spin (2010) drift (2007)
striper v0.1 (2006) collision (2005) everything turns (2004) alpraum (2001)
 
where's your head at (2009) aanaatt (2008) et1: ident (2008) ikea: house or home (2007)
economy wolf: mount allen (2007) economy wolf: theme for yellow kudra (2006) hattler: nachtmaschine (2005) hattler: to bed (2003)


max hattler is a filmmaker + media artist based in london and germany. click the buttons above to see his experimental short films, music videos and audio-visual performances.



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CURRENT AND UPCOMING

FEBRUARY 2010
during january and february, aanaatt is screening weekly at la ennana marronexternal link opens in new window cinema in madrid, spain.

aanaatt

FEBRUARY 2010
aanaatt is part of the british animation awardsexternal link opens in new window public choice programme, screening at 20+ venues across the UK throughout february.

baa

8 TO 12 FEB 2010
max is one of six directors invited to run the one-week film jam workshop at the animation workshopexternal link opens in new window in viborg, denmark. the other directors are alexei alexeev, amy winfrey, jamie caliri, tod polson and priit tender.

the animation workshop

TUE 9 FEB 2010
max is giving a lecture about his work at the animation workshopexternal link opens in new window in viborg, denmark.

SUN 14 FEB 2010, 23:00
under the title 'audiovisual abstractions' max is screening some of his films, and performing a live visuals set at the 6th berlin international directors loungeexternal link opens in new window (which runs parallel to berlinale 2010) at kunsthaus meinblauexternal link opens in new window, berlin.

directors lounge 2010

WED 17 FEB 2010
max is presenting his work to post-production students at ravensbourne collegeexternal link opens in new window in london.

ravensbourne

SAT 20 FEB 2010
aanaatt is screening at glasgow shorts film festivalexternal link opens in new window at the centre for contemporary artsexternal link opens in new window, glasgow, scotland, uk.

gsff

22 TO 28 FEB 2010
aanaatt is screening at animacexternal link opens in new window in lleida, catalonia, spain.

animac

24 FEB TO 6 JUNE 2010
max is showing work in the exhibition 'kunst ist versuchung' at kloster roggenburgexternal link opens in new window in roggenburg, germany.

kloster roggenburg

THU 4 MARCH 2010
aanaatt is screening at babylon cinema in berlin, as part of an animation film special in their neuer deutscher filmexternal link opens in new window series.

aanaatt

5 TO 11 MARCH 2010
for the fifth year running, max's work is included in bydesignexternal link opens in new window at northwest film forumexternal link opens in new window in seattle, usa, this year with basement jaxx visuals where's your head at.

where's your head at

5 AND 10 MARCH 2010
collision is screening at av festivalexternal link opens in new window middlesbrough, fri 5 mar 12:30–13:30pm + wed 10 mar 18:00–19:00.

av festival

MON 8 MARCH 2010
max is showing work and doing a mini-workshop with animation students at university of westminsterexternal link opens in new window in london, uk.

westminster

10 TO 13 MARCH 2010
aanaatt is competing for the prix de la création vidéo, and is also part of the young audience screenings at videoformesexternal link opens in new window in clermont-ferrand, france.

videoformes

11 TO 21 MARCH 2010
aanaatt is in competition at monstra animated film festivalexternal link opens in new window in lisbon, portugal.

aanaatt

12 TO 14 MARCH 2010
aanaatt is screening in competition at experimental film and video art festival oslo screen festivalexternal link opens in new window in oslo, norway.

oslo screen festival

TUE 16 MARCH 2010
collision is screening as part of 'dreaming with open eyes' at württembergischer kunstverein stuttgartexternal link opens in new window, germany.

collision

17 TO 21 MARCH 2010
aanaatt is screening at the 11th landshuter kurzfilmfestivalexternal link opens in new window in landshut, germany.

aanaatt

20 TO 27 MARCH 2010
aanaatt is screening at 700is experimental film and video festivalexternal link opens in new window in egilsstadir, iceland.

