Davonne Dupart is an award-winning filmmaker, educator, and established animator in the animation
industry. Nominated for a Southeast Emmy, Davonne’s work has been featured in film festivals
worldwide. Her animation career includes content on Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, PBS, HBO, and
Hulu. These shows include “Teen Titans Go!” “The Awesomes” and “Bird Girl. With an extensive
freelance career, she has been creating animated projects for state and national museums, developed
new animated series and other intellectual property for clients such as WarnerMedia Discovery. As
Associate Chair of Animation at the Savannah College of Art and design, she is dedicated to equipping
artists for full and successful careers in the entertainment industry.

Born in Hong Kong, she specializes in creating works that intertwine fantasy and reality,
exploring interpersonal relationships. Her illustrations and animations have been exhibited
at venues such as Art Basel, M+, and Tai Kwun.
She has participated in over 100 international film festivals, winning over 30 awards, and
was nominated for Best Animated Short Film at the Golden Horse Awards for her animated
short film "Midnight."
She served as executive director of "ZERO DAY" (2017) and also directed the animation
portion of the Hong Kong film "Zombiology: Enjoy Yourself Tonight" (2017).

She has participated in various productions, including animated music videos for Lam Ka-
him's "doodoodoo" and "The Sea of Wanderers," RubberBand's "Every Little Path," and

Yoyo Sham's "The Impermanent Home."

Max Hattler is a German-born animator and audiovisual artist. He has been active in the field of abstract and experimental for over twenty years. After studying at Goldsmiths and the Royal College of Art in London, and for one semester at Escuela de Cine de Madrid in Spain, he completed a doctorate in fine art at the University of East London. Since ten years, Max Hattler is based in Hong Kong, where he is a tenured Associate Professor at the School of Creative Media at City University of Hong Kong. His work has been shown worldwide and has received prizes from Annecy Animation Festival, Prix Ars Electronica, Montreal Festival du Nouveau Cinema, Punto y Raya Festival, Cannes Lions and London International Animation Festival, among many others. He is the co-founder and chairman of Relentless Melt, a Hong Kong-based society which regularly presents abstract and experimental animation screenings in Hong Kong and internationally.

An animation director and founder of POINT FIVE CREATIONS. His works include the
animated feature film "Another World" (2025), the short films "Everywhere" (2022),
"Another World" (2019), and "Tale of the Rebellious Stone" (2013).
He is active in the creation of animated commercials and music videos, having directed
commercials for "Assassin's Creed" (2017) and "Nike Air Max" (2018).
In film, he served as executive director of the Taiwanese animated film "Implosion: ZERO
DAY" (2017). That same year, he also directed the animation portion of the Hong Kong
film "Zombiology: Enjoy Yourself Tonight" (2017).