MAX HATTLER: Your Highness + Theme for Yellow Kudra

The birth of modern man: YourHighness	WHAT OTHERS HAVE SAID ABOUT YOUR HIGHNESS "Your Highness - Selbstbild oder Fremdbild: Je nach Sichtweise des Betrachters posiert ein Mann auf grüner Wiese zwischen 'königlicher' oder lächerlicher Anmutung." Kasseler Dokfest (Catalogue), 2011 "This short brings to light the ridiculous nature of a soccer player." Lausanne Underground Film & Music Festival, 2011 "Ein Mann in orangefarbener Sporthose in Heldenpose: Mit nacktem Oberkörper turnt er über eine Wiese und feiert – den Blick himmelwärts gerichtet – Fäuste ballend seinen Sieg. Man weiß nicht, ob er gerade ein Mammut erlegt oder ein Fußballspiel gewonnen hat. Egal. Der Weg ist nicht weit vom Anfang der Menschheit bis zum Gehabe der Fußballspieler. Meint der in Ulm geborene und in London lebende Filmemacher Max Hattler. Seine Videoclips sind hintergründig, witzig, abstrakt." Ulm Szenen – Szene Ulm: Videoclips zwischen Avantgarde-Pop und zeitgenössischer Kunst, 2011 "GERMAN ARTIST'S VIDEO PUTS SOCCER IN A NEW LIGHT: A short film that shows a man striking bizarre poses has been interpreted as a comical representation of behavior on the soccer field. Its producer thinks that there are some good reasons for this. Although not originally created with soccer in mind, a short film called 'Your Highness' by German video artist Max Hattler has taken on a new dimension in light of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The video features a scantily-dressed man in a field striking a series of poses that seem to represent an aggressive, competitive, and hyper-masculine mindset. The German website ZEIT ONLINE published the video with the soundtrack of a soccer match in the background, giving it a whole new meaning. In an interview with Deutsche Welle, Hattler agrees that this interpretation is easy to justify." Deutsche Welle, Germany, 2 Jul 2010 [read interview] "Pour le vidéaste Max Hattler, le foot est un monde à part - une chose que l'on ne peut pas comprendre si on n'en a pas appris les codes - c'est du moins ce que montre le clip que Zeit-online lui a demandé de réaliser à l'occasion de la Coupe du monde. Un regard étranger sur des rituels familiers." ARTE TV, France / Germany, 30 Jun 2010 "A campaign to highlight the ridiculousness of soccer." St. Louis International Film Festival 2011 "Un homme réinterprète, dans un stade sauvage, les gestes des footballeurs." Hors Pistes 2011, Centre Pompidou "KUNST UND FUSSBALL: Max Hattler zeigt einen Mann, der etwas tut, was keiner versteht. So geht es dem Videokünstler selbst mit Fußball: Er sieht Bewegungsabläufe, zu deren Verständnis ihm die Codes fehlen." ZEIT ONLINE, Germany, 29 Jun 2010 [read interview] "LITTLE FILM HINTS AT BIG ISSUES: LOVE it or hate it – soccer players are not always modest in the way they celebrate their goals. Even Bafana Bafana celebrated their first World Cup goal with a showy dance routine. Now, a German media artist is causing a stir in his home country with an offbeat short film depicting masculinity, particularly on the soccer field. ... The three-minute video was recently posted on the online edition of one of Germany's biggest weekly newspapers, Die Zeit. While some readers welcomed the video as a work of art, many were highly critical. 'It's extremely embarrassing that people like Mr Hattler think soccer to be really bad and working class, and still use its popularity to get attention to their (art),' one reader commented. Hattler, who is based in London but has moved to Denmark for three months, said he was surprised by the negative reaction, but that he should have expected it. 'Timing has obviously played a huge role in the ferocity of the comments. Right now, during the World Cup, football rules the streets, the screens and the conversations. Fans are pumped up and hyper-confident. Any criticism, real or perceived, must be smashed.' Hattler explained how soccer fitted in with his concept – a blend of hyper-masculinity and aggression: 'The focus was more on masculinity generally, and how this is expressed through rituals such as sports. Some of the moves are directly inspired by football, such as the sliding and falling on to the grass, or the whipping off of the shirt.' Interpretation of the video, Hattler said, was up to the individual, but he added: 'I think it is safe to say that the film was always intended to be comical.'" Weekend Argus, Cape Town, 10 Jul 2010

SCREENINGS 2012 - Ambulart, Germany, details TBC - Mecal, Barcelona, Spain, 13-29 Apr - Ambulart, Guadalajara, Mexiko, 23 Mar - Go Short, Nijmegen, Holland, Sun 18 Mar, 16:00 (Max Hattler Special Screening) - Byron Bay Film Festival, Australia, 2-11 Mar 2011 - Interfilm, 27th International Short Film Festival Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 18 Nov - L'Alternativa Festival, Barcelona, Spain, 11-19 Nov - St. Louis International Film Festival, St. Louis, USA, 10-20 Nov - CologneOFF, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana Xochimilco, Mexico City, Mexico, 14 Nov - Kasseler Dokfest, Kassel, Germany, 8-13 Nov - LUFF - Lausanne Underground Film & Music Festival, Lausanne, Switzerland, 20-24 Oct - Ulm Szenen - Szene Ulm, Stadthaus, Ulm, Germany, Tue 11 Oct - East Pop West, London, 30 Sep - 2 Oct (group exhibition; Max Hattler solo screen) - Gimli Film Festival, Gimli, Manitoba, Canada, 20-24 Jul - Athens Video Art Festival, Athens, Greece, 20-22 May - University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK, 7 Mar - Hors Pistes, Centre Pompidou, Paris, France, 21 Jan - 6 Feb - Max Hattler: Relations & Abstrations (curated by Klaus W. Eisenlohr), Directors Lounge, Berlin, Sat 8 Jan 2010 - Videomedeja Festival, Novi Sad, Serbia, 17-19 Dec - Zeit Online, Germany, June TV - ARTE TV, France / Germany, 30 June 2010 CREDITS Director: Max Hattler Sound: Xavier Collet Starring: Johannes Ender Styling: Alexandra Leavey Available formats: SD mov, DVD Length: 3'03" Year: 2010
Theme for Yellow Kudra Ah, your powers they're oh so strong. Now reborn as Your Highness.