700is

17 TO 24 MARCH 2010
aanaatt is screening in the german competition at the 16th regensburger kurzfilmwocheexternal link opens in new window in regensburg, germany.

kurzfilmwoche

5 TO 9 APRIL 2010
once again, max is holding an experimental animation/filmmaking workshop at ferienakademie roggenburgexternal link opens in new window in roggenburg, germany.

kloster roggenburg

22 APR TO 6 MAY 2010
spin is screening at the 53rd san francisco international film festivalexternal link opens in new window in sf, ca, usa.

spin

SAT 24 APRIL 2010
max hattler and robert seidelexternal link opens in new window are presenting their defa award-funded, japan-inspired film project (working title: bipolar) at the animation exchange forum at filmfest dresdenexternal link opens in new window, germany.

filmfest dresden

26 APR TO 2 MAY 2010
max is presenting his work in mexico city, including a lecture at habitacion del ruidoexternal link opens in new window, an a/v performance at circuito electrovisionesexternal link opens in new window and one with pablo gav at fonoteca nacionalexternal link opens in new window, as well as being on the jury of the annual universidad del claustro de sor juanaexternal link opens in new window audiovisual competition.

mexico

4 TO 9 MAY 2010
spin is screening at the 17th stuttgart international festival of animated filmexternal link opens in new window in stuttgart, germany.

spin

17 TO 19 MAY 2010
max is doing a 3-day workshop with moving image students at école régionale des beaux-arts de valenceexternal link opens in new window in france.

erba valence

JULY TO SEPT 2010
for three months this summer, max hattler and noriko okakuexternal link opens in new window are artists in residence at the open workshop at the animation workshopexternal link opens in new window in viborg, denmark.

