Willa (short film)

Movie
Original title	Willa
Country of production	Germany
original language	German
Publishing year	2015
length	15 minutes
Rod
Director	Helena Hufnagel
script	Sina Flammang
production	Helena Hufnagel, ; Tina Kringer , ; Isabell Bertolone, ; Benedikt Weber
music	Maika Küster
camera	Adrian Campean
cut	Helena Hufnagel, ; Adrian Campean
occupation
	Karoline Schuch : Willa; Fabian Oehl : David; Dunja Bengsch : Ruth Lander; Mareile Blendl : mother; Butz Ulrich Buse : Mr. Lander; Marie Anne Fliegel : Mrs. Palmer; Mai Duong Kieu : Korean; Martin Neuhaus : Dudek; Gerold Ströher : Hinkebein;

Willa is a German short film by Helena Hufnagel from 2015 based on a short story of the same name by Stephen King , with Karoline Schuch in the lead role.

action

The film tells the story of a group of travelers who, after a train accident, get stranded in a station concourse in the middle of nowhere and wait for the replacement train. David discovers that his fiancée Willa has disappeared. He leaves the train station to look for her.

background

The short film was produced by Cocofilms in cooperation with the University of Television and Film Munich . The students acquired the rights to film the short story for the symbolic price of one dollar. This was done as part of Stephen King's "Dollar Baby" series.

The film contains a " frozen in time shot ".

publication

The film was shown at the Oscar qualifying LA Shorts Fest and the Palm Springs International ShortFest . In Germany it was shown at the Landshut Short Film Festival and the Genrenale . The film screened at 45 international film festivals and won 8 awards.

Awards

Nomination for "Best Short Film" at the Palm Springs International ShortFest
Nomination for "Best Short Film" at the LA Shorts Fest
Nomination "Best Fantasy Short Film" at the 2nd Filmquest Film Festival
"Best Fictional Short Film" at the Farcume Faro Short-Film Festival
"Best Visual Effects" at the Sydney Indie film Festival
"Best Camera" at the Sydney Indie Film Festival
"Honorable Mention" at the Armageddon Expo Film Festival New Zealand
"Best Visual Effects" at the Tabloid Witch Awards
"Honorable Mention" at the Marcabre Fair Film Festival
Nomination for "Best Horror Short Film" at the Winter Film Awards New York
"Best International Short Film" at the Pensacon Short Film Festival
"Special price" at the Göttingen Short Film Festival
Nomination for "Best Short Film" at the Lund Film Festival

Web links

Willa in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Official page for the film

Individual evidence

↑ LA Shorts Fest. Retrieved March 24, 2017 .
↑ Home | Palm Springs International Film Festival. Retrieved March 24, 2017 .

[1] LA Shorts Fest. Retrieved March 24, 2017 .

[2] Home | Palm Springs International Film Festival. Retrieved March 24, 2017 .


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