Feature Competition 2: Terra
| Original Title: | Terra |
screening as part of
Feature Competition
May not be suitable for younger children
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| Director: | Aristomenis Tsirbas |
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| Production Company: | Snoot Entertainment |
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| Year of Production: | 2007 |
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| Nationality: | USA | ||||
| Screening Format: | 35mm |
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| Runnning Time: | 78:51 |
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| Category: | Animated Feature |
Techniques
3D Computer
3D Computer
Synopsis:
"Considering they're basically noseless tadpoles, the inhabitants of 'Terra's' title planet are an endearing group, and their world is the fully realized offspring of dreamy imagination and CGI. U.S. production is as original and convincing a feature as the better Japanese animes of recent years — 'Tekkonkinkreet' comes to mind, along with the slightly older 'Metropolis.' While too violent for the youngest kids, the sci-fi invasion story, high-tech wizardry and high-profile vocal cast could make for substantial mainstream traffic. Adoration by animation acolytes? Affirmative."
— John Anderson (Variety)
"Considering they're basically noseless tadpoles, the inhabitants of 'Terra's' title planet are an endearing group, and their world is the fully realized offspring of dreamy imagination and CGI. U.S. production is as original and convincing a feature as the better Japanese animes of recent years — 'Tekkonkinkreet' comes to mind, along with the slightly older 'Metropolis.' While too violent for the youngest kids, the sci-fi invasion story, high-tech wizardry and high-profile vocal cast could make for substantial mainstream traffic. Adoration by animation acolytes? Affirmative."
— John Anderson (Variety)
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Aristomenis Tsirbas was born in Montreal and studied film production at Concordia University. He began his career working as a graphic designer and film editor before becoming a visual effects artist for films such as Conspiracy Theory (97) and Titanic (97). In 2000, he began writing and directing a series of animated short films, including Ray Tracey in Full Tilt (00) and the The Freak (02), which received an honorable mention for short filmmaking at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival. Terra (07), which is based upon his 2003 short of the same name, is his feature directorial debut. |