Max Hattler

07/10/2026

School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong is hiring: Looking for Chair/Professor/AssProf in
* Influencer Studies
* Artificial Intelligence and Creative Media
* Film, Cinematography and Virtual Production
* Games
* Media Art

Academic Faculty and Teaching Positions Chair Professor/Professor/Associate Professor/Assistant Professor (Influencer Studies) Chair Professor/Professor/Associate Professor/Assistant Professor (Artificial Intelligence and Creative Media) Chair Professor/Professor/Associate Professor/Assistant Profes...

04/08/2026

Relentless Melt No. 49: Animafest × Animest in Hong Kong

A curatorial encounter bringing perspectives from World Festival of Animated Film – Animafest Zagreb and Animest Bucharest International Animation Film Festival .ro to Hong Kong.

7pm, Tuesday 11 August 2026
Curated by Daniel Šuljić, Mihai Mitrică, and

This session presents two curated sequences of contemporary abstract and experimental animation, followed by informal discussion.

Invitation-only. Free admission for Relentless Melt members. Pre-registration required for external visitors. Registration link in bio.

🎞️ excerpt from sfumato (2020)

06/07/2026

Sound on 🔉

15/06/2026

12/06/2026

SCMP Lifestyle talks Hong Kong experimental animation: Relentless Melt, School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong, Florence Lee, Max Hattler, Mx Hx!

Hong Kong animators making waves at global festivals talk about growing the city’s niche but resilient industry and the challenges they face.

17/04/2026

Unfinished project from 12 years ago found on my hard drive while looking for something else

17/03/2026

Contemporary Art Ruhr 2026: Directors Lounge presents experimental animation films by the Relentless Melt Project from Hong Hong.

17/03/2026

[DL] at the C.A.R. - contemporary art ruhr, the Photo / Media Art Fair at Zeche Zollverein, March 20 – 22, 2026

The C.A.R. Video Lounge 2026 [Hall A 12 | S4] presents two themed programs: 'Relentless Melt', featuring new video art from Hong Kong, and 'Dani Mystery Zone x Lüüls Lab', a collaborative project that blends the music of Lutz Graf-Ulbrich (aka Lüül) with the video art of Dani Mystery Zone.

Heldenhalden & Schaltkreismythologien (1989 | 2026) at the DL Booth [Halle 12 | 17], an artistic research project at the intersection of human and machine by Rainer Görß and André Werner, demonstrates how eight drawings evolve into approximately 33,333 variations...

Read more: www.directorslounge.net
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pictured: Still from 'Faces'(2026) by Sabrina An, Natalie Kiu Tung Ng, Quinn Wing Yi Wong, Jennifier Ching Yu Yu.

14/02/2026

01/02/2026

Yay our abstract optical sound film O/S won Best Experimental Film at Diogenes Festival 🙌🏻