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Neill Blomkamp

1979 - Today

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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 photo-realistic computer-generated visual effects, and his films often deal with themes of xenophobia and social segregation. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Neill Blomkamp is the 1,499th most popular film director (down from 1,301st in 2019), the 194th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 140th in 2019) and the 4th most popular South African Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Neill Blomkamp ranks 1,499 out of 2,041. Before him are Hiroyuki Imaishi, Lisa Joy, Deepa Mehta, Matti Kassila, Neil Burger, and Jerzy Stefan Stawiński. After him are Susan Seidelman, Zoltán Huszárik, Rithy Panh, Brett Ratner, Jay Roach, and Daniel Espinosa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Neill Blomkamp ranks 235. Before him are Kota Minami, Nazanin Boniadi, Primož Kozmus, Epiphanius I of Ukraine, Mike Vogel, and Joaquim Rodríguez. After him are Nick Stahl, Fabrizio Miccoli, Rodrigo Nunes de Oliveira, Albert Jorquera, Soo Ae, and Hilary Hahn.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Neill Blomkamp ranks 194 out of 454. Before him are Enoch Sontonga (1873), Eddie Keizan (1944), Albertina Sisulu (1918), Paddy Driver (1934), Robert Fowler (1931), and Cariba Heine (1988). After him are Desiré Wilson (1953), Basil van Rooyen (1939), Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka (1955), Francois Pienaar (1967), Dimas (1969), and Peter Sarnak (1953).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In South Africa

Among film directors born in South Africa, Neill Blomkamp ranks 4. Before him are Jamie Uys (1921), Tosca Musk (1974), and Gavin Hood (1963). After him are Roger Michell (1956), and Jonathan Liebesman (1976).

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