The 52nd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 6 to 17, 2002.

[5] The Golden Bear was jointly awarded to Bloody Sunday, directed by Paul Greengrass, and Spirited Away, by Hayao Miyazaki.

[6] The Retrospective section was dedicated to European films from the 1960s.

[7] Dieter Kosslick became the director of the festival, taking over from Moritz de Hadeln.

[8] The following people were announced as being on the jury for the festival:[9] The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear and Silver Bear awards:[1] The following films were shown in the retrospective:[11]