Neill Blomkamp

Neill Blomkamp est né le 17 Septembre 1979 à Johannesburg en Afrique du Sud, mais est maintenant basé à Vancouver, Colombie-Britannique.
Il est le réalisateur de courts métrages et de publicités. Et surtout il réalise sans aucune contrainte économique ni de temps son premier long-métrage : District 9 avec Peter Jackson comme producteur exécutif.

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Neill Blomkamp is a South African born, Vancouver, BC-based director of feature-length and short films and advertisements. Blomkamp employs a documentary-style, hand-held, cinéma vérité technique, blending naturalistic and photo-realistic computer-generated effects. He is best known as the director of District 9.

Neill Blomkamp is currently represented by SPY FILMS in Canada, and by Ridley Scott’s RSA in California.


Filmography
Feature films
District 9 (2009) (writer, director)

Short films
Tetra Vaal (2005) (director, visual FX)
Alive in Joburg (2005) (director, visual FX)
Yellow (2006) (director, visual FX)
Tempbot (2006) (director)

Commercials
Nike – Crab (2003)[5] / Evolution (2004)[6]
Citroën C4 – Alive with technology (2004)[7]
Gatorade – Rain (2006) [8]

Other credits
Stargate SG-1 (1998) (3D animator)
First Wave (1998) (3D animator)
Mercy Point (1998) (3D animator)
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York (1999) (3D animator)
Dark Angel (2000) (lead animator)
Art of Dying music video – Day Survive (2001) (director, visual FX)[9]
3000 Miles to Graceland (2001) (lead 3D animator)
Smallville (2001) (3D animator)
BV-01 (2005) (special thanks)
Best Ever Ads 2 (2006) (himself)
Crossing the Line (2008) (additional director)

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
2008, Cannes Lions 2008 – Film Lions- Grand Prix – Halo: Combat

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