About

Known credits:
17
Birthday:
1960-01-01
Place of birth:
Edmonton, Canada
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Wendy Tilby

Overview

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’.

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Known for

Directing
2022 The Flying Sailor Directing Director 59
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2012 The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2012: Animation Directing Director 58
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2011 Wild Life Directing Director 58
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1999 When the Day Breaks Directing Director 59
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1992 The National Film Board of Canada's Animation Festival Directing Director N/A
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1991 Strings Directing Director 58
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1986 Tables of Content Directing Director 59
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Writing
2022 The Flying Sailor Writing Writer 59
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2011 Wild Life Writing Writer 58
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1991 Strings Writing Writer 58
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Visual Effects
1994 A Propaganda Model of the Media Plus Exploring Alternative Media Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1994 Toward a Vision of a Future Society Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1994 A Case Study: Cambodia and East Timor Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1994 Holocaust Denial vs. Freedom of Speech Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1994 Concision: No Time for New Ideas Visual Effects Animation N/A
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1992 Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media Visual Effects Animation 61
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1991 Strings Visual Effects Animation 58
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