Warwick Thornton
Director, Writer, Actor, Producer
July 23, 1970 (56 years)
Warwick Thornton (born 23 July, 1970; Alice Springs) is an Australian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer. His debut feature film Samson and Delilah won the Caméra d'Or at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival and the award for Best Film at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. He also won the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Film in 2017 for Sweet Country.
Thornton is a Kaytetye man born and raised in Alice Springs. His mother Freda Glynn co-founded and was the first director of the Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association (CAAMA) and was the director of Imparja Television for its first 10 years. At 13, Thornton was sent to school in Australia's only monastic town, New Norcia, Western Australia, although he later declared he became angry with Christianity and did not consider himself religious. He graduated in cinematography from the Australian Film, Television and Radio School.
Thornton is a Kaytetye man born and raised in Alice Springs. His mother Freda Glynn co-founded and was the first director of the Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association (CAAMA) and was the director of Imparja Television for its first 10 years. At 13, Thornton was sent to school in Australia's only monastic town, New Norcia, Western Australia, although he later declared he became angry with Christianity and did not consider himself religious. He graduated in cinematography from the Australian Film, Television and Radio School.
Known For
Filmography
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| 2018 | Mystery Road · as Cluney |
| 2011 | Bear · as Ranger |
| 2025 | Eat The Invaders · as Self - Film Director |
| 2024 | Creative Types with Virginia Trioli · as Self - Film Director |
| 2024 | 13th AACTA Awards · as Self - Film Director |
| 2020 | The Beach · as Self |
| 2017 | Quan arribin els marcians · as Self - Interviewee |
| 2017 | We Don't Need a Map · as Self |
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| 2017 | David Stratton: A Cinematic Life · as Self |
| 2008 | ABC News Breakfast · as Self - Director |
| 1996 | Australian Story · as Self - Film Director |
| 1991 | Landline · as Self - Reporter |
| 2025 | Wolfram · as Director Of Photography |
| 2025 | Kangaroo · as Second Unit Director |
| 2023 | Fast Charlie · as Director Of Photography |
| 2023 | The New Boy · as Director Of Photography |
| 2021 | Firebite · as Director Of Photography |
| 2018 | Mystery Road · as Director Of Photography |
| 2017 | Sweet Country · as Director Of PhotographyOn Plex |
| 2017 | We Don't Need a Map · as Director Of Photography |
| 2015 | Septembers of Shiraz · as Director Of Photography |
| 2014 | Words with Gods · as Director Of Photography |
| 2013 | The Darkside · as Director Of Photography |
| 2013 | The Turning · as Director Of PhotographyOn Plex |
| 2012 | The Sapphires · as Director Of Photography |
| 2011 | Here I Am · as Director Of Photography |
| 2010 | Art and Soul · as Director Of Photography |
| 2009 | Samson & Delilah · as Director Of Photography |
| 2008 | First Australians · as Director Of Photography |
| 2007 | Willaberta Jack · as Director Of Photography |
| 2007 | Country Song · as Director Of Photography |
| 2005 | The Lore of Love · as Director Of Photography |
| 2005 | Plains Empty · as Director Of Photography |
| 2004 | Wirriya (Small Boy) · as Cinematographer |
| 2004 | Mparntwe Sacred Sites · as Director Of Photography |
| 2000 | Buried Country · as Director Of Photography |
| 1999 | The Healing Sounds of the Bungaran Orchestra · as Director Of Photography |
| 1998 | My Bed Your Bed · as Director Of Photography |
| 1998 | Radiance · as Director Of Photography |
| 1998 | Marluku Wirlinyi: The Kangaroo Hunters · as Director Of Photography |
| 1996 | Payback · as Director Of Photography |