SCREENINGS 2011 - Chelsea College of Art & Design, London, 29 Mar - Max Hattler Masterclass, Anima Festival, Brussels, Belgium, 11 Mar - University of Portsmouth (Animation Dept), Portsmouth, UK, Mon 7 Mar - Structuring Strategies: Max Hattler, CalArts, Valencia, California, USA, 25 Jan 2010 - Traces de Vies Documentary Film Festival, Clermont-Ferrand, France, 22-28 Nov - Habitacion del Ruido, UCSJ, Mexico City, 28 Apr - University of Westminster, London, UK, 8 Mar - Ravensbourne College of Design, London, UK, 17 Feb - The Animation Workshop, Viborg, Denmark, 9 Feb 2009 - Southampton Solent University, Southampton, UK, 17 Feb + 23 Apr + 7 Dec - Ravensbourne College of Design, London, UK, 28 Jan + 20 Nov - Videoformes at Festival de Marne, Choisy-le-Roi, France, 17 + 18 Oct - Branchage Film Festival, Jersey, Channel Islands, 3 Oct - Muuuvi Tent, Peninsula Festival, Romania, 24 Jul - ArtsFest, Wellington College, Berkshire, UK, 23 Jun - Ferienakademie 2009, Kloster Roggenburg, Germany, 15 Apr - RAF Festival, Zagreb, Croatia, 29 Mar - 4 Apr - LUFF on Tour, Rodina Cinema, St. Petersburg, Russia, Mar/Apr - Refresco! / Tratado de Integracion: Legion, Neuquen, Argentina, 26-28 Feb - Kunsthochschule für Medien, Cologne, Germany, 22 Jan 2008 - Videomedeja, Novi Sad, Serbia, 12-14 Dec - Animated Dreams, Tallinn, Estonia, 21 Nov - Royal College of Art, London, UK, 6 Nov - Digital Dreams, Superdeluxe, Tokyo, Japan, 1 Nov - VaVoom: Happy Vision, Musée du Jeu de Paume, Paris, France, 2-5 Oct - Animae Caribe Festival, Trinidad, 22-28 Sep - Muuuvi ISFF, Lazar Castle, Romania, 1-3 Aug - Image Forum Festival, Tokyo, Kyoto, Fukuoka + Yokohama, Japan, Apr-Jul - Apple Store Ginza, Tokyo, Japan, 26 May - Planet Studyo Plus One, Osaka, Japan, 24 + 25 May - Kyoto Saga University of Arts, Kyoto, Japan, 20 May - Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, 12 May - Naoussa ISFF, Naoussa, Greece, 8-11 May - Uplink Factory, Tokyo, Japan, 7 + 8 May - Notte Bianca in Università, University of Pisa, Italy, 24 Apr - University of West of England, Bristol, UK, 16 Apr - Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK, 9 Apr - Best of Videoformes 2008, SCAM, Paris, France, 26 Mar - Videoformes, Clermont-Ferrand, France, 11-15 Mar - FDMX, Norwich School of Art and Design, Norwich, UK, 6 Mar - Newport School of Art, University of Wales, Newport, UK, 4 Mar - Central St. Martin's College, London, UK, 25 Feb - University College for the Creative Arts, Farnham, UK, 7 Feb - FDMX, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK, 23 Jan 2007 - Impakt Festival, Utrecht, Holland - Lausanne Underground Film Festival, Lausanne, Switzerland - AURORA Festival, Norwich, UK (panel discussion) - Media Art Friesland Festival, Leeuwarden, Holland (artist talk) - AFIA Film Festival, Aarhus, Denmark - Whitechapel Art Gallery, London - Digital City, London - RUGA Magazine at Roxy Bar and Screen, London - Ferdinand-von-Steinbeiß Schule für Grafikdesign, Ulm, Germany - Nikolaus-Kopernikus-Gymnasium, Weissenhorn, Germany - Max Hattler Retrospective, Roxy, London - Max Hattler: 2003-2007, Stadthaus, Ulm, Germany DVDS AND TV - Max Hattler vs. Robert Seidel DVD, Japan, 2008 - MTV2, UK, 2007 - The Voice TV, Scandinavia, 2007 CREDITS Director: Max Hattler Music: Economy Wolf Styling: Alexandra Leavey Starring: Johannes Ender Available formats: SD mov, Beta SP, DVD Length: 3'05" Year: 2006
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