Born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; attended the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in 1988. She then joined the National Film Board of Canada as animation director on an educational animated film titled THE RELUCTANT DECKHAND (1995). In 1995 Wendy Tilby invited her to Montr&eactue;al to co-direct the animated film WHEN THE DAY BREAKS, released in 1999, which has since received over 30 international awards and was nominated for an Academy Award®. Forbis was an animator for SEVEN CROWS A SECRET (1994) and JOE (2003). In addition to leading animation workshops for children Forbis has collaborated with Tilby on television commercials and created trailers for the Harvard Film Archive.  Nominated for Achievement in Animated Short Films 1999: WHEN THE DAY BREAKS - Producer (w. Wendy Tilby) 1 nomination