Open Season is a 2006 animated-comedy movie that was produced by Michelle Murdocca , Amy Jupiter , Steve Moore and John B. Carls and was directed by Jill Culton , Roger Allers and Anthony Stacchi . Open Season is a 2006 computer-animated comedy film , written by Steve Bencich and Ron J. Friedman and directed by Jill Culton , Roger Allers , and Anthony Stacchi , and production designed by Michael Humphries .