Dr. Max Hattler

Professional Profile

Dr. Max Hattler is an artist and academic who works with animation, video installation and audiovisual performance to explore relationships between abstraction and figuration, aesthetics and politics, sound and image, and precision and improvisation1.

Education

• 2014: Professional Doctorate in Fine Art, University of East London, UK2.

• 2005: MA (RCA) in Animation, Royal College of Art, London, UK3.

• 2002: Art of Digital Compositing (Distinction), Escuela de Cine de Madrid, Spain4.

• 2001: BA in Media and Communications (First Class Honours), Goldsmiths, University of London, UK5.

• 2001: BTEC Professional Development Award in Design, London College of Printing, UK6.

Academic Appointments

• 2016–Present: Assistant Professor, School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong7.

• 2014–2016: Visiting Assistant Professor, School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong8.

• 2012–2014: Visiting Lecturer, Royal College of Art, London9.

• 2011–2014: Associate Lecturer, Chelsea College of Arts, University of the Arts London10.

• 2006–2014: Lecturer, Goldsmiths, University of London11.

• 2009–2010: Lecturer, University of East London12.

• 2006: Lecturer, Volda University College, Norway13.

Research Grants

• 2018–2020: Early Career Scheme (ECS), Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee, Hong Kong. Project title: “Towards a taxonomy of meaning and narrative in abstract animation: A study of contemporary Hong Kong and international artists”14.

• 2018–2019: Teaching Development Grant, University Grants Committee, Hong Kong. Project title: “Abstract Narratives”15.

• 2018–2019: Start-Up Grant, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Project title: “Expanded Stereoscopic Audiovisual Performance”16.

• 2017–2018: Research Fellowship, Centre for Applied Computing and Interactive Media (ACIM), City University of Hong Kong. Project title: “Retinal Rivalry 360”17.

• 2016–2018: Strategic Research Grant, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Project title: “Meaning and Narrative in Abstract Animation”18.

• 2015–2017: Teaching Start-Up Grant, University Grants Committee, Hong Kong. Project title: “Visual Music - Music Visuals, for Performance and Exhibition”19.

Articles

• 2018: HATTLER, M. “Digitalis Ubiquitous? Ramblings of a Self-Confessed Digital Native.” In Animate Projects: Digitalis Catalogue20.

• 2017: HATTLER, M. “From Broken Visions to Expanded Abstractions.” In Cartoon and Animation Studies, vol. 49, pp. 697-712, Seoul: Korean Society of Cartoon and Animation Studies21.

• 2017: HATTLER, M. & WARDMAN J. K. “Reflection Between Abstraction and Figuration: Towards an Abstracted Heterotopia (conference abstract).” In Hrvatski Filmski Ljetopis / Croatian Film Chronicles, issue 82-83, Zagreb: HFS22.

• 2016: HATTLER, M. “Art and the Machine: Shift and AANAATT.” In Cent Magazine, issue 20, p 21-2423.

• 2015: HATTLER, M. “Sync: Circular Adventures in Animation.” In Virginie Selavy (ed.) The End: An Electric Sheep Anthology, London: Strange Attractor24.

Conference Presentations + Invited Lectures + Artist Talks

• Over 100 sessions since 2007. For details, visit www.maxhattler.com/talk25.

• Selected venues include CONFIA Conference (Esposende, Portugal), Society for Animation Studies Conference (NTU, Singapore; Montreal, Canada; Canterbury, UK; Padova, Italy), MuDA Museum of Digital Art (Zurich, Switzerland), SCAD Hong Kong (Hong Kong), California Institute of the Arts (Valencia, CA, USA), and Multiversal Experiences (Nanyang Technological University, SG)26.

Juries

• Over 30 jury roles since 2008. For details, visit www.maxhattler.com/talk27.

• 2018: SUPERNOVA Outdoor Digital Animation Festival (Denver, USA), 56 Moon Animation Festival (Chengdu, China), Video Loops at Central Library (St. Louis, Missouri, USA)28.

• 2017: Visual Music Award (Gelnhausen, Germany)29.

Awards

• Over 60 awards since 2002. For details, see individual film pages on www.maxhattler.com30.

• Selected awards include Indie-Anifest (Seoul, Korea, 2018), Animafest (Zagreb, Croatia, 2017), Visual Music Award (Gelnhausen, Germany, 2017), Monstra Festival (Lisbon, Portugal, 2016), Red Bird Student Film Festival (HKUST, Hong Kong, 2015), Animex Awards (Teesside University, Middlesbrough, UK, 2015), Tehran International Animation Festival (Tehran, Iran, 2014), London International Animation Festival (London, UK, 2014), Dresden International Short Film Festival (Dresden, Germany, 2013), Fest Anča (Zilina, Slovak Republic, 2013), Punto y Raya Festival (ZKM, Karlsruhe, Germany, 2013), Filmwinter (Stuttgart, Germany, 2013), MuVi5 Artecittà Award (MuVi5, Spain, 2012), Best Commissioned Film (Bradford Animation Festival, UK, 2012), Best Abstract Animation (Anifilm, Trebon, Czech Republic, 2012), Jury Award (Marin Film Festival, CA, USA, 2011), Grand Prize Award (Supernova Festival, Denver, USA, 2011), First Prize (Visual Music Award, Germany, 2010), Best Experimental Film (ReAnima Festival, Bergen, Norway, 2010), Special Mention (Visual Music Award, Germany, 2009), Special Mention (Experimental Category, CutOut Fest, Mexico, 2009), 3rd Prize (Reykjavík Visual Music Punto y Raya Festival, Iceland, 2008), Best Abstract Film (Third Culture Film Festival, Hong Kong, 2008), Special Mention (One Shot ISFF, Armenia, 2007), Prize-of-Effort (17th TBS DigiCon6 Asia Awards, Hong Kong, 2007), Special Mention (London International Animation Festival, UK, 2006), Zbigniew Rybczynski Special Prize (Anilogue, Hungary, 2006), Bronze Design Lion (Cannes Lions Festival, France, 2006), Special Mention (Videomedeja, Serbia, 2005), Silver Award + Bronze Award (FIAP, Miami, 2005), Special Mention (Jaipur Intl Film Festival, India, 2004), Design Merit Award Craft Animation (One Show, NYC, 2004)31.