2nd Berlin International Film Festival

2nd Berlin International Film Festival
LocationWest Berlin, Germany
Founded1951
AwardsGolden Bear:
One Summer of Happiness
Festival date12–25 June 1952
WebsiteWebsite
Berlin International Film Festival chronology

The 2nd annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 12 to 25 June 1952.[1]

The Golden Bear was awarded to Swedish film One Summer of Happiness by the audience vote.[2]

The FIAPF prohibited the festival from awarding any official prizes by a jury (which in the early 50's only Cannes and Venice were allowed to do so),[1] instead the awards were given through audience voting. This was only changed in 1956 when the FIAPF granted Berlin the so-called "A-Status".[1][3]

Orson Welles's Othello was banned from the festival due to his alleged anti-German remarks.[4] The festival held a retrospective on silent films.[5]

  1. ^ a b c "2nd Berlin International Film Festival". berlinale.de. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference PRIZES was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "JURIES 1952". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Berlinale beginnings". 8 February 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Retrospective". Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2014.