Max Hattler

Max Hattler is interested in the space between abstraction and figuration in the moving image, where storytelling is freed from the constraints of traditional narrative. Graduating from the Royal College of Art in 2005 with an MA in Animation, he works across the fields of experimental short film, music video and audio-visual live performance, and collaborates with musicians and sound artists. He has worked with bands including Basement Jaxx, Economy Wolf, Dollskabeat, The Egg, and his dad's outfit Hattler. Max has shown his award-winning experimental films at hundreds of festivals worldwide, including the European Media Art Festival, Onedotzero, Resfest, Rotterdam, Image Forum Festival, Annecy Animation Festival and Animafest Zagreb. He has performed live audio-visuals across Europe, the US and Japan, including London’s Institute of Contemporary Arts, Media Art Friesland Festival, Curtas Vila do Conde, The Animation Show, and SuperDeluxe Tokyo.