Neill Blomkamp

Quick Facts

Full Name	Neill Blomkamp
Occupation	Film Director
Date Of Birth	Sep 17, 1979(1979-09-17)
Age	45
Birthplace	Johannesburg
Country	South Africa
Birth City	Gauteng
Horoscope	Virgo

Neill Blomkamp Biography

Neill Blomkamp is one of the most popular and richest Film Director who was born on September 17, 1979 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. Neill Blomkamp, an African-born Canadian filmmaker, producer, screenwriter and animator, was born 17 September 1979. Blomkamp uses a documentary-style cinema verite technique that blends naturalistic and computer-generated effects. His films often address themes of xenophobia or social segregation. He is most well-known as the director and co-writer of the highly acclaimed, financially successful science fiction action movie District

9. For which he was nominated to the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Elysium was his dystopian sci-fi action film. It received moderately positive reviews, and had a strong box office return. His collaborations with South African actor Sharlto copley are his most notable. He is located in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Blomkamp has since admitted that the Halo preproduction was a disaster and that relations between 20th Century Fox’s Blomkamp and Blomkamp were severely strained before the end of the project. Peter Jackson produced District 9, an adaptation of Blomkamp’s previous short film Alive In Joburg. Blomkamp directed the film and starred Copley. The script was co-written by Terri Tatchell and Terri Tatchell. It was released by TriStar Pictures in mid-August

2009. To wide critical acclaim. The Academy Award for Best Picture was awarded to District 9, along with nominations in the categories of Best Visual Effects and Editing.

In October 2010, a video released on the iPad version of Wired Magazine was credited to Neill Blomkamp. It shows an amateur recording of two young men who find a dead mutated creature in a puddle of mud while driving down a countryside road. The creature, a dog-sized mix between a pig and a lizard, presents a tattooed seal on its side that reads “18.12 AGM Heartland Pat. Pend. USA”. “AGM Heartland” was trademarked for its use in an entertainment- oriented website. On 20 February 2012, a 23-second video clip titled “IS IT DEAD?” appeared on YouTube, featuring Yolandi Visser, of the South African group Die Antwoord, crouching over the creature. Blomkamp admitted that he was still interested in making a Halo film in April 2013.

After Elysium, he started work on his next sci-fi film, Chappie, in April

2013. The film was based on his own short, Tetra Vaal. Blomkamp directed and Sony Pictures Entertainment (Columbia Pictures) and Media Rights Capital co- produced and co-financed the film, which was released March 2015.

He was hired by Popular Science to illustrate photo-realistic future airplanes for their “Next Century in Aviation” project in 2003. He illustrated “The Future of the Automobile” in 2004. Blomkamp was a visual effects artist at The Embassy Visual Effects and Rainmaker Digital Effects in Vancouver. He was also signed by Spy Films, a Toronto-based commercial house. Blomkamp directed three live-action short films, collectively known as Landfall in 2007. These films were made in the Halo universe to promote Halo 3.

Neill Blomkamp Net Worth

Neill Blomkamp is one of the richest Film Director from South Africa. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Neill Blomkamp 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell are married. Terri Tatchell is a Canadian screenwriter best known for writing the screenplay for District 9. At the 82nd Academy Awards, she was nominated to the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.

He began his career in the film industry in the late 1990s as a 3D animator and special effects artist. Stargate SG-1 (1998). First Wave (1998). Mercy Point (1998). Aftershock: Earthquake In New York (1999). He was the lead animator on Dark Angel’s TV series in 2000. 3000 Miles to Graceland (2001): He was the 3D animator.

Time named Blomkamp as one of the 100 Most Influential People of 2009. Forbes named him as the 21st most powerful celebrity from Africa.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Neill Blomkamp Dating?

According to our records, Neill Blomkamp married to Terri Tatchell. As of December 1, 2023, Neill Blomkamp’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Neill Ranked on the list of most popular Film Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Africa. Neill Blomkamp celebrates birthday on September 17 of every year.

What happened to Neill Blomkamp?

Though Demonic is Blomkamp’s first feature in seven years, he’s been busy starting his own production company, Oats Studios. Through this studio, he’s slowly been releasing standalone short films on YouTube and the popular video game platform Steam.

Is Neill Blomkamp Afrikaans?

Neill Blomkamp
Born| 17 September 1979 Johannesburg, South Africa
Education| Redhill School Vancouver Film School

Will District 10 ever be made?

The long and short of it is that District 10 is probably a long ways off , but there hasn’t been any specific announcement regarding what kind of a time frame we’re looking at yet. Neill Blomkamp has been teasing a District 9 sequel since before District 9 came out.

Is District 9 a real movie?

Many viewers will be surprised to know that the 2009 sci-fi hit District 9 is actually based on real events. The movie is a mock documentary following the relocation process of a group of aliens who have been stranded in Johannesburg, South Africa, and are living in a refugee camp.

Is Elysium and Chappie the same universe?

Both films directed by Neil Blomkamp, Chappie is set in near future where people have invented advance AI system and also can transfer consiousness to computers as shown in the movie.