Wendy Tilby

Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; studied visual arts and literature at the University of Victoria before attending the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design where she majored in film and animation. With the success of her student film, “Tables of Content” (1985), Tilby was invited to join the National Film Board of Canada in 1987. Her first film, “Strings” (1991), won many international awards including an Academy Award nomination, a Genie Award (Academy of Canadian Cinema) and first …