WEB PREMIERE: “Wild Life” by Amanda Forbis & Wendy Tilby

One of the true highlights of the festival circuit this past year was Wild Life by Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby, who were nominated for an Academy Award in 1999 for their short When the Day Breaks. We are pleased to present–courtesy of our sponsor The National Film Board of Canada–the exclusive on-line debut of this Annie-nominated short.

Told in a robust, rustic style that captures the spirit of the new frontier, Wild Life won the 2011 Canadian Film Institute (CFI) Award for Best Canadian Animation at the recent Ottawa International Animation Festival. Set in 1909, the film is from the POV of a dapper young man sent from England to Alberta to attempt ranching. It soon becomes clear that nothing in his refined upbringing prepared him for the harsh conditions of the New World. Wild Life is also part of the new NFB dvd compilation Animation Express 2.

Credits after the jump.

CREDITS
DIRECTORS
Amanda Forbis
Wendy Tilby

CAST
Adam Blackwood
Luba Goy
Anthony Bekenn
Keith Dinicol
Colin Fox
Nonnie Griffin
Ben Carlson
Amy Rutherford

ORIGINAL MUSIC
Judith Gruber-Stitzer

VOCALS
Russell deCarle

SOUND SUPERVISION & EDITING
Patrick Butler

FOLEY
Andy Malcolm

MUSIC RECORDING & MIX
Geoffrey Mitchell
Mathieu Leroux
Don Murnaghan

FINAL MIX
Jean-Paul Vialard

PRODUCERS
Marcy Page
Bonnie Thompson

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
David Verrall
David Christensen