Neill Blomkamp Net Worth

Blomkamp is also a visual effects artist and has worked on several films, including Lord of War (2005) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003). He has won several awards for his work, including an Academy Award nomination for Best Visual Effects for District 9.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Director, Writer, Visual Effects
Birth Day September 17, 1979
Birth Place  Johannesburg, South Africa, South Africa
Age 44 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Libra
Residence Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Occupation Film director, producer, screenwriter, animator
Years active 1996–present
Spouse(s) Terri Tatchell
Children 1

💰 Net worth: $1.5 Million (2024)

Neill Blomkamp, known for his remarkable contributions as a director, writer, and visual effects artist hailing from South Africa, is currently estimated to have a net worth of $1.5 million in 2024. Blomkamp first garnered international acclaim with the release of his debut feature film, District 9, which earned him widespread recognition and critical acclaim. His unique storytelling style, innovative visual effects, and thought-provoking narratives have solidified his place amongst the most talented creators in the industry. With his impressive track record and continued success, it is no surprise that his net worth continues to grow.

Biography/Timeline

1982

Blomkamp is married to Terri Tatchell, a Canadian Screenwriter, best known for co-writing the screenplay of District 9. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay with Blomkamp at the 82nd Academy Awards.

1990

In the late 1990s, he started working in the film industry as a 3D Animator. His animation credits include Stargate SG-1 (1998), First Wave (1998), Mercy Point (1998) and Aftershock: Earthquake in New York (1999). In 2000, he garnered his first role of lead Animator for the Dark Angel TV series (2000). He was the lead 3D Animator for 3000 Miles to Graceland (2001).

2003

In 2003, he was hired to illustrate photo-realistic Future aircraft for Popular Science's "Next Century in Aviation". In 2004, he illustrated "The Future of the Automobile". Blomkamp worked as a visual effects Artist at The Embassy Visual Effects in Vancouver as well as at Rainmaker Digital Effects, and was signed by Toronto commercial house Spy Films. Blomkamp directed a trilogy of live-action short films in 2007, known collectively as Landfall. They were set in the Halo universe, to promote the release of Halo 3.

2009

Blomkamp has admitted since that the Halo pre-production was a nightmare, and relations between 20th Century Fox and Blomkamp severely disintegrated before the project's end. When funding for the Halo film collapsed, Peter Jackson decided to produce District 9 instead, an adaptation of Blomkamp's earlier short film Alive in Joburg, which had been produced by Hansen and Copley. The film, directed by Blomkamp, starring Copley, and co-written with Blomkamp's wife and production partner Terri Tatchell, was released in mid-August 2009 to widespread critical acclaim. District 9 was later nominated for the 2009 Academy Award for Best Picture, along with nominations for Best Visual Effects, Editing, and Adapted Screenplay.

2012

In October 2010, a video released on the iPad version of Wired Magazine was credited to Neill Blomkamp. It shows an amateur recording of two young men who find a dead mutated creature in a puddle of mud while driving down a countryside road. The creature, a dog-sized mix between a pig and a lizard, presents a tattooed seal on its side that reads "18.12 AGM Heartland Pat. Pend. USA". Also, "AGM Heartland" was trademarked for its use in an entertainment-oriented website. On 20 February 2012, a 23-second video clip titled "IS IT DEAD?" appeared on YouTube, featuring Yolandi Visser, of the South African group Die Antwoord, crouching over the creature. Blomkamp admitted that he was still interested in making a Halo film in April 2013.

2013

After Elysium, he started work on his next sci-fi film, Chappie, in April 2013. The film was based on his own short, Tetra Vaal. Blomkamp directed and Sony Pictures Entertainment (Columbia Pictures) and Media Rights Capital co-produced and co-financed the film, which was released March 2015.

2015

In November 2015, it was announced that Blomkamp would be working on adapting the forthcoming Thomas Sweterlitsch novel The Gone World, described as a "sci-fi time travel" concept.

2017

In 2017, Blomkamp announced the creation of his own film production company, Oats Studios, and confirmed a series of experimental short films and other content titled Oats Studios Volume 1 to be released via Steam. The films will also be available for free streaming on YouTube. These films are distributed to gauge interest in a certain theme, with the intention to expand them into a feature film if deemed viable. The first short, an alien invasion-themed film, is titled Rakka.

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