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Canadian animator Wendy Tilby co-directed When the Day Breaks (1999) with Amanda Forbis, a film combining charcoal and oil techniques that won the Palme d'Or for short film at Cannes.
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Wendy Tilby ranks #53 of 330 in the Animator ranking, behind Mike Judge, ahead of Bob Clampett.
When the Day Breaks earned Palme d'Or and Oscar nomination, with high NFB and festival acclaim.
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Which films did Wendy Tilby make with Amanda Forbis?
Tilby and Amanda Forbis co-directed When the Day Breaks, Wild Life, and The Flying Sailor. All three were produced through the National Film Board of Canada.
How was the visual style of When the Day Breaks created?
The filmmakers combined drawings with photographed and photocopied imagery, then colored the images to create a textured, flickering look. The 1999 film follows Ruby, a pig whose routine is disrupted by a stranger's sudden death.
Did When the Day Breaks win at Cannes?
Yes. When the Day Breaks won the Short Film Palme d'Or at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival and was later nominated for an Academy Award.
What is The Flying Sailor about?
The Flying Sailor imagines a seaman hurled through the air by the 1917 Halifax Explosion. Tilby and Forbis based the short on an account of a sailor who reportedly survived being blown roughly two kilometres.
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