Neill Blomkamp

Neill Blomkamp Afrikaans ˈnil ˈblɔmkamp born 17 September 1979 is a South African and Canadian film director and screenwriter He is known as the cowriter 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 Elysium2013 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 documentarystyle handheld cinéma vérité technique blending naturalistic and photorealistic computergenerated 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 CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia