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World Festival of Animated Film /
5 to 10 June 2023
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The Flying Sailor / The Flying Sailor

GRAND COMPETITION - SHORT FILM 5

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The Flying Sailor / The Flying Sailor


Wendy Tilby, Amanda Forbis

Canada / 2022 / 7' 45''



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Tuesday, 06. 06.,
Theatre &TD, 18:30 h
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Friday, 09. 06.,
Cinema SC, 20:00 h


Synopsis


Two ships collide in a harbour, an explosion shatters a city, and a sailor is blasted skyward. With ears ringing, blood pulsing and guts heaving, he soars high above the mayhem and towards the great unknown. A bold blend of comedy, suspense and philosophy, The Flying Sailor is an exhilarating contemplation of the wonder and fragility of existence.

Wendy Tilby


Wendy Tilby’s first film, Strings (1991), won many international awards, in addition to being nominated for an Academy Award®. For her next film, Tilby joined forces with Amanda Forbis to direct When the Day Breaks (1999), which received the Short Film Palme d’Or at Cannes, an Academy Award® nomination and the Grand Prix at the Annecy, Zagreb and Hiroshima international animation festivals. In 2011, they followed up with Wild Life, which garnered a number of prizes and was also nominated for an Academy Award®.

 

Amanda Forbis


Amanda Forbis joined the National Film Board of Canada in 1990 as animation director on an educational film titled The Reluctant Deckhand. In 1995, Wendy Tilby invited her to Montreal to co-direct When the Day Breaks (1999). It received numerous honours, including the Short Film Palme d’Or at Cannes, an Academy Award® nomination and the Grand Prix at the Annecy, Zagreb and Hiroshima international animation festivals. In 2011, they followed up with Wild Life, which garnered a number of prizes and was also nominated for an Academy Award®.

 

Director

Wendy Tilby, Amanda Forbis


Production

National Film Board of Canada


Screenplay

Wendy Tilby, Amanda Forbis


Sound

Luigi Allemano


Music

Luigi Allemano, Geoffrey Mitchell


Editing

Chelsea Body


Animation

William J. Dyer, Anna Bron


categories

GRAND COMPETITION - SHORT FILM 5