The 2nd annual

Berlin International Film Festival The Berlin International Film Festival (), usually called the Berlinale (), is an annual film festival held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festival has been held every February since 1978 and is one of Europ ...

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:

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

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