Hi! I'm Franki, a Sydney-based artist with a lifelong love for imaginative and relatable storytelling.
Combining chaos with cuteness, my work aims to make people smile.
Hi! I'm Franki, a Sydney-based artist with a lifelong love for imaginative and relatable storytelling.
Combining chaos with cuteness, my work aims to make people smile.
"When you're convinced that you're the classroom's brightest shining star, what happens when someone dims your light?"
Self-directed short film, made in my Honours year at the University of Technology Sydney (B. Design in Animation).
2020/2021 FESTIVAL AWARDS & SELECTIONS:
• Maine Student Film Festival (Award: Excellence in Animation)
• Launceston International Film Festival (Award: Best Animated Short)
• International Student Animated Film Animafantasia Festival (Award: Best Characters)
• Chaniartoon • Thessaloniki Animation Festival • Animationvolda • KuanDu International Animation Festival • Canlandiranlar
• Kingston Upon Thames Festival • Norman Film Festival • Big Cartoon Festival • Papaya Rocks Film Festival • MICE
Fan-animatic of 'It Roars', I was so sad they cut this out in the movie so I decided to make my own!
Song: It Roars, Mean Girls Original Broadway Cast Recording, 2018
"Would you really say that comment to someone's face?"
"Nailed that comeback." (EXPLICIT GESTURE WARNING)
"A girl and her adorably feral koala-gone-wrong bounce through daily life in suburban Sydney."
Ongoing episodic webcomic, shared on instagram.com/mypetdropbear/
"A mother writes a fan letter to Sunnyside, the local weather reporter who she's grown emotionally attached to via the screen."
"Friends are like flowers~ sometimes they're FAKE."
My self-run brand, 'FLOPBEARS', is a celebration of bright whimsy. I design my own merchandise to sell at local artist alleys and markets, across Australia! Below is a catalogue of some recent bestsellers,
My industry animation experience includes ...
Production Coordinator (2D Animated Series)
at FLYING BARK PRODUCTIONS
January 2022 - CURRENT
Production Assistant (2D Animated Series)
for MOON GIRL AND DEVIL DINOSAUR at FLYING BARK PRODUCTIONS
March 2021 - December 2021
Production Assistant (2D Animated Series)
for TALES OF ALUNA at THREE'S A COMPANY
October 2019 - December 2020
Freelance Director / Animator
for ROYAL AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF AUSTRALIA
March - April 2019
Animator (Intern)
for THE AMAZING TRUE STORY OF HOW BABIES ARE MADE at CJZ STUDIOS
January - February 2018
Credited as Frankie Furnell
For my full work experience, here's my LinkedIn!
Thankyou for taking the time to look through my website!
I hope you have a wonderful day (^▽^)