Monika Willi

Monika Willi (German: [ˈmoːnika ˈvɪli]; born 29 May 1968), also known as Mona Willi,^[1] is an Austrian film editor. She is best known for her collaborations with filmmakers Michael Haneke, Michael Glawogger and Barbara Albert. In 2023, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for her work on Todd Field's film Tár.

Monika Willi
Willi in 2019
Born	(1968-05-29) 29 May 1968 (age 56) Innsbruck, Austria
Other names	Mona Willi
Occupation	Film editor

Early life

Monika Willi was born on 29 May 1968 in Innsbruck.^[2] She is the sister of Green Party politician Georg Willi [de],^[3] who has served as the mayor of Innsbruck since May 2018.^[4]

Career

Willi posthumously realized and edited the material of Michael Glawogger, who died of malaria during the production of an untitled film project in Liberia in 2014. Under the title Untitled, it premiered in the Panorama section at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2017. Willi created the film using the footage from Glawogger's four and a half months of shooting through the Balkans, Italy and Africa. It also incorporates excerpts from Glawogger's diary.^[5][6] At the 2018 Austrian Film Awards, Untitled received four awards, including Best Documentary and Best Editing.^[7]

In 2017, she was inducted into the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.^[8]

In 2019, for her work on Wolfgang Fischer's Styx, she was awarded an Austrian Film Award in the category Best Editing.^[9]

In January 2023, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for her work on Todd Field's film Tár.^[10][11][12] In his review of Tár, David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter wrote, "Editor Monika Willi makes the expansive running time of more than two-and-a-half hours breathe, but also fly by with gripping tension".^[13]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Director	Notes
1998	Suzie Washington	Florian Flicker
1999	Northern Skirts	Barbara Albert
2000	Frankreich, wir kommen	Michael Glawogger
	Hold-Up	Florian Flicker
2001	The Piano Teacher	Michael Haneke	Edited with Nadine Muse
	Hainburg – Liebe und Widerstand	Wolfgang Murnberger
2002	Richtung Zukunft durch die Nacht	Jörg Kalt
	Kronen Zeitung – Tag für Tag ein Boulevardstück	Nathalie Borgers
2003	Time of the Wolf	Michael Haneke
	Böse Zellen	Barbara Albert
2004	Ne fais pas ça!	Luc Bondy
2005	Workingman's Death	Michael Glawogger
2007	Funny Games	Michael Haneke
2009	Contact High	Michael Glawogger
	The White Ribbon	Michael Haneke
2011	Whores' Glory	Michael Glawogger
2012	Amour	Michael Haneke
	The Dead and the Living [de]	Barbara Albert
2014	Last Summer	Leonardo Guerra Seràgnoli
2015	Thank You for Bombing	Barbara Eder
2017	Wild Mouse	Josef Hader
	Untitled	Michael Glawogger and Monika Willi	Realized and edited after Glawogger's death
	Happy End	Michael Haneke
2018	Styx	Wolfgang Fischer
2022	Rimini	Ulrich Seidl
	Tár	Todd Field	Nominated—Academy Award for Best Film Editing
	Sparta	Ulrich Seidl
	Mein Vater, der Fürst	Lila Morgan and Lukas Sturm
TBA	Rose	Markus Schleinzer
TBA	Sons of the Neon Night	Juno Mak	Unreleased

Television

Year	Title	Notes
2022	Funeral for a Dog	Miniseries; 8 episodes

Awards and nominations

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Film	Result	Ref.
Academy Awards	12 March 2023	Best Film Editing	Tár	Nominated	[14]
Austrian Film Award	27 January 2012	Best Editing	Whores' Glory	Nominated
	23 January 2013	Best Editing	Die Lebenden	Won
	1 February 2017	Best Editing	Thank You for Bombing	Won
	31 January 2018	Best Documentary	Untitled	Won
		Best Editing		Won
	30 January 2019	Best Editing	Styx	Won
César Awards	22 February 2013	Best Editing	Amour	Nominated	[15]
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards	14 December 2022	Best Editing	Tár	Nominated
Critics' Choice Movie Awards	15 January 2023	Best Editing		Nominated	[16]

References

1. Kiang, Jessica (11 February 2022). "'Rimini' Review: A Riveting, Upsetting Ulrich Seidl Slow-Burn Electrified by a Stunning Central Turn". Variety. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
2. "PRESSEMAPPE_Untitled_deutsch_final_01.03.17" (PDF). Österreichisches Filminstitut. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
3. "Innsbruckerin im Oscar-Rennen, "Corsage" mit Teichtmeister nicht nominiert". Tiroler Tageszeitung (in German). 25 January 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
4. Lindner, Stefan (6 May 2018). "Willi neuer Bürgermeister von Innsbruck" (in German). Tyrol: ORF. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
5. "Berlinale Panorama 2017: The Wound eröffnet Panorama-Hauptprogramm / Schwerpunkte "Schwarze Welten" und "Europa Europa"". Berlinale (in German). 20 December 2016. Archived from the original on 25 December 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
6. Ide, Wendy (13 February 2017). "'Untitled' (Michael Glawogger project): Berlin Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
7. "Österreichischer Filmpreis 2018: 15 Auszeichnungen für vier ORF-kofinanzierte Kinofilme". ORF (in German). 1 February 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
8. "Zwei Österreicherinnen unter neuen Mitgliedern der Oscar-Akademie". Der Standard (in German). APA. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
9. Pausch, Christian (31 January 2019). "So war die Verleihung des Österreichischen Filmpreises 2019". FM4 (in German). ORF. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
10. Lewis, Hilary (24 January 2023). "Oscars: Full List of Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
11. Hemphill, Jim (19 February 2023). "Why Todd Field and Monika Willi Edited 'TÁR' in a 15th-Century Scottish Nunnery During Lockdown". IndieWire. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
12. Riefe, Jordan (23 February 2023). "It wasn't the limited edits that made 'Tár' a joy. It was choosing 'the best of the best'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
13. Rooney, David (1 September 2022). "'Tár' Review: Cate Blanchett Astounds in Todd Field's Blistering Character Study". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
14. Lang, Brent; Earl, William (12 March 2023). "'Everything Everywhere All at Once' Dominates Oscars With Seven Wins, Including Best Picture (Full Winners List)". Variety. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
15. Boussageon, Alexandre (22 February 2013). "César 2013 : Amour triomphe". L'Obs (in French). Retrieved 13 March 2023.
16. Rich, Katey; Wickman, Kase (15 January 2023). "Critics Choice Awards 2023 Winners: See the Full List Here". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 13 March 2023.

External links

• Monika Willi at IMDb