Neill Blomkamp
Neill Blomkamp (; born 17 September 1979) is a South African-Canadian 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.
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