Battle for Terra, originally screened as Terra, is a 2007 computer animated science fiction film, based on a short film of the same name about a peaceful alien planet which faces 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 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, Brian Cox, Luke Wilson, Amanda Peet, Dennis Quaid and Justin Long among others. It was distributed by independent production company It premiered on September 8, 2007 at the Toronto International Film Festival. It was widely released in the United States on May 1, 2009. The film was originally shot in 2D but was made so that a second camera could be added to the film. 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.
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| Release date: | May 1, 2009 |
| Directed by: | Aristomenis Tsirbas |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 85 Minutes |
| Producer: | Keith Calder, Dane Allan Smith |
| Editor: | J. Kathleen Gibson |
| Music by: | Abel Korzeniowski |
| Cinematography: | Aristomenis Tsirbas, Claudio Miranda |
| Screenplay by: | Philip Yordan, Fernando Fonseca |
| Estimated budget: | $4,000,000 |
| Genre: | Science Fiction, Animation |