Willy Hans was born in Freiburg. He studied at the Hamburg University of Fine Arts specialising in film under Professor Angela Schanelec and Wim Wenders. While still a student, his films were screened at numerous international film festivals and won several awards, including the Short Tiger Award 2013 and two nominations for the German Short Film Award. In 2014, he co-founded the artist collective Spengemann Eichberg Goldkamp Hans. His short film “What Probably Would Have Happened, If I Hadn't Stayed at Home” had its world premiere at Venice Film Festival in 2020. His debut feature film “Skill Issue” premiered at Locarno Film Festival in Concorso Cineasti Del Presente in summer 2024.

Das satanische dickicht (2017), Was wahrscheinlich passiert wäre, wenn ich nicht zu hause geblieben wäre (2022), Skill Issue (2023)