Battle for Terra

Battle for Terra
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAristomenis Tsirbas
Screenplay byEvan Spiliotopoulos
Story byAristomenis Tsirbas
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyAristomenis Tsirbas
Edited by
  • J. Kathleen Gibson
  • Jim May
Music byAbel Korzeniowski
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • September 8, 2007 (2007-09-08) (TIFF)
  • May 1, 2009 (2009-05-01) (United States)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4-8 million
Box office$6.2 million[1]

Battle for Terra, originally screened as Terra, is a 2007 American animated action-adventure science fiction film, based on the short film Terra, about a race of beings on a peaceful alien planet who face destruction from colonization by the displaced remainder of the human race. The film was directed by Aristomenis Tsirbas who conceived it as a hard-edged live action feature with photo-real Computer-Generated Imagery (CGI) environments. The close collaboration with producing partner and investor Snoot Entertainment redirected the project to become fully animated and appeal to younger audiences. The film features the voices of Evan Rachel Wood, Luke Wilson, Brian Cox and James Garner (In his last major film role before his death) among others.

It premiered on September 8, 2007 at the Toronto International Film Festival and was widely released in the United States on May 1, 2009 by Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions.[2]

The film was originally shot in 2D but was made in such a way that a second camera could be added to the film.[3] After the film was shown at festivals and distributors showed an interest in it, a small team was hired to render the entire film again from the perspective of the second camera for a true 3D effect.[4] It won the Grand Prize for Best Animated Feature at the 2008 Ottawa International Animation Festival.[5]

  1. ^ "Battle for Terra". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
  2. ^ Welcome to MeniThings.com Archived March 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Battle for Terra: About the film: Production notes". Archived from the original on 20 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
  4. ^ "Battle for Terra: About the film: Production notes". Archived from the original on 20 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
  5. ^ Ottawa 08 International Animation Festival - History[permanent dead link‍]