Neill Blomkamp

Directing·Sep 17, 1979·Johannesburg, South Africa

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Neill Blomkamp (Afrikaans: [ˈnil ˈblɔmkamp]; born 17 September 1979) is a South African and Canadian film director and screenwriter. He is known as the co-writer and director of the science fiction action film District 9 (2009), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, and the director of the dystopian science fiction action film Elysium(2013), which garnered moderately positive reviews. He also directed the science fiction action film Chappie (2015) and the sports drama film Gran Turismo (2023). Blomkamp employs a documentary-style, hand-held cinéma vérité technique, blending naturalistic and photorealistic computer-generated visual effects. His films often deal with themes of xenophobia and social segregation. He is also known for his collaborations with actor Sharlto Copley. Time named Blomkamp as one of the 100 Most Influential People of 2009. A 2011 Forbes article named him the 21st most powerful celebrity from Africa. Description above from the Wikipedia article Neill Blomkamp, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Film	Credit
Gran Turismo2023 · Director	Director
Switcher – Off the Grid Cinema2022 · Director	Director
Oats Studios: Volume 12021 · Director	Director
Demonic2021 · Producer, Screenplay, Director	Producer, Screenplay, Director
Bad President - Kenya2020 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
God: City2018 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Kapture: Locust2018 · Director	Director
Adam: The Prophet2017 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Lima2017 · Producer, Director, Screenplay	Producer, Director, Screenplay
Gdansk2017 · Director	Director
Praetoria: Part One2017 · Director	Director
Adam: The Mirror2017 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Kapture: Fluke2017 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Zygote2017 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
God: Serengeti2017 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Firebase2017 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Bad President - Oil Spill2017 · Director	Director
Bad President - All My Sh*t2017 · Director	Director
Rakka2017 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
The Escape2016 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Chappie2015 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
Elysium2013 · Writer, Director, Producer	Writer, Director, Producer
The Alien Agenda: A Filmmaker's Log2009 · Self	Self
District 92009 · Man with Wikus' Coordinates (uncredited), Director, Writer	Man with Wikus' Coordinates (uncredited), Director, Writer
Halo: Landfall2007 · Director	Director
Tempbot2006 · Director	Director
Adicolor Yellow2006 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Alive in Joburg2005 · Director	Director
Tetra Vaal2003 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Gone WorldDirector	Director
AAlphaDirector	Director
SStarship TroopersDirector, Producer, Screenplay	Director, Producer, Screenplay
DDistrict 10Director	Director