Neill Blomkamp

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Neill Blomkamp

Born	September 17, 1979 (1979-09-17) (age 28) Johannesburg, South Africa
Occupation	director

Neill Blomkamp is a South African born, Vancouver, BC-based director of short films and advertisements. Blomkamp employs a documentary-style, hand-held, cinéma vérité technique, blending seamlessly with naturalistic and photo-realistic computer-generated imagery effects. He directed a series of three short films set in the Halo universe (known collectively as Landfall) and was hired to direct the movie adaptation of the series before financial problems forced the project to be indefinitely postponed.

In 2003 Blomkamp was commissioned to illustrate photo-real future aircraft for Popular Science's "Next century in Aviation" and in 2004 was commissioned to illustrate "The Future of the Automobile"

1 Filmography
2 Recognition
3 Early career
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Filmography

Alive With Technology (Citroën) 00:30
Evolution (Nike) 00:30
Crab (Nike) 00:30
Tetra Vaal 01:30
Alive in Joburg 06:34
Adicolor Yellow (Adidas) 04:00
Tempbot 15:00
Crossing the Line (short) due 2007 (Additional Director to Peter Jackson)
Halo (film) currently Halted - not signed^[1]
District 9 (announced)^[2]

[edit] Recognition

2004, First Boards Awards - "One of the top five directors to watch"
2004, Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival - "Saatchi & Saatchi New Directors Showcase"
2004, Shark Awards (shortlisted)
2005, VES awards "Outstanding VFX in a commercial" for Citroen - Alive with technology

[edit] Early career

He began as a professional animator at the age of sixteen, using 3D Studio, working for Deadtime under Simon Hansen and Sharlto Copley. Hansen and Copley also served as producers for Alive In Joburg. He also worked briefly for The Embassy Visual Effects Inc. in Vancouver as well as Rainmaker. He is currently represented by SPY FILMS in Canada and Ridley Scott's RSA in California.