Warwick Thornton
- Directing
- July 23, 1970 · Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
Biography
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
Filmography
- Wolfram · Director, Cinematography
- Kangaroo · Second Unit Director
- Creative Types with Virginia Trioli · Self
- Fast Charlie · Cinematography
- The New Boy · Director, Writer
- Firebite · Director, Writer
- Meth Kelly · Director
- The Beach · Self, Director
- Blue Water Empire · Additional Camera
- Between Two Lines · Cinematography
- Mystery Road · Cluney, Director
- Sweet Country · Director, Cinematography
- Coat of Arms · Cinematography
- We Don't Need a Map · Self, Director
- Ancient Eye · Director
- Septembers of Shiraz · Cinematography
- Black Chook · Cinematography
- The Way of the Ngangkari · Director, Art Direction
- Nulla Nulla · Thanks
- Words with Gods · Director, Writer
- The Darkside · Director, Writer
- The Turning · Writer, Director
- The Sapphires · Cinematography
- The Oysterman · Cinematography
- In the Air · Cinematography
- Here I Am · Cinematography
- Bear · Ranger
- Stranded · Director, Cinematography
- Art+Soul · Director, Cinematography
- Karlu Karlu: Devil's Marbles · Cinematography
- Intervention 2 Years On · Camera Operator
- Samson and Delilah · Director, Writer
- First Australians · Cinematography
- Keao · Cinematography
- Dark Science · Director, Cinematography
- Bit of Black Business · Cinematography
- Nana · Director, Writer
- Tnorala - Baby Falling · Director
- Willaberta Jack · Cinematography
- Burning Daylight · Director
- Knot at Home Project · Cinematography
- My Brother Vinnie · Cinematography
- 5 Seasons · Cinematography
- The Lore of Love · Cinematography
- The Old Man and the Inland Sea · Director, Writer
- Plains Empty · Cinematography
- Beyond Sorry · Cinematography
- Green Bush · Director, Writer
- Wirriya: Small Boy · Additional Camera
- Mparntwe Sacred Sites · Cinematography
- Cold Turkey · Additional Lighting Technician
- Rosalie's Journey · Director, Writer
- Mimi · Director, Writer
- My Mother India · Cinematography
- Jabiru 0886: Trespass · Cinematography
- Flat · Cinematography
- Ngangkari · Cinematography
- Buried Country · Cinematography
- Willigan's Fitzroy · Director
- The Healing Sounds of the Bungaran Orchestra · Cinematography
- Stone Forever · Additional Camera
- My Bed Your Bed · Cinematography
- Radiance · Cinematography
- Alchemy · Camera Operator
- Marluku Wirlinyi: The Kangaroo Hunters · Cinematography
- A Classroom in Theresienstadt · Cinematography
- Promise · Cinematography
- From Sand to Celluloid: Payback · Director, Writer
- Audacious · Camera Operator
- Satellite Dreaming · Cinematography
- Nganampa Anwernekenhe · Cinematography
- First Warrior · Director