Director
Warwick Thornton
56 years · Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia · 28 films
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.
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Filmography 27
Wolfram
2026 · Director, Cinematography
Fast Charlie
2023 · Cinematography
On Hulu
The New Boy
2023 · Director, Writer
On Hulu
Meth Kelly
2020 · Director
Between Two Lines
2019 · Cinematography
Sweet Country
2018 · Director, Cinematography
On Plex
We Don't Need a Map
2017 · Self, Director
Septembers of Shiraz
2015 · Cinematography
On Hoopla
Black Chook
2015 · Cinematography
Words with Gods
2014 · Writer, Director
The Darkside
2013 · Director, Cinematography
On Film Movement Plus
The Turning
2013 · Director, Cinematography
On Plex
The Sapphires
2012 · Cinematography
On Kanopy
Here I Am
2011 · Cinematography
Bear
2011 · Ranger
On Kanopy
Samson and Delilah
2009 · Writer, Director
On Kanopy
Nana
2007 · Director, Writer
5 Seasons
2005 · Cinematography
The Lore of Love
2005 · Cinematography
On Kanopy
Beyond Sorry
2005 · Cinematography
On Kanopy
Green Bush
2005 · Director, Writer
On Kanopy
Mparntwe Sacred Sites
2004 · Cinematography
On Kanopy
Rosalie's Journey
2003 · Writer, Director
On Kanopy
Mimi
2002 · Director, Writer