Warwick Thornton

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.

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Mechanic: Resurrection

(2016) Cinematography

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Septembers of Shiraz

(2015) Director of Photography

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Mystery Road

(2018) Director of Photography

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Samson and Delilah

(2009) Writer

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Sweet Country

(2018) Director

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The Sapphires

(2012) Director of Photography

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The Turning

(2013) Writer

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The New Boy

(2023) Writer

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2021	N/A	Firebite 2021-12-16 TV Show
2020	Self	The Beach 2020-05-29 TV Show
2018	N/A	Mystery Road 2018-06-03 TV Show
2017	Self	We Don't Need a Map 2017-06-07 Movie
2011	Ranger	Bear 2011-05-21 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Camera

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Director of Photography	The New Boy 2023-05-19 Movie
2021	Director of Photography	Firebite 2021-12-16 TV Show
2019	Additional Camera	Blue Water Empire 2019-06-25 TV Show
	Director of Photography	Between Two Lines 2019-06-09 Movie
2018	Director of Photography	Mystery Road 2018-06-03 TV Show
	Director of Photography	Sweet Country 2018-01-25 Movie
2017	Director of Photography	Coat of Arms 2017-08-13 Movie
	Director of Photography	We Don't Need a Map 2017-06-07 Movie
2015	Director of Photography	Septembers of Shiraz 2015-09-15 Movie
	Director of Photography	Black Chook 2015-08-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Way of the Ngangkari 2015-05-04 Movie
2014	Director of Photography	Words with Gods 2014-11-20 Movie
2013	Director of Photography	The Darkside 2013-11-27 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Turning 2013-09-25 Movie
2012	Director of Photography	The Sapphires 2012-08-08 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Oysterman 2012-05-09 Movie
	Director of Photography	In the Air 2012-05-01 Movie
2011	Director of Photography	Here I Am 2011-06-02 Movie
	Director of Photography	Stranded 2011-05-03 Movie
2010	Director of Photography	Art+Soul 2010-10-07 TV Show
	Director of Photography	Karlu Karlu: Devil's Marbles 2010-05-03 Movie
2009	Director of Photography	Samson and Delilah 2009-05-07 Movie
2008	Director of Photography	First Australians 2008-10-12 TV Show
	Director of Photography	Keao 2008-05-02 Movie
	Director of Photography	Dark Science 2008-05-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	Bit of Black Business 2008-05-01 Movie
2007	Director of Photography	Willaberta Jack 2007-05-01 Movie
2006	Director of Photography	Knot at Home Project 2006-05-24 TV Show
	Director of Photography	My Brother Vinnie 2006-05-13 Movie
2005	Director of Photography	5 Seasons 2005-06-07 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Lore of Love 2005-05-03 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Old Man and the Inland Sea 2005-05-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	Plains Empty 2005-05-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	Beyond Sorry 2005-02-26 Movie
2004	Additional Camera	Wirriya: Small Boy 2004-05-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	Mparntwe Sacred Sites 2004-05-01 Movie
2003	Director of Photography	Rosalie's Journey 2003-01-01 Movie
2002	Director of Photography	Mimi 2002-11-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	My Mother India 2002-08-15 Movie
	Director of Photography	Jabiru 0886: Trespass 2002-05-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	Flat 2002-01-01 Movie
2001	Director of Photography	Ngangkari 2001-02-12 Movie
2000	Director of Photography	Buried Country 2000-06-12 Movie
1999	Additional Camera	Stone Forever 1999-12-11 Movie
1998	Director of Photography	Radiance 1998-08-10 Movie
	Camera Operator	Alchemy 1998-05-06 TV Show
	Director of Photography	Marluku Wirlinyi: The Kangaroo Hunters 1998-05-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	A Classroom in Theresienstadt 1998-05-01 Movie
1996	Director of Photography	From Sand to Celluloid: Payback 1996-01-01 Movie
1995	Camera Operator	Audacious 1995-05-01 Movie
1991	Director of Photography	Satellite Dreaming 1991-05-01 Movie
1987	Director of Photography	Nganampa Anwernekenhe 1987-04-30 TV Show
	Director of Photography	Fast Charlie Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Director	The New Boy 2023-05-19 Movie
2021	Director	Firebite 2021-12-16 TV Show
2020	Director	Meth Kelly 2020-06-16 Movie
	Director	The Beach 2020-05-29 TV Show
2018	Director	Mystery Road 2018-06-03 TV Show
	Director	Sweet Country 2018-01-25 Movie
2017	Director	We Don't Need a Map 2017-06-07 Movie
	Director	Ancient Eye 2017-05-03 Movie
2015	Director	The Way of the Ngangkari 2015-05-04 Movie
2014	Director	Words with Gods 2014-11-20 Movie
2013	Director	The Darkside 2013-11-27 Movie
	Director	The Turning 2013-09-25 Movie
2011	Director	Stranded 2011-05-03 Movie
2010	Director	Art+Soul 2010-10-07 TV Show
2009	Director	Samson and Delilah 2009-05-07 Movie
2008	Director	Dark Science 2008-05-01 Movie
2007	Director	Nana 2007-05-05 Movie
	Director	Tnorala - Baby Falling 2007-05-01 Movie
	Director	Burning Daylight 2007-05-01 Movie
2005	Director	The Old Man and the Inland Sea 2005-05-01 Movie
	Director	Green Bush 2005-01-21 Movie
2003	Director	Rosalie's Journey 2003-01-01 Movie
2002	Director	Mimi 2002-11-01 Movie
2000	Director	Willigan's Fitzroy 2000-05-01 Movie
1996	Director	From Sand to Celluloid: Payback 1996-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Writer	The New Boy 2023-05-19 Movie
2021	Writer	Firebite 2021-12-16 TV Show
2017	Writer	We Don't Need a Map 2017-06-07 Movie
2014	Writer	Words with Gods 2014-11-20 Movie
2013	Writer	The Darkside 2013-11-27 Movie
	Writer	The Turning 2013-09-25 Movie
2009	Writer	Samson and Delilah 2009-05-07 Movie
2007	Writer	Nana 2007-05-05 Movie
2005	Writer	The Old Man and the Inland Sea 2005-05-01 Movie
	Writer	Green Bush 2005-01-21 Movie
2003	Writer	Rosalie's Journey 2003-01-01 Movie
2002	Writer	Mimi 2002-11-01 Movie
1996	Writer	From Sand to Celluloid: Payback 1996-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2021	Producer	Firebite 2021-12-16 TV Show
2020	Producer	The Beach 2020-05-29 TV Show
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Creator

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2021	Creator	Firebite 2021-12-16 TV Show
2020	Creator	The Beach 2020-05-29 TV Show
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Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2016	Cinematography	Mechanic: Resurrection 2016-08-25 Movie
2015	Thanks	Nulla Nulla 2015-02-10 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Art

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2015	Art Direction	The Way of the Ngangkari 2015-05-04 Movie
	Art Department Assistant	The Way of the Ngangkari 2015-05-04 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Lighting

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2003	Additional Lighting Technician	Cold Turkey 2003-03-03 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv