Terri Tatchell

Terri Tatchell (born January 1, 1978) is a Canadian screenwriter, best known for co-writing the screenplay of District 9,^[1] which was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 82nd Academy Awards.^[2]

Terri Tatchell
Tatchell in October 2009
Born	(1978-01-01) January 1, 1978 (age 47) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation(s)	Screenwriter, Children's Writer
Years active	2006–present
Spouse	Neill Blomkamp
Children	1

Career

Tatchell graduated in 2001 from the Vancouver Film School's Writing for Film and Television program.^[3] She began her screenwriting career in 2006 with the IDEALOGUE short action film Adicolor Yellow under the direction of her husband Neill Blomkamp.^[4] In 2008, Tatchell wrote, with Blomkamp, the screenplay of the science-fiction film District 9,^[5] which was released in 2009. Her work on District 9 has since garnered a number of awards nominations,^[6] including an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay^[7] and the Saturn Awards.^[8] She won the 2009 Bradbury Award from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America for her work on the screenplay.^[9]

In November 2019, Tatchell put out the first picture book in the Endangered and Misunderstood series Aye-Aye Gets Lucky, illustrated by Ivan Sulima. Each book in the series features a lesser-known endangered animal and all proceeds go directly to charities helping with the conservation of the featured animal.

Filmography

• Yellow (2006)
• District 9 (2009)
• Chappie (2015)
• Zygote (2017)