Neill Blomkamp
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.
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Movies (37)
Ash
2025 · Executive Producer
Gran Turismo: De jugador a corredor
2023 · Director
Switcher – Off the Grid Cinema
2022 · Director
Oats Studios: Volume 1
2021 · Director
En La Mente Del Demonio
2021 · Producer, Director, Screenplay
Bad President - Kenya
2020 · Director, Producer
God: City
2018 · Director, Writer
Kapture: Locust
2018 · Director
Adam: The Prophet
2017 · Director, Writer
Lima
2017 · Director, Screenplay, Producer
Gdansk
2017 · Director
Praetoria: Part One
2017 · Director
Adam: The Mirror
2017 · Director, Writer, Executive Producer
Kapture: Fluke
2017 · Director, Screenplay
Zygote
2017 · Director, Screenplay
God: Serengeti
2017 · Director, Screenplay
Firebase
2017 · Director, Screenplay
Bad President - All My Sh*t
2017 · Director
Bad President - Oil Spill
2017 · Director
Rakka
2017 · Director, Writer
The Escape
2016 · Director, Writer
Chappie
2015 · Director, Writer, Producer
Elysium
2013 · Director, Writer, Producer
Wikus and Charlize
2010 · Characters, Thanks
The Alien Agenda: A Filmmaker's Log
2009 · Self
Sector 9
2009 · Man with Wikus' Coordinates (uncredited), Director, Writer
Crossing the Line
2008 · Co-Director
Halo: Landfall
2007 · Director
Tempbot
2006 · Director
Adicolor Yellow
2006 · Director, Writer
Alive in Joburg
2005 · Director, Visual Effects
Tetra Vaal
2003 · Director, Writer
3000 millas al infierno
2001 · Lead Animator
The Gone World
· Director
Alpha
· Director
Starship Troopers
· Director, Producer, Screenplay
District 10
· Director
