Fire Drill
A young Ukrainian fulfills his dream of working on a container ship, but the war at home and the dangers onboard turn his coming of age into a crucial test.
Cast
- Cadet
- Arthur Aliiev
- Able Seaman
- John Ramon Bayoneta Duropan
- Able Seaman
- Robert Gil Loresto Gemora
- Able Seaman
- Edmark Dela Pena Estuya
Fire Drill
Maximilian Villwock
- Short film
- Production Country / Year
- Germany 2024
- Language
- engl., uk. OF m. engl. UT
- Format
- DCP, Color, 21min
Other, Discrete 5.1
Nominated for:
Kurzfilmpreise der Stadt Hof (Jury)
Director & Crew
Maximilian Villwock
Born in 1987. Worked as an operator for a logistics company in Santiago de Chile, Jobs in advertising and film in Paris and Hamburg. Studied Directing at the Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf. Active as a screenwriter and director.
Filmography
| 2016 | Panda iii | Kurzfilm | 2016 |
| 2019 | Penthesilea | Kurzfilm | 2019 |
| 2022 | A passage | Kurzfilm | |
| 2024 | Fire drill | Kurzfilm | 2024 |
- Writer
- Maximilian Villwock
- Director of Photography
- Marco Müller
- Editor
- Anna-Lena Engelhardt
- Sound Designer
- Oscar Zöllner
- Producer
- Cleo Campe
News
All news
Apr 22, 2025
HoF films win at Filmfest Dresden
Auszeichnungen für FIRE DRILL, DETLEV und VOGEL, FLIEG!
Mar 19, 2025
International Short Film Week Regensburg 2025
Insights into the world of short films from Thursday, 20 March 2025 until Sunday, 30 March 2025
Dec 22, 2024
Audience Short Film Award of the City of Hof 2024 for NO MORE POOL TIME
Presentation on the shortest day of the year and as part of the International Short Film Day at the Central Kino in Hof
Dec 17, 2024
Short film day in Hof
Audience favourites of the Hof Film Festival and award ceremony for the Audience Short Film Prize of the City of Hof
Nov 22, 2024
German Short Film Award goes to FIRE DRILL by Maximilian Villwock
Congratulations to Maximilian Villwock and his team on this outstanding achievement!
Nov 20, 2024
FIRE DRILL Nominated for the German Short Film Award
Each year, the German government honors outstanding achievements in short film production with the German Short Film Award.
Oct 17, 2024
ShortStories at the 58th Hof International Film Festival
A variety of short films that tell moving stories and open up new perspectives on current issues
