Warwick Thornton

Known for DirectingBorn 1970-07-23 (age 55)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.Read more

Movies & web series

Buried Country

Wolfram

The Darkside

Beyond Sorry

Green Bush

Plains Empty

5 Seasons

My Mother India

Audacious

Nulla Nulla

Mystery Road

Flat

My Bed Your Bed

The Sapphires

The Beach

We Don't Need a Map

Bear

Stone Forever

Kangaroo

Sweet Country

Firebite

Fast Charlie

Samson and Delilah

Nana

The New Boy

Septembers of Shiraz

Radiance

Words with Gods

The Turning

Mimi

Here I Am

Creative Types with Virginia Trioli

Meth Kelly

Between Two Lines

Blue Water Empire

Ancient Eye

Coat of Arms

The Way of the Ngangkari

Black Chook

In the Air

The Oysterman

Stranded

Karlu Karlu: Devil's Marbles

Intervention 2 Years On

Art+Soul

Dark Science

Bit of Black Business

Keao