Oscar-nominated animators Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby are among the Canadians who will be in competition at the upcoming Annecy International Animation Film Festival in France.

The duo will compete in Annecy’s Official Short Films section with the National Film Board of Canada production The Flying Sailor, which follows the success of their other NFB films — the Academy Award-nominated and Palme d’Or-winning When the Day Breaks (1999) and the Oscar-nominated Wild Life (2011).

Forbis and Tilby directed, wrote and animated The Flying Sailor (pictured), which is produced by David Christensen and is inspired by the true events of a sailor’s unexpected voyage.

Annecy, which runs June 13 to 18, will have another NFB title: Meneath: The Hidden Island of Ethics, by award-winning Orkney Cree Métis artist Terril Calder. The stop-motion animation short will screen in the Perspectives program, which spotlights works with unique points of view.

Toronto-based Calder directed and wrote Meneath: The Hidden Island of Ethics, which was produced by Jelena Popović with consulting producer Jason Ryle, and edited by acclaimed feature filmmaker Jeff Barnaby (Rhymes for Young Ghouls, Blood Quantum). The story follows the challenging journey of a precocious Métis baby girl as she contemplates her path to Hell.

Other homegrown titles at Annecy include the Austria-Canada copro Under the Microscope, directed and produced by Michaela Grill. The short, which uses time-lapse and slow-motion effects to reveal the cellular processes of nature, is in the Off-Limits Short Films section.

Meanwhile, the Canada/U.K. copro Cat and Moth, directed by India Barnardo, is competing in the Young Audiences Short Films section. The story of a fluffy white cat looking for a comfortable spot to rest is produced by Stupid Horse Productions, Emily Shinyi Hsu, Barnardo and Dacey. The script is from Amar Chundavadra and Martyn Smith.

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