Who is Neil Burger?
Neil Burger is an Award-winning International movie director-producer. Neil is well-known for the fake documentary, Interview with the Assassin.
Very soon he is going to direct the young adult Sci-Fi film Voyagers at AGC Studios.
Neil Burger: Family and Education
Neil Norman Burger was born in 1963 in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA to Mr. and Mrs. Burger.
He has an elder sister, Sherrill Kellam born on 30th January. Recently Neil shared a message on Sherill’s birthday.
Neil Burger graduated from Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut with a degree in Fine Arts.
Professional Career
In the 1980s, Neil Burger was involved with experimental movies and directed a few music videos for alternative artists like Meat Puppets.
Commercials
Neil has directed many commercials for companies like Mastercard, IBM, and ESPN.
Human Rights
Likewise, he is involved with Amnesty International and ‘prisoners of conscience. And has created a series of television spots for them.
Films
In the year 2002, he made his directorial feature debut with a film Interview with the Assassin. His follow-up feature was The Illusionist.
Neil Burger also directed the 2008 post-Iraq War indie drama The Lucky Ones. In the year 2014, he directed Divergent based on the novel by Veronica Roth.
His 2019 film direction was on The Upside which was the remake of the French hit The Intouchables, known in the U.K as Untouchables.
Adult Sci-Fi Voyagers
The next feature film of Neil is going to be about young adventurers in the Sci-Fi film, Voyagers.
Neil Burger will direct the film and AGC Studios will finance and co-produce it. The film Voyagers will focus on 30 children sent into space on a multi-generational mission to reach and populate a newly discovered planet.
Awards
One of his awards was Interview with the Assassin. It won the Best Feature Film category at the Woodstock Film Festival and Avignon Film Festival.
- His movie The Illusionist was nominated for Best Screenplay at the 2007 Independent Spirit Awards
- The Illusionist was also nominated for Best Cinematography at the 2007 Academy Awards
How much is Neil Burger’s Net Worth?
The estimated net worth of Neil is around $17 million US. His average salary as a movie director is $31k – $201k US.
His film The Lucky Ones grossed over $160 million US worldwide, and Divergent grossed $280 million US.
Body Measurement
Neil Burger has light hair and blue eyes. He is 6 feet tall.
Social Media
Neil Burger has around 7.6k followers on Twitter and 2.6k followers on his Instagram account.
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Neil Burger's Anniversary Dates
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2023 | June | Friday |
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