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Neill Blomkamp

Neill Blomkamp

Known For Directing
Birthday Sep 17, 1979 (45)
Birthplace Johannesburg, South Africa
Popularity 0.3 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 Scree ... nplay, 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.

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Filmography

District 9

District 9

2009

as Man with Wikus' Coordinates (uncredited)

Demonic

Demonic

2021

Screenplay

God: City

God: City

2018

Writer

Rakka

Rakka

2017

Writer

God: Serengeti

God: Serengeti

2017

Screenplay

Zygote

Zygote

2017

Screenplay

Firebase

Firebase

2017

Screenplay

Adam: The Mirror

Adam: The Mirror

2017

Writer

Adam: The Prophet

Adam: The Prophet

2017

Writer

Kapture: Fluke

Kapture: Fluke

2017

Screenplay

Lima

Lima

2017

Screenplay

The Escape

The Escape

2016

Writer

Chappie

Chappie

2015

Writer

Elysium

Elysium

2013

Writer

District 9

District 9

2009

Writer

Adicolor Yellow

Adicolor Yellow

2006

Writer

Alive in Joburg

Alive in Joburg

2005

Visual Effects

Tetra Vaal

Tetra Vaal

2003

Writer

3000 Miles to Graceland

3000 Miles to Graceland

2001

Lead Animator

Gran Turismo

Gran Turismo

2023

Director

Oats Studios: Volume 1

Oats Studios: Volume 1

2021

Director

Demonic

Demonic

2021

Director

Anthem: Conviction

Anthem: Conviction

2019

Director

Kapture: Locust

Kapture: Locust

2018

Director

God: City

God: City

2018

Director

Rakka

Rakka

2017

Director

Zygote

Zygote

2017

Director

Gdansk

Gdansk

2017

Director

Firebase

Firebase

2017

Director

Kapture: Fluke

Kapture: Fluke

2017

Director

Praetoria: Part One

Praetoria: Part One

2017

Director

God: Serengeti

God: Serengeti

2017

Director

Adam: The Mirror

Adam: The Mirror

2017

Director

Adam: The Prophet

Adam: The Prophet

2017

Director

Lima

Lima

2017

Director

The Escape

The Escape

2016

Director

Chappie

Chappie

2015

Director

Elysium

Elysium

2013

Director

District 9

District 9

2009

Director

Crossing the Line

Crossing the Line

2008

Co-Director

Halo: Landfall

Halo: Landfall

2007

Director

Adicolor Yellow

Adicolor Yellow

2006

Director

Tempbot

Tempbot

2006

Director

Alive in Joburg

Alive in Joburg

2005

Director

Tetra Vaal

Tetra Vaal

2003

Director

Ash

Ash

2025

Executive Producer

Demonic

Demonic

2021

Producer

Adam: The Mirror

Adam: The Mirror

2017

Executive Producer

Lima

Lima

2017

Producer

Chappie

Chappie

2015

Producer

Elysium

Elysium

2013

Producer

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