2nd Berlin International Film Festival
Introduction The '''2nd''' annual '''Berlin International Film Festival''' was held from 12 to 25 June 1952.The Golden Bear was awarded to Swedish film ''One Summer of Happiness'' by the audience vote.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), instead the awards were given through audience voting. This was only changed in 1956 when the FIAPF granted Berlin the so-called "A-Status".Orson Welles's ''Othello'' was banned from the festival due to his alleged anti-German remarks. The festival held a retrospective on silent films.
Main Competition The following films were in competition for the Golden Bear award: English title Original title Director(s) Production Country''Cry, the Beloved Country'' Zoltán KordaUnited Kingdom''Death of a Salesman''László BenedekUnited States ''Fanfan la Tulipe''Christian-JaqueFrance, Italy''Great Man''''Un grand patron''Yves CiampiFrance''Miracle in Milan''''Miracolo a Milano''Vittorio De SicaItaly'''''One Summer of Happiness''''''''''Hon dansade en sommar''''''''Arne Mattsson''''''Sweden'''''The Overcoat''''Il Cappotto''Alberto LattuadaItaly''Rashomon''羅生門Akira KurosawaJapan''The River''''Le Fleuve''Jean RenoirFrance, India, United States''Three Forbidden Stories''''Tre storie proibite''Augusto GeninaItaly''Under the Thousand Lanterns''''Unter den tausend Laternen''Erich EngelWest Germany, France''Wife For a Night''''Moglie per una notte''Mario CameriniItaly
Official Awards The following prizes were awarded by the audience vote: * Golden Bear: ''One Summer of Happiness'' by Arne Mattsson* Silver Bear: ''Fanfan la Tulipe'' by Christian-Jaque* '''Bronze Berlin Bear''': ''Cry, the Beloved Country'' by Zoltán Korda
References
External links *   Berlin International Film Festival 1952* 1952 Berlin International Film Festival* Berlin International Film Festival:1952 at Internet Movie Database