Neill Blomkamp

  • a.k.a. Нил Бломкамп
  • 닐 블롬캠프
  • Нілл Блумкамп

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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.

Gender
male
Date of Birth
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Place of Birth
Johannesburg, South Africa

Credits

Cast

CharacterMovie / TV ShowGenresReleaseRating
Man with Wikus' Coordinates (uncredited)District 974% · 9,644

Crew

DepartmentJobMovie / TV ShowGenresReleaseRating
DirectingDirectorElysium65% · 8,968
District 974% · 9,644
ProductionProducerElysium65% · 8,968
WritingWriterElysium65% · 8,968
District 974% · 9,644
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