Neill Blomkamp, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Neill Blomkamp

South African-Canadian film and advertisement director, writer, producer and animator

Date of Birth: 17-Sep-1979

Place of Birth: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Profession: screenwriter, animator, film director

Nationality: Canada, South Africa

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

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Neill Blomkamp (Afrikaans pronunciation: ['nil 'blumkamp]; born 17 September 1979) is a South African film director, producer, screenwriter, and animator.
Blomkamp employs a documentary-style, hand-held, cinéma vérité technique, blending naturalistic and photo-realistic computer-generated effects, and his films often deal with themes of xenophobia and social segregation.
He is best known as the co-writer and director of the critically acclaimed and financially successful science fiction action film District 9, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
He directed another dystopian science fiction action film Elysium, which garnered moderately positive reviews and a good box office return.
He is known for his collaborations with South African actor Sharlto Copley.
He is based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Time named Blomkamp as one of the 100 Most Influential People of 2009.
Forbes named him as the 21st most powerful celebrity from Africa.