''Wild Life'' is a 2011 Canadian

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Wendy Tilby and 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 ...

. The film debuted at the 2011 Worldwide Short Film Festival in

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in June 2011 and online on January 6, 2012. The film was nominated for

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at the

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, and Best Animated Short Subject at the

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as well as a

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at the

32nd Genie Awards The 32nd Genie Awards ceremony was held on March 8, 2012 to honour films released in 2011.

. Based in Calgary, Tilby and Forbis were previously nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for their 1999 NFB film ''

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'', with Tilby also nominated individually for her 1991 NFB short ''

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''. ''Wild Life'' was produced by Marcy Page and Bonnie Thompson.

Premise

The film follows the story of a dapper young

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sent to

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from

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in 1909, with disastrous results.

Production

In addition to writing and directing the film, Forbis and Tilby drew and painted every animation frame in

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, and wrote the lyrics for the film's final song. They were only able to work on ''Wild Life''

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, due to commercial obligations, and the film is reported to have taken them from six to over seven years, from concept to completion.

Awards

The film has been nominated as

at the

, and Best Animated Short Subject at the

as well as a

at the

32nd Genie Awards The 32nd Genie Awards ceremony was held on March 8, 2012 to honour films released in 2011.

. The short won three honors at the 38th Annual Alberta Film and Television Awards in Calgary, including the Rosie for Best Short. Forbis and Tilby also won the Rosie for Best Animator(s) or Motion Graphic Artist(s), while the award for Best Overall Sound — Drama went to Wild Life creative crew David J. Taylor and Pat Butler. ''Wild Life'' won a Golden Sheaf Award for Best Animation at the2012

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References

External links

''Wild Life''
at the National Film Board of Canada's website where the film can currently be watched in its entirety. * * {{bcdb title, 137508, Wild Life
Canadian filmmakers Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby talk about their short-listed animated short Wild Life''Wild Life: How it started?''
a video interview with Forbis and Tilby at NFB website 2011 films Canadian animated short films National Film Board of Canada animated short films Films set in Alberta Films set in 1909 Films set in 1910 Films directed by Wendy Tilby Remittance men 2010s animated short films 2011 animated films Paint-on-glass animated films 2010s English-language films 2010s Canadian films

Premise

Production

Awards

See also

References

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