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Isa Willinger
Isa Willinger (2024)
CitizenshipGerman
OccupationsFilm director
Author
Websitewww.isawillinger.de

Isa Willinger is a German film director and author.[1][2][3]

In 2005, Willinger was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to study at The New School University in New York City.[4]

Career

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Willinger made her first feature documentary with Hi, A.I. – Love Stories from the Future (2019), which explores the future coexistence of humans and robots. The film was nominated for the German Film Award and received additional honors, including the SI STAR Award for Outstanding Female Directors.[5][6][7]

Her second feature documentary, Plastic Fantastic (2023), examines the rapid growth of plastic production, the links between plastic pollution and climate change, and the lobbying activities of the plastics industry.[8] The film received several awards, among them the German Ocean Film Award, Best Green Feature Award at the Green Film Network and the Audience Award at the German Documentary Film Awards.[9][10]

Willinger's third feature documentary, No Mercy (2025), was invited to international film festivals, including the Viennale,[11] the Thessaloniki International Film Festival,[12] and DOC NYC.[13][14] The film was inspired by Willinger’s engagement with the work of Soviet-Ukrainian filmmaker Kira Muratova and was developed from an interview she conducted with Muratova for her 2013 book on the director's cinema.[15] Alongside her work as a filmmaker, Willinger has contributed to film scholarship and is the author of the 2013 monograph Kira Muratova: Kino und Subversion.[16]

Filmography

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Year Title Director Screenwriter Notes
2013 Away from All Suns[17] Yes Yes
2018 Musik und Macht Yes
2019 Hi, Ai Yes
2023 Plastic Fantastic Yes Yes
2025 No Mercy Yes Yes

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Project Result Ref.
2019 Max Ophüls Award Hi AI Won [3]
2019 German Film Awards Hi AI Nominated [6]
2020 SI STAR Filmpreis, Outstanding Female Directors Hi AI Won [6]
2020 International Film Festival Signes de Nuit Bangkok Hi AI Won [18]
2024 German Documentary Awards, Audience Award Plastic Fantastic Won [10]
2024 German Ocean Film Award Plastic Fantastic Won [10]
2024 Green Film Network Award, Best Green Feature Plastic Fantastic Won [10]
2025 FIFES Cannes Plastic Fantastic Won [19]

References

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  1. ↑ Szalai, Georg (2025-10-20). ""Do Women Make the Harsher Films?" Isa Willinger Explores That Question in 'No Mercy'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2026-07-30.
  2. ↑ "Ingolstadt: Schöne neue Welt? - Regisseurin Isa Willinger über das Leben mit Robotern - 'Hi, Ai' läuft auch in Ingolstadt und Nürnberg". donaukurier.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2019-03-22. Retrieved 2026-07-30.
  3. 1 2 "Isa Willinger | Viennale". www.viennale.at. Retrieved 2026-08-04.
  4. ↑ "One Fulbright Community: »Plastic Fantastic« and Get-Together with Director Isa Willinger – Fulbright Alumni e.V." Retrieved 2026-08-04.
  5. ↑ "'Hi, A.I.': Exploring our relationship with robots". dw.com. Retrieved 2026-07-30.
  6. 1 2 3 "HI, AI". German Documentaries. Retrieved 2026-07-30.
  7. ↑ "Filminfos | Hi, Ai". www.hiai-film.de. Retrieved 2026-07-30.
  8. ↑ SWR (2024-06-16). "Plastic Fantastic". SWR (in German). Retrieved 2026-07-30.
  9. ↑ "trimafilm" (in German). Retrieved 2026-07-30.
  10. 1 2 3 4 Habekuß, Fritz (2024-01-18). ""Plastic Fantastic" : Wie die Plastikindustrie beinahe jeden zum Komplizen macht". Die Zeit (in German). ISSN 0044-2070. Retrieved 2026-07-30.
  11. ↑ "No Mercy | Viennale". www.viennale.at (in German). Retrieved 2026-07-30.
  12. ↑ "No Mercy". vp.eventival.com. Retrieved 2026-07-30.
  13. ↑ Keslassy, Elsa (2025-11-12). "Cinephil Boards Isa Willinger's Documentary 'No Mercy' Featuring Céline Sciamma and Alice Diop, Unveils Teaser Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2026-07-30.
  14. ↑ "No Mercy". International Festival of Films on Art. Retrieved 2026-07-30.
  15. ↑ "NO MERCY | Isa Willinger". Forum Austriaco di Cultura Roma (in Italian). Retrieved 2026-07-30.
  16. ↑ "Kira Muratova". Herbert von Halem Verlag (in German). Retrieved 2026-08-04.
  17. ↑ "Away From All Suns - Film Detail - HFF Munich". hff-muenchen.de. Retrieved 2026-07-30.
  18. ↑ Supateerawanitt, Arpiwach (2020-07-23). "International Festival Signes de Nuit in Bangkok | Art in Bangkok". Time Out Bangkok. Retrieved 2026-08-04.
  19. ↑ "Plastic Fantastic - Fifes - Festival Internation du Film Ecologique et Social". Fifes - Festival Internation du Film Ecologique et Social. Archived from the original on 2026-05-15. Retrieved 2026-08-04.
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