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Chess Duel

Name: Chess Duel
Director: Mats Willems

Short Film | 2019-2020 | Drama | Germany

Director	Mats Willems
Written by	Mats Willems, Petra Willems (co-writer)
Production	Xhle, Macromedia [de]

Number of shooting days	5
Locations	Krefeld
Filming regions	Germany - North Rhine-Westphalia

Length of movie	18 Min.

Cast

Actor	Role name	Voice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Michael Schiller	Theo [L]
Barbara Fernández	Ehefrau [SR]
Sarah Rebellato	Ruth [SR]
Uta-Maria Schütze	Alte Dame [SR]
Michael Schürger	Fremder [SR]

Activity	Name	Comment
Post production supervisor	Moritz Bastian
Dailies colorist	Moritz Bastian
Director of photography	Jan Nieschulz
1st assistant camera	Saskia Krienke
DIT digital imaging technician	Moritz Bastian
Costume designer	Coco von Arnim
Director	Mats Willems
1st AD (local system)	Andreas Hannen
Editor	Jan Nieschulz
Editor	Joel Schmitt
Gaffer	Jonas Wahlen [1]
Best boy electric	Philip Schürk
Lighting technician / electrician	Leander Promberger
Composer	Levent Altuntas
Producer	Calvin Castenow
Assistant production manager	My Trang Nghiem
2nd assistant production manager	Moritz Bastian
Set runner	Marius Auerswald
Screenwriter	Mats Willems
Co-writer	Petra Willems
Production sound mixer	Lucas Lutz Erler
Sound editor	Jan Nieschulz
Animator	Patrick Biegemeier

Company	Comment
Xhle Produktion und Postproduktion	Produktion und Postproduktion
Macromedia [de]

Department	Company	Comment
Cameras and Utilities	CAMCAR Filmgeräteverleih OHG
Cameras and Utilities	Tentacle sync
Lighting and Utilities	Volker Rodde GmbH

Year	Country	Festival	Comment
2021	Germany	180’ Berlin FilmFest Best Student Film (Winner)	Best Student Film (Winner)
2020	Italy	Accordi @ Disaccordi - Int'l Short Film Festival Out of competition	Out of competition
2020	United Kingdom	Lift-Off Sessions First-Time Filmmaker Sessions	First-Time Filmmaker Sessions