COLLISION
Islamic patterns and American quilts
and the colours and geometry of flags
as an abstract field of reflection.

WATCH COLLISION (7mb wmv)
requires Media Player 9

AWARDS
- Best Film of the Festival, 700IS, Egilsstaðir, Iceland, April 2008
- FBW: Prädikat Wertvoll, Filmbewertungsstelle, Germany, 2008
- Bermuda Shorts Gate Competition Winner, London, UK, April 2007
- LUX Award Best Experimental Film, Halloween SFF, London, 2006
- Third Prize of the Jury, Videologia Festival, Russia, 2006
- Honourable Mention, Darklight FF, Dublin, 2006
- Special Mention, San Giò Festival, Italy, 2006

SCREENINGS 2008
- Artprojx Space, London, UK, 15 May
- Färgfabriken, Stockholm, Sweden, 17 Apr - 4 May
- Notte Bianca in Università, University of Pisa, Italy, 24 Apr
- Best of By Design, Resfest 2008, 19 Mar - 13 Apr, Eskisehir / Istanbul / Izmir, Turkey
- 700IS, Egilsstaðir, Iceland, 29 Mar - 5 Apr
- artbelowzero, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, 21 Mar
- Animar 3, Solar, Vila do Conde, Portugal, 12 Jan - 16 Mar
- artbelowzero, Westbourne Studios, London, 12 Mar
- Byron Bay Film Festival, Australia, 29 Feb - 8 Mar
- Kramfors Cinema, Kramfors, Sweden, 27-28 Feb
- Kulturmagasinet, Sundsvall, Sweden, 22-23 Feb
- tank.tv Fresh Moves, Phoenix Arts, Leicester, UK, 12 Feb
- London Short Film Festival, London, 4-13 Jan (Dazzle Films screening)
- Rom fur kunst og arkitektur, Oslo, Norway (dates tbc)

2007
- Imagina Awards, Monte Carlo, Monaco
- Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival, France
- Platform International Animation Festival, Portland, Oregon, USA
- The Animation Show 3, festival tour across USA and Canada
- Best of By Design: Seminal Films From 01-06, Resfest 2007, Korea
- Norwegian SFF, Grimstad, Norway
- San Francisco IFF, USA
- Dresden ISFF, Germany
- St. Louis IFF, St. Louis, USA
- Videoformes, Clermont-Ferrand, France
- Arcipelago SFF, Rome, Italy
- Istanbul International Animation Festival, Turkey
- Trunk - The Nordic Art Video Festival, Östersund, Sweden
- Flensburger Kurzfilmtage, Flensburg, Germany
- Fredrikstad Animation Festival, Fredrikstad, Norway
- anim’est International Animation Festival, Bucharest, Romania
- AirVideo, AirSpace Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent, UK, March
- Showcomotion Film Festival, Sheffield, UK
- Family Friendly Film Festival, Manchester, UK
- Muuuvi International Short Film Festival, Bucharest, Romania
- Xinacittà, Barcelona, Spain
- Animayo, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria
- UK Brutal - Mostra de Cinema de Arte Inglês, Brasília, Brazil
- Zlinsky Pes, Zlin, Czech Republic
- Phoenix Cinema @ East Finchley Community Festival, London
- The Emperor's New Shorts, Cockpit Theatre, London
- Casa da Animação, Porto, Portugal
- Popcorn, Envy Post, London
- Happy Hour 2, Natural History Museum, Los Angeles
- 'Collisions' at Soho House, London
- Dime Novel Screen, Sassoon Gallery, London
- Signals Shorts .07, Colchester, UK
- Epic Shorts, Real Institute, Betws-y-Coed, Wales
- Battle of Ideas, Royal College of Art, London
- Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo, Sevilla, Spain
- Transvizualia, Gdynia, Poland
- Projektor, Cafe Gallery Projects, London
- Pleinbioscoop, Rotterdam, Holland
- Linoleum 2007, Moscow, Russia
- Quay Arts, Newport, Isle of Wight, UK
- Whitechapel Art Gallery, London
- Max Hattler Retrospective, Roxy, London
- Max Hattler: Filme & Videos 2003-2007, Stadthaus, Ulm, Germany