the animation workshop

SELECTED RECENT ADVENTURES

for recent screenings please see individual films' sections. in january 2010, max hattler and noriko okakuexternal link opens in new window performed oh yes at vienna independent shorts: kurzfilmzimmerexternal link opens in new window in vienna, austria. noriko and max also premiered two a/v sets in london: (O) at the 7th london short film festivalexternal link opens in new window, and /\/\/\ at electrovisionexternal link opens in new window. drift was shown in a videoformesexternal link opens in new window special on souvenirs from earth tvexternal link opens in new window on 22+23 jan, repeating monthly thru 2010. in december 2009, max showed and discussed work at southampton solent universityexternal link opens in new window. he vj'ed across 3 screens at ex mercedes benzexternal link opens in new window in neu-ulm and at jackbox nyeexternal link opens in new window at sucasaexternal link opens in new window in ulm, germany. kate taylor wrote about max and his new short film spin on electric sheepexternal link opens in new window. and the book artist in residencies around the worldexternal link opens in new window came out, including two pages about max. in november 2009, aanaatt received a special mention 'for the art form' at no-festival of video art and animationexternal link opens in new window in chelyabinsk, russia. max was interviewed for animate projects' apengineexternal link opens in new window. max and noriko performed live a/v set oh yes in belgium at international short film festival leuvenexternal link opens in new window and at cimatics festivalexternal link opens in new window in brussels. max was on the jury at fredrikstad animation festivalexternal link opens in new window in norway. the festival also presented 'oblique narratives: max hattler & noriko okaku retrospective', as well as the world premiere of /\/\/\, a 3-screen live animation performance by max and noriko. also in november, max attended exground filmfestexternal link opens in new window with aanaatt; he gave a lecture/screening at ravensbourne college of design and communicationexternal link opens in new window; and he presented his work - including an exclusive mini-preview of spin - at the relaunched pecha kucha night londonexternal link opens in new window. the book limited language: rewriting design - responding to a feedback cultureexternal link opens in new window by colin davies and monika parrinder came out, featuring collision. in october 2009, andrew selby's book animation in processexternal link opens in new window came out, featuring max in-depth with striper v0.1. max started teaching animation at goldsmithsexternal link opens in new window again. and he embarked on a professional doctorate in fine art at his second teaching place, the university of east londonexternal link opens in new window. max attended dok leipzigexternal link opens in new window with aanaatt; he presented a screening of his films, followed by live a/v set remixing the past at optica festivalexternal link opens in new window in madrid; and he had a retrospectiveexternal link opens in new window with q&a at branchage jersey international film festival. branchage also presented a 'max hattler case study' as part of the short sightedexternal link opens in new window panel discussion by bafta + shooting people. in september 2009, aanaatt won the award for best design at eksjö animation festivalexternal link opens in new window in eksjö, sweden. max was at discovery 09external link opens in new window in amsterdam, where he played an experimental [3D camera + 3D laser scanner data] headline VJ set with help from enistexternal link opens in new window and alex buckschexternal link opens in new window of TU delft. max also attended square eyes: hertz & luxexternal link opens in new window / made in arnhemexternal link opens in new window in arnhem, holland, presenting films and performing oh yes with noriko okaku. in august 2009, max was on the jury at muuuvi festivalexternal link opens in new window in transylvania, where he also played oh yes with noriko. in july 2009, max and noriko performed oh yes at curtas vila do condeexternal link opens in new window in portugal. in june 2009, max attended annecy animation festivalexternal link opens in new window thanks to support from the british councilexternal link opens in new window. he also did a screening + talk at wellington collegeexternal link opens in new window. and glastonbury festivalexternal link opens in new window showed a full-length recording of oh yes. max's where's your head at concert visuals for basement jaxx were featured on promo newsexternal link opens in new window, animation showexternal link opens in new window, 'boardsexternal link opens in new window, creative reviewexternal link opens in new window, netributionexternal link opens in new window, videostaticexternal link opens in new window, directors notesexternal link opens in new window, pageexternal link opens in new window, and more. max was interviewed for jotta magazineexternal link opens in new window and for the film london websiteexternal link opens in new window. aanaatt won the host award at videofestival bochumexternal link opens in new window. the film also forms the focus of an interview with max on videoparkexternal link opens in new window (in german), and it was featured in inmotionexternal link opens in new window. in may 2009, max gave a lecture on abstract animation at volda university collegeexternal link opens in new window in norway. he presented a programme of german experimental films at image forum festivalexternal link opens in new window in tokyo with robert seidelexternal link opens in new window. nano universe released max's limited edition collision t-shirts in japan - you can read about it in the may paper issue of someone's gardenexternal link opens in new window (in japanese). max also played oh yes live with noriko okakuexternal link opens in new window at birobox workshopsexternal link opens in new window in nottingham, uk. in april 2009, max and noriko premiered oh yes at moves09external link opens in new window in manchester. max also held a 5-day filmmaking masterclass at ferienakademie roggenburgexternal link opens in new window in germany, and the accompanying exhibition 'kunst (er)schöpft' showed four of his films. revija amaterskog filmaexternal link opens in new window in zagreb presented a screening of six of max's works, and he spent a day at southampton solent universityexternal link opens in new window, showing and discussing films. aanaatt was featured in repérages magazineexternal link opens in new window + accompanying expérience[s] dvd. since april drift is screening on german-french video art tv channel souvenirs from earthexternal link opens in new window. in march 2009, max finished creating concert visuals for the egg. in february 2009, max was one of five featured artists at tratado de integracion: legion.02: refresco!external link opens in new window in neuquen, argentina. he did a talk at southampton solent universityexternal link opens in new window and started teaching on the moving image and animation degrees at the university of east londonexternal link opens in new window. in january 2009, max did talks at khm / academy of media artsexternal link opens in new window in cologne and at ravensbourne college of designexternal link opens in new window in london. he also attended international film festival rotterdamexternal link opens in new window with aanaatt thanks to a film londonexternal link opens in new window film-makers festival fund travel award. ian lumsden featured drift on his animation blogexternal link opens in new window and directors notesexternal link opens in new window published an interview with max about aanaatt. in december 2008, the max hattler vs. robert seidel dvdexternal link opens in new window was released for sale in japan by uplinkexternal link opens in new window. in november, jemapur'sexternal link opens in new window 'evacuation' cd+dvd was released by w+k tokyo labexternal link opens in new window, it includes aanaatt. max spent october and november 2008 in paris, working on his short film spinexternal link opens in new window with french production company autour de minuitexternal link opens in new window. also in november 2008, he also did a lecture and performed live visuals with noriko okakuexternal link opens in new window at animated dreams festivalexternal link opens in new window in estonia, presented his work in tokyo, did a talk the royal college of artexternal link opens in new window, and performed his remixing the past live set at exground filmfestexternal link opens in new window in germany. aanaatt featured in boardsexternal link opens in new window and max was interviewed by sprayblogexternal link opens in new window and moonlinx.jpexternal link opens in new window. in october 2008, max was on the jury at curtocircuito festivalexternal link opens in new window in spain, and also performed remixing the past there. the book re-imagining animation - the changing face of the moving imageexternal link opens in new window by pauls wells and johnny hardstaff came out, featuring max's film drift. aanaatt was mentioned on countless blogs including motionographer and stash feed, with a nice interview on white-screenexternal link opens in new window. and webdice.jpexternal link opens in new window published an interview with max and robert seidel. japanese cg world, someone's garden magazineexternal link opens in new window and quotation magazineexternal link opens in new window all included rather sizeable articles about max's work. drift was featured in issue 22 of specialtenexternal link opens in new window dvd magazine, and it won awards for best digital film at london international animation festivalexternal link opens in new window and best experimental film at muuuvi festivalexternal link opens in new window in romania. storm studiosexternal link opens in new window in oslo signed max as a director for scandinavia. in september 2008, max was a guest at animae caribeexternal link opens in new window in trinidad and animationvolda festivalexternal link opens in new window in norway, screening films and performing live visuals. in august and july 2008, max played live visuals for the eggexternal link opens in new window at camp biscoexternal link opens in new window in new york state, usa, and at haselstock festivalexternal link opens in new window in england. finally, please click here for details of max hattler and robert seidel's 23-event 5-week japan tour in april and may 2008.

