Warwick Thornton

Warwick Thornton

DirectingBorn Jul 23, 1970

Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia

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.

Known For

Buried Country poster

The Darkside poster

The Darkside poster

The Darkside poster

Beyond Sorry poster

Green Bush poster

Green Bush poster

Audacious poster

5 Seasons poster

Nulla Nulla poster

My Bed Your Bed poster

My Bed Your Bed

Mystery Road poster

Filmography

2026Wolframas Directormovie 2025Kangarooas Second Unit Directormovie 2024Creative Types with Virginia Triolias Selftv 2023Fast Charlieas Director of Photographymovie 2023The New Boyas Director of Photographymovie 2021Firebiteas Creatortv 2020Meth Kellyas Directormovie 2020The Beachas Creatortv 2019Blue Water Empireas Additional Cameratv 2019Between Two Linesas Director of Photographymovie 2018Mystery Roadas Director of Photographytv 2018Sweet Countryas Director of Photographymovie 2017Coat of Armsas Director of Photographymovie 2017We Don't Need a Mapas Director of Photographymovie 2017Ancient Eyeas Directormovie 2015Septembers of Shirazas Director of Photographymovie 2015Black Chookas Director of Photographymovie 2015The Way of the Ngangkarias Directormovie 2015Nulla Nullaas Thanksmovie 2014Words with Godsas Director of Photographymovie 2013The Darksideas Writermovie 2013The Turningas Director of Photographymovie 2012The Sapphiresas Director of Photographymovie 2012The Oystermanas Director of Photographymovie 2012In the Airas Director of Photographymovie 2011Here I Amas Director of Photographymovie 2011Bearas Rangermovie 2011Strandedas Directormovie 2010Art+Soulas Directortv 2010Karlu Karlu: Devil's Marblesas Director of Photographymovie 2010Intervention 2 Years Onas Camera Operatormovie 2009Samson and Delilahas Director of Photographymovie 2008First Australiansas Director of Photographytv 2008Keaoas Director of Photographymovie 2008Dark Scienceas Director of Photographymovie 2008Bit of Black Businessas Director of Photographymovie 2007Nanaas Writermovie 2007Tnorala - Baby Fallingas Directormovie 2007Burning Daylightas Directormovie 2007Willaberta Jackas Director of Photographymovie 2006Knot at Home Projectas Director of Photographytv 2006My Brother Vinnieas Director of Photographymovie 20055 Seasonsas Director of Photographymovie 2005The Lore of Loveas Director of Photographymovie 2005The Old Man and the Inland Seaas Writermovie 2005Plains Emptyas Director of Photographymovie 2005Beyond Sorryas Director of Photographymovie 2005Green Bushas Writermovie 2004Mparntwe Sacred Sitesas Director of Photographymovie 2004Wirriya: Small Boyas Additional Cameramovie 2003Cold Turkeyas Additional Lighting Technicianmovie 2003Rosalie's Journeyas Director of Photographymovie 2002Mimias Writermovie 2002My Mother Indiaas Director of Photographymovie 2002Jabiru 0886: Trespassas Director of Photographymovie 2002Flatas Director of Photographymovie 2001Ngangkarias Director of Photographymovie 2000Buried Countryas Director of Photographymovie 2000Willigan's Fitzroyas Directormovie 1999Stone Foreveras Additional Cameramovie 1998My Bed Your Bedas Director of Photographymovie 1998Radianceas Director of Photographymovie 1998Alchemyas Camera Operatortv 1998Marluku Wirlinyi: The Kangaroo Huntersas Director of Photographymovie 1998A Classroom in Theresienstadtas Director of Photographymovie 1998Promiseas Director of Photographymovie 1996From Sand to Celluloid: Paybackas Director of Photographymovie 1995Audaciousas Camera Operatormovie 1991Satellite Dreamingas Director of Photographymovie 1987Nganampa Anwernekenheas Director of Photographytv SoonFirst Warrioras Directormovie