2006
- Annecy IAF, France
- Edinburgh IFF, UK
- Sydney FF, Australia
- Impakt Festival, Utrecht, Holland
- Rushes Soho Shorts Festival, London
- Amiens IFF, France
- Sarajevo FF, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Hull ISFF, UK
- Split FF, Split, Croatia
- Bradford Animation Festival, UK
- Videomedeja Festival, Novi Sad, Serbia
- Videologia Festival, Russia
- Némo, Paris
- Darklight FF, Dublin
- PISAF, Puchon, South Korea
- European Media Art Festival, Osnabrück, Germany
- Worldwide SFF, Toronto, Canada
- Anima, Brussels
- Encounters SFF, Bristol, UK
- Badalona ISFF, Spain
- Tindirindis AFF, Vilnius, Lithuania
- Rencontres cinématographiques de la Seine-Saint-Denis, France
- Festival Temps d'Images, la Ferme du buisson, France
- Melbourne International Animation Festival, Australia
- LIAF, London
- Unimovie, Pescara, Italy
- Detmold ISFF, Germany
- Media Art Friesland, Holland
- FAIRECOURT theatrical screenings tour, France
- Nokia Darklight Pocket Movie Challenge, Ireland
- ANIMAC, Lleida, Spain
- Square Eyes Festival, Arnhem, Holland
- Canarias Mediafest, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria
- Balchik ISFF, Bulgaria
- 4 Film Festival - No Words, Bolzano, Italy
- Digital City, London
- D-NEFF Experimental Exhibition, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
- BYDESIGN at Northwest Film Forum, Seattle, USA
- The Animation Show at Comic Con, San Diego, USA
- Courtisane Festival, Gent, Belgium
- Kinofilm, Manchester, UK
- NPS New Arrivals, Holland
- Future Film Festival, Bologna, Italy
- Future Cinema at Fabric, London
- Future Shorts UK, Ireland, Italy, Canada, Latvia, Russia, Mexico
- Festival c'est trop court, Nice, France
- Mostra de Curtmetratges de Sagunt, Spain
- Halloween SFF, London
- Animex, Middlesbrough, UK
- UK Film Centre at Cannes Film Festival, France
- His Life is Full of Miracles at Site Gallery, Sheffield, UK
- Somewhere Else at Cornerhouse, Manchester, UK
- Collisions at El Levante, Rosario, Argentina
- San Giò Video Festival, Verona, Italy
- Gasworks Gallery (Blink), London
- The Bigger Picture (Blink), Manchester
- Número-Projecta, Lisbon, Portugal
- International Days of Documentary Cinema, Lublin, Poland
- 4x4, 93 Feet East, London
- Courtivore, Rouen, France
- artbelowzero, Westbourne Studios, London
- Sonar FF, Florence, Italy
- Experience 5.0 at Le Cube, Issy, France
- Tortured in Paradise at Studio 27, San Francisco
- Politically Incorrect FF, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Australian IAF, Australia
- Unfurled: A Public Exhibition of Flags, Tallin, Estonia
- BUDA Arts Center, Kortrijk, Belgium
- Backup Festival (shortlisted for Backup Award), Germany
- Animated Dreams, Tallinn, Estonia

2005
- Resfest 2005, global tour to 37 cities
- DOTMOV, Sapporo, Japan
- Animadrid, Spain
- Norwich International Animation Festival, Norwich
- London International Animation Festival, London
- Vendome Film Festival, France
- KaraFilm Festival, Karachi, Pakistan
- Animated Dreams, Tallinn, Estonia
- Unfurled: A Public Exhibition of Flags, Tartu, Estonia
- Imperial War Museum Student Film Festival, London
- Backup Festival (shortlisted for Werkleitz Award), Germany
- Animateka, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Avanto Festival, Helsinki, Finland
- Anifest, Budapest

PUBLICATIONS AND MORE
- Special edition Collision T-shirt from Beams T, Tokyo. Release date: 20 April 2008
- Short of the Week, shortoftheweek.com, Week 37, 10-16 Sept 2007
- Fresh Moves: a DVD of film and video art presented by tank.tv, UK, June 2007
- Qoob TV, Italy, 2007
- Movieola, Canada, 2007
- Showcase TV, Canada, 2007
- Atomfilms, USA, 2007
- BBC Film Network, UK, since December 2006
- Future Shorts Google Video showcase, UK, December 2006
- Cultura TV, Holland, November 2006
- 'boards magazine screening room, Canada, October 2006
- Mediakunst in beeld en context book + DVD, Holland, Sept 2006
- Repérages 56, with 9/11-themed Underground Zero DVD, France, Sept 2006
- Arte TV, 9/11 issue of Court Circuit / KurzSchluss, France/Germany, Sept 2006
- shots magazine Adventures in Animation DVD, UK, June 2006
- Repérages 55 + Animatic DVD 3, France, June 2006
- The Reel DVD, UK, March 2006
- Specialten DVD magazine, issue 13, UK, Feb 2006
- Canal+ TV, France & Africa, since Feb 2006
- RES magazine + DVD, USA, Sept 2005
- Supported and promoted by the British Council
- for press coverage see PRESS

INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION
Autour de Minuit
21 rue Henry Monnier
75009 Paris, France
Tel +33 (0)1 42 81 17 28
Fax +33 (0)1 42 81 17 29


UK DISTRIBUTION
Dazzle Films
Unit P102
Penn Street Studio
23-28 Penn Street
London N1 5DL, U.K.
Tel +44 (0)20 7739 7716



CREDITS
Directed and animated by Max Hattler © 2005
Production: Royal College of Art
Additional animation: Ian Mackinnon
Sound design: Max Hattler
Sound mix: Christopher Wilson
35mm film recording: Andreas Schellenberg, Pictorion das werk
Available formats: 35mm, HD, Beta SP, DVD
Length: 2'30"