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. 닐 블롬캠프(1979년생, Johannesburg, South Africa) 는 감독으로, 대표작으로 디스트릭트 9, 채피, 그란 투리스모가 있으며, 그 외에도 엘리시움, The Hire, 오츠 스튜디오, 시그널 X: 영혼의 구역, God: Serengeti, 오츠 스튜디오: 볼륨1, 자이고트, 라카, Cooking with Bill, 더 이스케이프, Halo: Landfall, God: City 등 다양한 작품을 연출했다. (오뜨랑에서 실시간으로 번역된 한글 프로필도 확인할 수 있어요) 2025년 애시 제작에 참여했다. 2023년 그란 투리스모 연출을 맡았다. 2022년 Switcher – Off the Grid Cinema 연출을 맡았다.