Monika Willi (; born 29 May 1968), also known as Mona Willi, is an Austrian film editor. She is best known for her collaborations with filmmakers

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, 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''.

Early life

Monika Willi was born on 29 May 1968 in

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. She is the sister of Green Party politician , who has served as the mayor of

since May 2018.

Career

Willi posthumously realized and edited the material of Michael Glawogger, who died of

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during the production of an untitled film project in

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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. At the 2018 Austrian Film Awards, ''Untitled'' received four awards, including Best Documentary and Best Editing. In 2017, she was inducted into the

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. In 2019, for her work on Wolfgang Fischer's '' Styx'', she was awarded an Austrian Film Award in the category Best Editing. In January 2023, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for her work on Todd Field's film '' Tár''. In his review of ''Tár'', David Rooney of ''

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'' 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".

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Willi, Monika 1968 births Living people Austrian film editors Women film editors Film people from Innsbruck