Neill Blomkamp

Neill Blomkamp is a South African, Vancouver-based director of short films and advertisements. He is known for directing three short, live-action films collectively known as Halo: Landfall for Halo 3.

Background
He works with RATEL VFX in Vancouver, a small studio specializing in TVC VFX. He is represented by RSA Films in Los Angeles, and Spy Films in Toronto. Blomkamp employs a documentary-style, hand-held, cinéma vérité technique, blending seamlessly with naturalistic and photo-realistic computer-generated imagery effects.

In August 2006, he was selected by Peter Jackson and hired by Microsoft to direct the film adaptation of Halo, which was due for release in summer 2008 prior to its putting on hold by the involved parties. While the film production was put on hold, Blomkamp directed three short, live-action films collectively known as Halo: Landfall to promote the release of Halo 3.

When it was announced that the film production of Halo was on hold indefinitely, Blomkamp left the production and made his directing debut with his film District 9, which was released on August 14, 2009. His second film Elysium was released on August 9, 2013.