ABOUT US
Wendy Tilby and Amanda Forbis met at the Emily Carr University of Art and Design in Vancouver where they studied film, video, and animation. Each went on to create their own works with the NFB before co-directing the acclaimed When the Day Breaks (1999), a story about collisions, connections, and the accidental death of a chicken. It received an Oscar® nomination and more than 30 international awards, including the Palme d’Or at Cannes, a Genie Award and the Grand Prix at the Annecy, Zagreb and Hiroshima international animation festivals.
In 2011, they released Wild Life, the story of a naïve Englishman who emigrates to the Canadian prairie to try his hand at ranching. Wild Life garnered many awards and, in 2012, was also nominated for an Academy Award®.
Wendy and Amanda recently completed their third NFB production, The Flying Sailor (2022). Inspired by real events, it tells the story of a sailor who, in a catastrophic explosion, takes a very unexpected voyage.
In addition to their personal work, the duo have collaborated on numerous commissioned projects, including illustrations, theatrical projections, and TV commercials. Interview, their ad for United Airlines, was nominated for an Emmy in 2004. In 2018, they were recipients of ASIFA’s Winsor McCay Award for their ‘exceptional contribution to the art of animation’.
CONTACT
If you are a festival interested in programming The Flying Sailor or another of our films, please contact Elise Labbé at the National Film Board of Canada
For commercial work in the USA: Acme Filmworks (323) 791-9781, Email
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