Terri Tatchell
Terri Tatchell is a Canadian screenwriter and writer of children's books. She is best known for co-writing, with her husband Neill Blomkamp, the screenplay of District 9, which was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 82nd Academy Awards.
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- Name
- Terri Tatchell
- Birthplace
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Occupation
- Screenwriter, children's writer
- Spouse
- Neill Blomkamp
- Born
- 1978 · Canada.
- Nationality
- Canada
- Fields
- film screenwriting
- Honours
- Bradbury Award
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Terri Tatchell is a Canadian screenwriter and writer of children's books. She is best known for co-writing, with her husband Neill Blomkamp, the screenplay of District 9, which was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 82nd Academy Awards.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Terri Tatchell • Birthplace — Toronto, Ontario, Canada • Occupation — Screenwriter, children's writer • Years Active — 2006–present • Spouse — Neill Blomkamp
Early life and education
Early life and education
Terri Tatchell was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She graduated in 2001 from the Vancouver Film School's Writing for Film and Television program.
Recognition
Recognition
Tatchell's work on District 9 garnered a number of awards nominations, including an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay and the Saturn Awards. She won the 2009 Bradbury Award from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America for her work on the screenplay.
Filmography
Filmography
• Yellow (2006) • District 9 (2009) • Chappie (2015) • Zygote (2017)
Identity
Identity
Terri Tatchell is recorded as having received Bradbury Award.
Oscar-nominated Writing for Film Television alum Terri Tatchell spoke to VFS students from Writing, Acting, and Film Production about her career and success after co-writing the hit sci-fi feature, District 9. Find out more about VFS's one-year Writing for Film Television program at a href=" https: vfs.com/writing " rel="nofollow" vfs.com/writing /a.
Vancouver Film School · District 9 Co-Writer and Writing Grad Terri Tatchell visits VFS
Oscar-nominated Writing for Film Television alum Terri Tatchell spoke to VFS students from Writing, Acting, and Film Production about her career and success after co-writing the hit sci-fi feature, District 9. Find out more about VFS's one-year Writing for Film Television program at a href=" http: vfs.com/writing " rel="nofollow" vfs.com/writing /a.
Vancouver Film School · Writing Students Chat with Terri Tatchell
Life and career
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Life and career
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1978
Terri Tatchell born at Canada.
Books
Tatchell has written a series of picture book for children, called Endangered and Misunderstood series. Each book in the series features a lesser-known endangered animal.
Film
Tatchell began her screenwriting career in 2006 with theIDEALOGUE short action film Yellow (aka Adicolor Yellow) under the direction of her husband, Neill Blomkamp. In 2008, Tatchell wrote, with Blomkamp, the screenplay of the science-fiction film District 9, which was released in 2009. She also wrote for Chappie (2015) and Zygote (2017).
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