Max Hattler is a German

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and experimental filmmaker. He created the kaleidoscopic political short films "Collision" (2005) and "Spin" (2010), abstract

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works "Shift" (2012) and "AANAATT" (2008), and psychedelic animation loops "Sync", "1923 aka Heaven" and "1925 aka Hell" (2010).

Biography

Max Hattler was born in Ulm, Germany. He is the son of Hellmut Hattler, a German bass player mainly known for his

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band Kraan. Max Hattler holds a BA from Goldsmiths (2001), a Master of Arts in Animation from the

Royal College of Art The Royal College of Art (RCA) is a public research university in London, United Kingdom, with campuses in South Kensington, Battersea and White City. It is the only entirely postgraduate art and design university in the United Kingdom. It of ...

(2005) and a doctorate in fine art from the

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(2014). He is an associate professor at th
School of Creative Media

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. Hattler's work has been described in the following terms: "Max Hattler works on the thin line between abstraction and figuration, being able sometimes to create powerful political statements while eschewing the traditional constraints of narrative, choosing a poetics of implication over the mere construction of a discourse." Hattler has exhibited internationally at museums and galleries including Erarta,

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, Pinakothek der Moderne, Tenderpixel (London), Lumen Eclipse (

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), MoCA Taipei, Exploratorium, Gasworks Gallery, Art Below, Fries Museum, Yota Space and Museumsquartier Vienna. Hattler also works in the field of audiovisual performance and has performed at Seoul Museum of Art,

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and

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Awards

* Off-Limits Award (for "Serial Parallels"),

Annecy International Animated Film Festival The Annecy International Animation Film Festival (french: Festival international du film d'animation d'Annecy, officially abbreviated in English as the Annecy Festival, or simply Annecy) was created in 1960 and takes place at the beginning of J ...

, Annecy, France, 2020. * Honorary Mention (Computer Animation) (for "Serial Parallels"),

Prix Ars Electronica The Prix Ars Electronica is one of the best known and longest running yearly prizes in the field of electronic and interactive art, computer animation, digital culture and music. It has been awarded since 1987 by Ars Electronica (Linz, Austria). ...

, Linz, Austria, 2020. * Best Abstract / Non-Narrative Animation (for "Divisional Articulations"), Anifilm, Trebon, Czech Republic, 2018. * Best Abstract Film for "All Rot" at Third Culture Film Festival, Hong Kong, 2016. * Best Commissioned Film for "Stop the Show" at

Bradford Animation Festival The National Science and Media Museum (formerly The National Museum of Photography, Film & Television, 1983–2006 and then the National Media Museum, 2006–2017), located in Bradford, West Yorkshire, is part of the national Science Museum G ...

, UK, 2014. * Visual Music Award (First Prize) for "A Very Large Increase in the Size, Amount, or Importance of Something Over a Very Short Period of Time", Gelnhausen, Germany, 2014. * Visual Music Award (Special Mention) for " Amnesty International: Stop the Show (a.k.a. WAR)", Gelnhausen, Germany, 2014. * Bronze Design Lion for " Amnesty International: Stop the Show (a.k.a. WAR)" at

Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity (formerly the International Advertising Festival) is a global event for those working in creative communications, advertising, and related fields. It is considered the largest gathering of the ...

, France, 2013. * First Prize for "Shift" at Premio Simona Gesmundo, Cetraro, Italy, 2012. * Award for Best Experimental Film for "Shift" at TOFUZI International Festival of Animated Films in

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, Georgia, 2012. * Visual Music Award (Special Prize) for "Sync", Frankfurt, Germany, 2011. * Visual Music Award (First Prize) for "AANAATT", Frankfurt, Germany, 2010. * Prädikat Wertvoll for "Collision" by Filmbewertungsstelle Wiesbaden, Germany, 2008."Collision" Prädikat Wertvoll
Filmbewertungsstelle Wiesbaden, Germany

Bibliography

Dan Torre, "Persistent Abstraction: the Animated Works of Max Hattler" In Senses of Cinema, issue 76, 2015

* ttp://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/12711/1/max-hattler-shift Bruna Volpi: "Max Hattler: Shift", in: ''Dazed Digital'', March 2012 (Interview)
"Profile: Max Hattler", in: ''Design Week'' 26 January 2011

(interview)
Kate Taylor: "Short Cuts: Max Hattler", in: ''Electric Sheep Magazine'', 1 December 2009

Andrew Selby: "Experimental Animation in a Post-Critical Age", in: ''International Journal of the Arts in Society'', 3.4, 2008, p. 1-6
(on Max Hattler, Robert Seidel, Semiconductor)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hattler, Max 1976 births Living people German experimental filmmakers British experimental filmmakers Mass media people from Brandenburg British animated film directors German animated film directors People from Ulm Alumni of the Royal College of Art Alumni of Goldsmiths, University of London Alumni of the University of East London Visual music artists Stop motion animators Abstract animation New media artists German video artists German digital artists Hong Kong artists