37th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival took place from 4 to 13 July 2002.
The Crystal Globe was won by Year of the Devil, a Czech mockumentary film directed by Petr Zelenka.
The second prize, the Special Jury Prize was won by Nowhere in Africa, a German historical film directed by Caroline Link.
French American film actor and director Jean-Marc Barr was the president of the jury.
[1] The following people formed the juries of the festival:[2] Main competition Documentaries The following feature films and people received the official selection awards:[1] Other statutory awards that were conferred at the festival:[2] The following non-statutory awards were conferred at the festival:[2]