Max Hattler was educated at Goldsmiths College and the Royal College of Art in London, graduating with an MA (RCA) in Animation in 2005. To date, he has made over 20 moving image works, the most well-known of which are Collision, Spin, Aanaatt, 1923 aka Heaven and 1925 aka Hell. His works have been shown at exhibitions and film festivals worldwide, winning awards at 700IS; Eksjo; KLIK; LIAF; LSFF; moves; Skepto; SLIFF; Videofestival Bochum; Videologia; the Visual Music Award, and others. Max is also active in the field of audiovisual performance and has worked with a wide range of music acts including Basement Jaxx, Diplo, Jemapur, Jovanotti and The Egg. Max currently teaches animation at Goldsmiths, while studying towards a Professional Doctorate in Fine Art at University of East London. He is represented by Cimatics agency for audiovisual performances.

RE:AX aka Peace Starts With Me, 2011
VIS Festival Trailer, 2011
Sync, 2010
Your Highness, 2010
Spin, 2010
1925 aka Hell, 2010
1923 aka Heaven, 2010
Where’s Your Head At, 2009
Aanaatt, 2008
Drift, 2007
Striper v0.1, 2006
Collision, 2005
Nachtmaschine, 2005
Everything Turns, 2004
Alpraum, 2001

1923 aka Heaven & 1925 aka Hell

Audience Prize, Animate OPEN: Digitalis, Animate Projects, 2011


1925 aka Hell

Best Experimental Film, Animation Block Party, Brooklyn, New York, USA, 2012
Best Short Short, St. Louis International Film Festival, St. Louis, USA, 2010


Shift

3rd Prize, Reykjavík Visual Music Festival - Punto y Raya Festival, Reykjavík, Iceland, 2014
First Prize, Prize Simona Gesmundo for Animated Short Films, Cetraro, Italy, 2012
Best Experimental Film, The 4th International Festival of Animated Film Tofuzi 2012, Batumi, Georgia