kurzfilmzimmer
electrovision
lsff

souvenirs from earth

videoformes
sucasa ulm
southampton solent university
electric sheep
air
no-festival

apengine

leuven
cimatics
exground
ravensbourne
fredrikstad animation festival
pkn

limited language: rewriting design
animation in process
goldsmiths
university of east london
optica
dok leipzig
branchage festival
eksjo animation festival
discovery09
made in arnhem
film london
jotta
basement jaxx
muuuvi
vila do conde
wellington college
annecy
videofestival bochum
inmotion
birobox workshops
volda
image forum festival
moves09
kloster roggenburg
raf
reperages
the egg
british council
legion.02
directors notes
khm
dvd: max hattler vs. robert seidel
autour de minuit
re-imagining animation book by paul wells and johnny hardstaff
animated dreams
curtocircuito
animae caribe
rca
storm
boards
sprayblog
specialten
someone's garden
quotation
cg world

all content © 2000-2010

_____ MAX HATTLER MA (RCA)

collision economy wolf: mount allen drift ikea: house or home hattler: nachtmaschine et1: anticipation spin
aanaatt
basement jaxx: where's your head (concert visuals, 2009)
max hattler and noriko okaku performing /\/\/\ with rich keyworth at electrovision, london, january 2010
max hattler and noriko okaku 3-screen vj set at jackbox nye, sucasa, ulm, germany, 2009
max hattler and noriko okaku premiering (O) at the london short film festival, 2010
max hattler 'untitled' live at videoformes festival, clermont-ferrand, france, 2008
max hattler and noriko okaku performing /\/\/\ at fredrikstad animation festival, norway, 2009
max hattler 'remixing the past' live at exground festival wiesbaden, germany, 2008
max hattler and noriko okaku performing a/v set 'oh yes' at muuuvi festival, romania, 2009
the egg: catch (visuals by max hattler + noriko okaku, 2009)
max hattler + economy wolf at beck's fusions at ica, london, 2007
'oh yes' a/v set by max hattler + noriko okaku at the birobox workshops, nottingham, 2009
max hattler 'remixing the past' live at big chill festival 2007
max hattler + ladyscraper live set at london short film festival at the ica, london, 2008
max hattler on icelandic tv after winning best film at 700is festival, 2008
max hattler vs. robert seidel dvd
max hattler + robert seidel presenting 'germany dreaming' at image forum festival, tokyo, 2009
max hattler + robert seidel japan tour, april/may 2008: talk at image forum festival kyoto
max hattler and robert seidel on UIT visual, MJTV, japan, 2008
Remixing the Past
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