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

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

SCREENINGS 2008

- ISFF Leuven, Belgium, 29 Nov - 6 Dec
- tank.tv Fresh Moves
at Guangzhou Triennial, China, 6 Sep - 16 Nov
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700IS Tour at Örebro International Video Art Festival, Örebro, Sweden, Sun 26 Oct
- The Film Diary, Leicester, UK, Fri 24 Oct
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700IS Tour at Arizona State University, Media Center, Arizona, USA, Mon 6 Oct
- Abstracta, Rome, Italy, Wed 24 Sep
- Animae Caribe Festival, Trinidad, Tue 23 Sep
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700IS Tour at Alsager Gallery, Manchester, UK, Mon 22 Sep
- We The People, Albertus Magnus College, New Haven, CV, USA, 15-17 Sep
- AnimationVolda Festival, Volda, Norway, 13 Sep
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The Magic Piano, London, 9 Aug
- Tenderpixel Gallery, London, 30 Jul
- Era New Horizons IFF, Wroclaw, Poland, 26 and 27 Jul
- Image Forum Festival, Tokyo, Kyoto, Fukuoka + Yokohama, Japan, Apr-Jul
- Design SFF, AIGA SF, San Francisco, USA, Wed 18 Jun
- Nuit de la vidéo LESYEUXLANUIT, MJC Lillebonne, Nancy, France, Fri 13 Jun
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Cross Currents #3: Visual Perception, Royal College of Art, London, 10 Jun
- Apple Store Ginza, Tokyo, Japan, 26 May
- Planet Studyo Plus One, Osaka, Japan, 24 and 25 May
- Kyoto Saga University of Arts, Kyoto, Japan, 20 May

- Osaka Electro-Communication University, Osaka, Japan, 15 May
- Artprojx Space, London, UK, 15 May
- Nagoya University of Arts and Sciences, Nagoya, Japan, 14 May
- Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, 12 May
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Dohjidai Gallery of Art, Kyoto, Japan, 29 April - 11 May
- Snack Nagako, SuperDeluxe, Tokyo, Japan, 9 May
- Uplink Factory, Tokyo, Japan, 7 and 8 May
- FFIAK, Yokohama, Japan, 6 May
- Apple Store Ginza, Tokyo, Japan, 5 May
- Färgfabriken, Stockholm, Sweden, 17 Apr - 4 May
- Pecha Kucha Night, SuperDeluxe, Tokyo, Japan, 24 Apr
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Hattler/Seidel Japan Tour 2008 Launch, Le Baron, Tokyo, Japan, 23 Apr
- Notte Bianca in Università, University of Pisa, Italy, 24 Apr

- Bristol School of Animation, UWE, Bristol, UK, 16 Apr
- Best of By Design, Resfest 2008, 19 Mar - 13 Apr, Eskisehir / Istanbul / Izmir, Turkey

- Creative Futures, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK, 9 Apr
- 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 FF, Australia, 29 Feb - 8 Mar
- FDMX, Norwich School of Art and Design, Norwich, UK, 6 Mar
- Newport School of Art, University of Wales, Newport, UK, 4 Mar
- The Winterfestival, Kramfors, Sweden, 27-28 Feb
- London Animation Studio, Central St. Martin's College, London, UK, 25 Feb
- Kulturmagasinet, Sundsvall, Sweden, 22-23 Feb
- tank.tv Fresh Moves, Phoenix Arts, Leicester, UK, 12 Feb
- University College for the Creative Arts, Farnham, UK, 7 Feb
- FDMX, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK, 23 Jan

- London SFF, London, 4-13 Jan (Dazzle Films screening)



2007
- Imagina Awards, Monte Carlo, Monaco
- Clermont-Ferrand SFF, France (Autour de Minuit screening)
- Platform IAF, Portland, Oregon, USA
- The Animation Show 3, festival tour across USA and Canada
- Resfest 2007, Korea (Best of By Design: Seminal Films From 01-06)
- Norwegian SFF, Grimstad, Norway
- San Francisco IFF, USA
- Dresden ISFF, Germany (Animation Exchange Forum screening)
- St. Louis IFF, St. Louis, USA
- Videoformes, Clermont-Ferrand, France
- Arcipelago SFF, Rome, Italy

- Istanbul IAF, Turkey
- Trunk - The Nordic Art Video Festival, Östersund, Sweden
- Flensburger Kurzfilmtage, Flensburg, Germany
- Fredrikstad AF, Fredrikstad, Norway
- anim’est IAF, Bucharest, Romania

- Media Art Friesland Festival, Leeuwarden, Holland - presentation
- AirVideo, AirSpace Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent, UK, March
- Showcomotion FF, Sheffield, UK
- Family Friendly FF, Manchester, UK
- Muuuvi ISFF, Lazar Castle, 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 at 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 at Cafe Gallery Projects, London
- Pleinbioscoop, Rotterdam, Holland
- Linoleum, Moscow, Russia
- Quay Arts, Newport, Isle of Wight, UK
- Whitechapel Art Gallery, London
- Ferdinand-von-Steinbeiß Schule für Grafikdesign, Ulm, Germany
- Nikolaus-Kopernikus-Gymnasium, Weissenhorn, Germany
- Max Hattler Retrospective, Roxy, London
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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 AF, UK
- Videomedeja Festival, Novi Sad, Serbia
- Videologia Festival, Russia
- Némo, Paris
- Darklight FF, Dublin
- PISAF, Puchon, South Korea
- EMAF, 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
- MIAF, Melbourne, 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, 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 FF, Bologna, Italy
- Future Cinema at Fabric, London
- Future Shorts screenings in 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
- Blink at Gasworks Gallery, London
- Blink at The Bigger Picture, 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
- NIAF, Norwich, UK
- LIAF, London
- Vendome FF, 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, 2005-2008
- The Animation Show Vol. 3 DVD, USA, 2008
- Special edition 'Collision U.S.A.' T-shirt, Beams T, Japan, 2008
- Short of the Week, shortoftheweek.com, Week 37, 10-16 Sept 2007
- Fresh Moves DVD: 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
- 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
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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"


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WHAT OTHERS SAID ABOUT COLLISION

"an original depiction of aesthetics into politics" bbc.co.uk

"an abstract satire based on the geometry of flags" Time Out London

"a disturbing yet potent piece of abstract political filmmaking" RES Magazine

"Few works so elegantly capture the tensions between America and the Islamic world as Max Hattler’s Collision." shortoftheweek.com

"Collision is no different than a feature film like Babel, only speaks a different filmic language in expressing the same ideas."
Rick’s Flicks Picks

"To note the five long years that the Iraq campaign has chalked up this month, what better way to mark the occasion than with Max Hattler's protean, prize-laden and thought-provoking animated artwork. This abstract reflection on the clash of cultures forcibly merges American quilts and Islamic patterns into beautiful, yet unsettling kaleidoscopic scenes. Make sure to launch this in the stand-alone player option and listen with headphones on (bbc.co.uk/ filmnetwork), to see how Christopher Wilson's subtly ominous sound mix transforms these whirling, warring images, as a muezzin's call and the crack of artillery fire fracture Hattler's primary- coloured mandalas like shrapnel." guardian.co.uk, 2008

"It's like watching a fireworks display while on acid." scifidimensions.com

"A cacophonous stoner delight."
LAS Magazine

"brief but spectacular" Montreal Mirror

"utter genius" ThickOnline