Neill Blomkamp

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Neill Blomkamp

Directing 47 September 17, 1979

Johannesburg, South Africa

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 t…

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District 9

District 9

7.5 2009 Movie
Elysium

Elysium

6.5 2013 Movie
Chappie

Chappie

6.8 2015 Movie
Gran Turismo

Gran Turismo

7.7 2023 Movie
3000 Miles to Graceland

3000 Miles to Graceland

5.9 2001 Movie
Ash

Ash

5.2 2025 Movie
Rakka

Rakka

7.0 2017 Movie
Demonic

Demonic

4.8 2021 Movie
Zygote

Zygote

7.0 2017 Movie
Firebase

Firebase

6.8 2017 Movie
OATS Studios

OATS Studios

6.7 2021 TV Show
God: Serengeti

God: Serengeti

6.7 2017 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    Ash

    Movie Executive Producer

  2. 2023
    Gran Turismo

    Movie Director

  3. 2022
    Switcher – Off the Grid Cinema

    Movie Director

  4. 2021
    Oats Studios: Volume 1

    Movie Director

  5. 2021
    OATS Studios

    TV show Creator

  6. 2021
    Demonic

    Movie Producer

  7. 2020
    Bad President - Kenya

    Movie Director

  8. 2018
    God: City

    Movie Director

  9. 2018
    Kapture: Locust

    Movie Director

  10. 2017
    Adam: The Prophet

    Movie Director

  11. 2017
    Lima

    Movie Director

  12. 2017
    Gdansk

    Movie Director

  13. 2017
    Praetoria: Part One

    Movie Director

  14. 2017
    Adam: The Mirror

    Movie Director

  15. 2017
    Kapture: Fluke

    Movie Director

  16. 2017
    Zygote

    Movie Director

More credits
  1. 2017
    God: Serengeti

    Movie Director

  2. 2017
    Firebase

    Movie Director

  3. 2017
    Cooking with Bill

    TV show Director

  4. 2017
    Bad President - All My Sh*t

    Movie Director

  5. 2017
    Bad President - Oil Spill

    Movie Director

  6. 2017
    Rakka

    Movie Director

  7. 2016
    The Escape

    Movie Director

  8. 2015
    Chappie

    Movie Director

  9. 2013
    Elysium

    Movie Director

  10. 2009
    The Alien Agenda: A Filmmaker's Log

    Movie Self

  11. 2009
    District 9

    Movie Man with Wikus' Coordinates (uncredited)

  12. 2008
    Crossing the Line

    Movie Co-Director

  13. 2007
    Halo: Landfall

    Movie Director

  14. 2006
    Tempbot

    Movie Director

  15. 2006
    Adicolor Yellow

    Movie Director

  16. 2005
    Alive in Joburg

    Movie Director

  17. 2003
    Tetra Vaal

    Movie Director

  18. 2001
    The Hire

    TV show Director

  19. 2001
    3000 Miles to Graceland

    Movie Lead Animator

  20. —
    Starship Troopers

    Movie Director

  21. —
    Alpha

    Movie Director

  22. —
    District 10

    Movie Director

  23. —
    The Gone World

    Movie Director