Wendy Tilby
Directing

Wendy Tilby

Born 1960-01-01 · Edmonton, Canada

Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis are a Canadian animation duo. On January 24, 2012, they received their second Oscar nomination, for the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) animated short film, Wild Life (2011). With their latest film, The Flying Sailor, they received several nominations and awards, including for the Best Canadian Film at the Ottawa International Animation Festival, and on January 24, 2023, they received a nomination for the 95th Academy Awards under the category Best Animated Short Film. Both originally from Alberta, they first met in Vancouver at the Emily Carr College of Art and Design. In 2003, they relocated from Montreal to Calgary, where Forbis was raised. In addition to their NFB work, they have collaborated on commissioned projects. Interview, their advert for United Airlines, was nominated for an Emmy in 2004. In 2007, they founded the Bleak Midwinter Film Festival in their home neighborhood of Inglewood, Calgary. In 2018, they were recipients of ASIFA’s Winsor McCay Award for their ‘exceptional contribution to the art of animation’. Description above from the Wikipedia article Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known for

Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media★ 7.6Viewing moment
Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media
1992
Wild Life★ 5.3Viewing moment
Wild Life
2011
Strings★ 5.5Viewing moment
Strings
1991
When the Day Breaks★ 6.6Viewing moment
When the Day Breaks
1999
The Flying SailorViewing moment
The Flying Sailor
2022
The National Film Board of Canada's Animation FestivalViewing moment
The National Film Board of Canada's Animation Festival
1991
The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2012: Animation★ 4.2Viewing moment
The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2012: Animation
2012

Frequent collaborators