drift (2007)
striper v0.1 (2006) collision (2005) everything turns (2004) alpraum (2001)
 
  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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OLD REEL (12mb) "max hattler's new director's reel is full of his unique blend of styles" (motionographer, 1/2008)


CURRENT AND UPCOMING

JULY 2009
max's where's your head at concert visuals for basement jaxx are featured on 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.


basement jaxx

JULY 2009
aanaatt won the 'host award' at videofestival bochumexternal link opens in new window! it also forms the focus of a brand new interview on videoparkexternal link opens in new window (in german), and is featured in inmotionexternal link opens in new window.

videofestival bochum
inmotion

JULY 2009
now 20% off these japan-only collision-inspired nano universe t-shirtsexternal link opens in new window... you can read about the commission in the may 2009 issue of someone's gardenexternal link opens in new window.

nano universe t-shirt

THU 9 JULY 2009, 21:30
collision is showing in a derapage screening at paysages éphémèresexternal link opens in new window in montreal, canada.

collision

4 TO 12 JULY 2009
aanaatt is screening at curtas vila do condeexternal link opens in new window in portugal. and on thu 9 july max is performing the oh yes live a/v set with noriko okakuexternal link opens in new window.

vila do conde

10 TO 26 JULY 2009
aanaatt is screening in brazil at anima mundiexternal link opens in new window in rio de janeiro (10-19 july) and sao paulo (22-26 july).

aanaatt

AUGUST 2009
max's short film spinexternal link opens in new window, produced by autour de minuitexternal link opens in new window, is scheduled to be completed by august.

autour de minuit

SAT 1 AUG 2009, 22:00
aanaatt is part of best of videofestival bochumexternal link opens in new window at juicy beats festival in dortmund, germany.

aanaatt

1 TO 4 AUGUST 2009
max is on the jury at muuuvi international short film festivalexternal link opens in new window, lazar castle, romania. he's also performing live a/v set oh yes with noriko okakuexternal link opens in new window, as well as doing a screening/talk.

muuuvi

THU 6 AUG 2009, 22:00
aanaatt is competing for the audience award at a curtocircuitoexternal link opens in new window open air summer screening in santiago de compostela, spain.

curtocircuito

28 AUG TO 6 SEP 2009
aanaatt is screening at london international animation festivalexternal link opens in new window in london, uk.

liaf

SEPTEMBER 2009
max is featured with striper v0.1 in andrew selby's book animation in processexternal link opens in new window, out in september. other animators included are grant orchard, koji yamamura, run wrake, robert seidel, semiconductor, paul bush, theodore ushev, johnny hardstaff, clyde henrys, the blackheart gang, suzie templeton, smith and foulkes, and more.

animation in process

9 TO 13 SEP 2009
aanaatt is screening at onedotzero_ adventures in motion festivalexternal link opens in new window in london, and subsequently as part of onedotzero's extensive 2009-2010 world tour.

onedotzero

OCTOBER 2009
collision is featured in the book 'limited language: rewriting design - responding to a feedback culture' by colin davies and monika parrinder, published by birkhäuserexternal link opens in new window, out in october.

limited language: rewriting design

15 TO 17 OCT 2009
max is performing live and presenting his work at optica festivalexternal link opens in new window in madrid, spain.

optica

21 TO 25 OCT 2009
aanaatt and where's your head at are screening at tindirindis int'l animation film festivalexternal link opens in new window in vilnius, lithuania.

aanaatt

23 TO 25 OCT 2009
aanaatt is screening at centro de arte dos de mayoexternal link opens in new window in madrid, spain.

centro de arte dos de mayo

11 TO 15 NOV 2009
max is a guest at this year's fredrikstad animation festivalexternal link opens in new window in norway. he will perform a brand new 3-screen a/v live set, and will give a talk about his work.

fredrikstad animation festival

SELECTED RECENT ADVENTURES

for recent screenings please see individual films' sections. in june, 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 a/v performance oh yes. in may, 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. and he played the oh yes live a/v set with noriko okakuexternal link opens in new window at the birobox workshopsexternal link opens in new window in nottingham. in april, 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 kloster 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 max finished visuals for the egg. in february 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 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. there is an article about drift on ian lumsden's animation blogexternal link opens in new window and an interview with max about aanaatt on directors notesexternal link opens in new window. 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 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. in november he also did a lecture and performed live visuals with noriko okakuexternal link opens in new window at animated dreamsexternal link opens in new window in estonia, presented his work in tokyo, did a talk at the royal college of artexternal link opens in new window, and performed live audiovisuals 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, max was on the jury at curtocircuito festivalexternal link opens in new window in spain, and also did a vj+dj set 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. 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 articles about max. drift was featured in issue 22 of specialtenexternal link opens in new window dvd magazine and on middle mind projectexternal link opens in new window, 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, max attended animae caribeexternal link opens in new window in trinidad and animationvolda festivalexternal link opens in new window in norway, screening films and performing live. and in july and august 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/may 2008.

wellington college
annecy
birobox workshops
volda
image forum festival
moves09
kloster roggenburg
raf
reperages
the egg
british council
legion.02
southampton
UEL
khm
directors notes
ravensbourne
dvd: max hattler vs. robert seidel
autour de minuit
re-imagining animation book by paul wells and johnny hardstaff
animated dreams
exground
curtocircuito
animae caribe
rca
storm
boards
sprayblog
specialten
someone's garden
quotation
cg world

all content © 2000-2009

_____ MAX HATTLER MA (RCA)

collision economy wolf: mount allen drift ikea: house or home hattler: nachtmaschine et1: anticipation aanaatt
the egg: catch (visuals by max hattler + noriko okaku, 2009)
basement jaxx: where's your head (visuals by max hattler, 2009)
'oh yes' a/v set by max hattler + noriko okaku at the birobox workshops, nottingham, 2009
max hattler 'untitled' live at videoformes festival, clermont-ferrand, france, 2008
max hattler 'remixing the past' live at exground festival wiesbaden, germany, 2008
max hattler + economy wolf at beck's fusions at ica, london, 2007
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 at 700is festival, 2008
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 vs. robert seidel dvd
(max hatler max hatter)


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