Caterpillarplasty

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| name = Caterpillarplasty

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| caption = Film poster

| director = David Barlow-Krelina

| producer = Jelena Popović

| writer = David Barlow-Krelina

| starring =

| music = Vid Cousins

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| studio = National Film Board of Canada

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| released = {{film date|2018|05|07|Oberhausen International Short Film Festival}}

| runtime = 5 minutes

| country = Canada

| language = English

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Caterpillarplasty is a Canadian animated short film, directed by David Barlow-Krelina and released in 2018.[https://www.cbc.ca/arts/exhibitionists/in-this-nfb-short-beauty-and-horror-is-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder-1.4877019 "In this NFB short, beauty (and horror) is in the eye of the beholder"]. CBC Arts, October 25, 2018. Set in a futuristic world, the film takes place in a plastic surgery clinic where advanced new technologies have enabled people to alter their appearances to conform to extreme new beauty standards.

The film premiered at the Oberhausen International Short Film Festival, where it received an honorable mention from the Ecumenical Jury.[https://www.awn.com/news/nfb-bringing-nine-new-projects-oiaf-2018 "The NFB Bringing Nine New Projects to OIAF 2018"]. Animation World Network, September 4, 2018. It had its Canadian premiere at the Ottawa International Animation Festival.

It received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Animated Short Film at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019.[https://www.awn.com/news/animal-behaviour-leads-animation-nominees-canadian-screen-awards "‘Animal Behaviour’ Leads Animation Nominees for Canadian Screen Awards"]. Animation World Network, February 8, 2019.