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Neill Blomkamp
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Film & TV
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 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…
Known for
- The Alien Agenda: A Filmmaker's Log — Self2009
- District 9 — Man with Wikus' Coordinates (uncredited)2009
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1979-05-16 ) 16 May 1979 (age 47) , Johannesburg , South Africa
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Occupations
- Film director screenwriter producer
- Years active
- 1996–present
- Spouse
- Terri Tatchell
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Johannesburg
- Spouse
- Terri Tatchell
- Occupation
- animator
- Educated at
- Vancouver Film School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Bradbury Award
- Notable work
- Gran Turismo
- Genre
- speculative fiction
- Image
- NeillBlomkampCCJuly09.jpg
- Residence
- Vancouver
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- start of work period
- 2005-00-00
- name in native language
- Neill Blomkamp
- Commons category
- Neill Blomkamp
- date of birth
- 1979-09-17
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Neill Blomkamp
- social media followers
- 101968
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Encyclopedic overview
Neill Blomkamp ( Afrikaans: [ˈnil ˈblɔmkamp]; born 16 May 1979) is a South African-born Canadian film director and screenwriter. He is best 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. He also directed the dystopian science fiction action film Elysium (2013), the science fiction action film Chappie (2015), and the sports drama film Gran Turismo (2023). He is known for his collaborations with actor Sharlto Copley, who played the lead in District 9.
Early life and education
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