Franz Impler’s art unfurls like a sugar-coated glitchcore banger.
Animations shimmer with an almost aggressive sweetness, only to reveal a deliciously sour core. His signature unpolished CG style crafts brightly coloured, yet eerily futurist landscapes. Growing up in a small village, Impler found his escape not locally, but through the glowing screens that offered entry to videogames, anime, and the vast library of pop culture.
His approach remains attuned to the internet's chaotic beauty, a blend of early pixelated memories: the allure of Japanese candy packaging discovered via late-night imageboard scrolls.
What makes you different?
“My focus is usually on world building. I want to create something that’s fun to explore.”
Franz's short film, 'Nothing to Expect' was awarded by Digerati and praised by Pictoplasma and Vienna Shorts. His neon-drenched, surreal rollerskating short turns logic into instinct.
“My work is fluffy, sometimes glitchy, mostly colourful and happy, but with a weird twist – and an occasional touch of tragedy.”
Franz crafts dreamscapes that linger - bold, offbeat, and quietly magnetic. It's hypnotic in a surprising way and we're lowkey obsessed
If Franz's style had a personality, it'd be, in his words, “a fluffy plush toy chewing a slightly too sour chewing gum that makes them a bit angry.” We’re not sure what that bite might feel like. Just don't get too close.