Amanda Forbis

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 ASIFAs 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 CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia