Known for Directing
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.
Born
September 17, 1979 (age 47)
Birthplace
Johannesburg, South Africa
Filmography
56 films, 6 shows


Gran Turismo
2023 · 2h 15m
country: United States
The ultimate wish-fulfillment tale of a teenage Gran Turismo player whose gaming skills won him a series of Nissan competitions to become an actual professional racecar driver.


Switcher – Off the Grid Cinema
2022 · 10m
country: Germany
During a corporate war, mercs that works for the opposing factions engage in a brutal fight for a refugee convoy, with unpredictable consequences.


Oats Studios: Volume 1
2021 · 1h 37m
country: Canada
A compilation of shorts, diverse experimental content and more weird stuff spread directly from the devious mind of the South African film director Neill Blomkamp. Includes: Rakka, Firebase, Zygote, Kapture-Fluke, Cooking with Bill, Praetoria, God and Gdansk.


Demonic
2021 · 1h 44m
country: Canada
A young woman unleashes terrifying demons when supernatural forces at the root of a decades-old rift between mother and daughter are ruthlessly revealed.


Bad President - Kenya
2020 · 5m
country: Canada
In an alternate timeline Arizona State alumni William “Billy” Coltran was the president of the USA. Billy was in Africa catching up with some old business colleagues.


God: City
2018 · 4m
country: Canada
God presides over a modern metropolis.


Kapture: Locust
2018 · 6m
country: Canada
Welcome to Kapture Technologies, where Gary and Jeff test the latest new gadgets.


Adam: The Prophet
2017 · 9m
country: Canada
What are you willing to do, to be saved? Oats Studios presents a new chapter of ADAM and a new tribe of human survivors in this post-apocalyptic world. Created entirely in real time using Unity, check out Episode 3.


Lima
2017 · 2m
country: Canada
Oats Studios short exploring the ideas of multinational corporations, secret government programs and failed scientific experiments.


Gdansk
2017 · 2m
country: Canada
First in a series of medieval giants. Inspired by the artwork of Jakub Różalski.


Praetoria: Part One
2017 · 3m
country: Canada
A sword-wielding galactic general (or space pirate) waits in the hull of a strange ship in front of a large broken mirror, plagued by the memory of a woman's voice telling him he will never be forgiven, as his crew ransacks the ship for gold.


Adam: The Mirror
2017 · 7m
country: Canada
Oats Studios brings to life the next chapter in the Adam story, made in real-time using Unity. Join our amnesiac hero as he discovers a clue about what and who he is.


Kapture: Fluke
2017 · 5m
country: Canada
Welcome to Kapture Technologies, where Gary and Jeff test the latest new gadgets.


Zygote
2017 · 23m
country: Canada
The two remaining crew members of a mining operation in the Arctic Circle fight to survive against an alien creature.


God: Serengeti
2017 · 4m
country: Canada
God presides over a prehistoric tribe.


Firebase
2017 · 27m
country: Canada
Set during the Vietnam war, Firebase follows American soldier Hines through an ever-deepening web of science fiction madness.


Bad President - All My Sh*t
2017 · 3m
country: Canada
In an alternate timeline Arizona State alumni William “Billy” Coltran was the president of the USA. Billy seems to have lost something...


Bad President - Oil Spill
2017 · 3m
country: Canada
In an alternate timeline Arizona State alumni William “Billy” Coltran was the president of the USA. Billy addresses the nation regarding a serious oil spill.


Rakka
2017 · 22m
country: Canada
A story of broken humanity following the invasion of a technologically superior alien species. Bleak, harrowing, and unrelenting, the humans must find enough courage to go on fighting.


The Escape
2016 · 13m
country: United States
After the controversial disappearance of their Chief Medical Officer, a shadowy bio genetics company is under siege by the FBI for secretly cloning humans. Amidst the chaos, Molgen’s head mercenary Holt is sneaking out the last living clone, a young woman named Lily to a mysterious buyer. Holt has hired The Driver, accompanied by a heavily armed squadron of fellow Molgen mercenaries, to evade the authorities and deliver Lily and himself to the buyer. The journey takes an unexpected turn and Holt is forced to take matters into his own hands, as the driver once again demonstrates his mettle and extraordinary driving skills.


Chappie
2015 · 2h
country: United States
Every child comes into the world full of promise, and none more so than Chappie: he is gifted, special, a prodigy. Like any child, Chappie will come under the influence of his surroundings—some good, some bad—and he will rely on his heart and soul to find his way in the world and become his own man. But there's one thing that makes Chappie different from any one else: he is a robot.


Elysium
2013 · 1h 49m
country: United States
In the year 2159, two classes of people exist: the very wealthy who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on an overpopulated, ruined Earth. Secretary Rhodes, a hard line government official, will stop at nothing to enforce anti-immigration laws and preserve the luxurious lifestyle of the citizens of Elysium. That doesn’t stop the people of Earth from trying to get in, by any means they can. When unlucky Max is backed into a corner, he agrees to take on a daunting mission that, if successful, will not only save his life, but could bring equality to these polarized worlds.


District 9
2009 · 1h 52m
country: New Zealand
Thirty years ago, aliens arrive on Earth. Not to conquer or give aid, but to find refuge from their dying planet. Separated from humans in a South African area called District 9, the aliens are managed by Multi-National United, which is unconcerned with the aliens' welfare but will do anything to master their advanced technology. When a company field agent contracts a mysterious virus that begins to alter his DNA, there is only one place he can hide: District 9.


Halo: Landfall
2007 · 7m
country: United States
Director Neill Blomkamp explores the lives of Marines and ODSTs on a last, desperate mission in a post-invasion Earth – a mission that may secure the salvation, or usher the destruction of the entire galaxy. Edited together as a standalone piece for the first time, these three shorts are the first glimpse at what a live-action Halo could and should look like and a must-see for Halo fans of every stripe.


Tempbot
2006 · 15m
country: United States
The film follows a 'tempbot', a robot assigned for a short period of time at an ordinary office, and his romantic endeavours with the Human Resources manager.


Adicolor Yellow
2006 · 4m
country: United Kingdom
Yellow or Adicolor Yellow is a 2006 futuristic short film by director Neill Blomkamp, written by Terri Tatchell and Blomkamp. It was produced at the request of sportswear maker Adidas as a part of its "Adicolor" viral ads campaign, in which advertising agency Idealogue gathered seven directors, assigning a different color to each of them, and asked them to produce a feature based on their emotional and creative response to the given color, later to be distributed in the form of podcasts. The four-minute film, shot by Trent Opaloch in Blomkamp's usual handheld camera mockumentary style, deals with an Israeli robotic globe-trotter gone rogue.


Alive in Joburg
2005 · 6m
country: Canada
A documentary-style short film about the arrival of an alien spaceship over Johannesburg, South Africa.


Tetra Vaal
2003 · 1m
country: Canada
A faux advertisement for a third-world robotic police that established Neill Blomkamp's signature style of mixing lo-fi production with seamless CGI.