Here's the Plan

"A married cat-dog couple of cupcake bakers dream of opening their own bakery. One day their oven breaks and they have to postpone their dream in order to earn money and replace it. Somewhere down the line, they drift apart from their dream and from themselves."

"Here's the Plan" is an 18-minute CG animated short film I directed, wrote and produced with the financial support of the National Council of Culture and the Arts. The film was the result of nearly two years of work alongside a talented team of 32 professionals. It premiered internationally at the Nashville International Film Festival and had its Chilean premiere at Festival Chilemonos 2017, where it won Best Chilean Short Film. It was selected for over 20 international festivals, including Anima Mundi Brazil, SIGGRAPH Asia, and the Chicago Children's Film Festival, and was long-listed for the Academy Awards.

Main Credits

Directed, Written and Produced by Fernanda Frick
Production Manager & Producer: María José Barros
Voice Actors: Lindsay and Alex Small-Butera as Kat & Doug
Original Music: Joel P. West
Sound Design and Supervision: Daniel Ferreira
CG Supervisor: Carlos Ahumada
Animators: Maikoe Alaniz, Francisco Anabalón, Diego Oliva, María José Venegas, Fernanda Frick
Lead Lighter: Rosario Laso
Post-Production Supervisor and editor: Cristián Toledo
Foley: Mauricio Castañeda

Personal Credits

Directing, Storyboard, Art direction & Character design, Texture painting, Animation directing, Character animation, CG layout, Compositing

Awards

• "Best Visual Development" (Premios Quirino 2018)
• "Jury Prize" (Siggraph Asia 2017)
• "Best Chilean Short Film" (Chilemonos 2017)
• "Best Short Film for Youths" (Fan Chile 2017)
• "Best Short Film for Children" (FICV 2017)
• “Honorable Mention” (Shorts Mexico 2017)

Selections

Nashville International Film Festival, AnimaMundi Brasil, Chilemonos, SANFIC, FICV, KDIAF, Anima Cordoba, SDCC Independent FIlm Festival, Chicago Children's Film Festival and Siggraph Asia.