Fernanda Frick H author page

Fernanda Frick H. biography

Fernanda Frick H. is a Chilean animation director, illustrator, storyboard artist and comics creator. She has worked in both two-dimensional and computer-generated animation, served as an art director at the animation studio Nathan Love and worked as creative director on a musical segment for the Apple TV+ series Yo Gabba GabbaLand!.

Her fourth animated short film, Here’s the Plan, received the Jury Prize at SIGGRAPH Asia and was shown at festivals including Anima Mundi, Chilemonos, SANFIC and the Chicago International Children’s Film Festival. Editorial Planeta published her first graphic novel, Trazos, in 2019, followed by a picture-book adaptation of Here’s the Plan in 2023.

Frick H. wrote and illustrated the middle-grade graphic novel Raise the Bar, her US publishing debut. It follows Sam Sanchez, a young Chilean weightlifter who hopes to become her country’s first Olympic gold medallist in the sport, despite lacking a coach, suitable equipment and consistent family support. Sam earns an opportunity to train at a high-performance centre while attempting to qualify for the Pan American Games.

Dial Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House, publishes Raise the Bar on 25 August 2026.

Fernanda Frick H teaching resources

• Fernanda Frick H’s official website presents her books, animated films, graphic-novel trailers, illustration work and storyboards, with contact details for publishing and other enquiries.
• Fernanda Frick H’s official Raise the Bar page includes sample interior artwork, a story summary and an account of how the project developed from an animated series into a graphic novel.
• Penguin Random House’s Raise the Bar page provides a Look Inside preview, a detailed synopsis, an age range of 8-12, Grades 3-7 guidance, reading-level information and publication details.
• Reading Is Fundamental’s Literacy Central provides a Book Club Activity Packet for Raise the Bar: A Graphic Novel, designed to extend pupils’ reading and discussion of the book.
• Fernanda Frick H’s official Here’s the Plan animated short film is an 18-minute English-language film that can be used for work on visual storytelling, character development, relationships, narrative structure and animation.
• Animation Mentor’s free Fernanda Frick webinar includes a recorded video and written notes on developing creative projects, prioritising story and artwork, organising work, handling procrastination and burnout, and Frick’s experience directing Here’s the Plan.