Warwick Thornton
Known for: Directing
Born: July 23, 1970
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
61 movies · 10 TV shows, newest first
4.3
Wolfram
2026
6.4
Kangaroo: Uma Aventura na Austrália
2025
NR
Creative Types with Virginia Trioli
2024
6.2
Fast Charlie
2023
6.1
The New Boy
2023
6.3
Firebite
2021
NR
Meth Kelly
2020
6.7
The Beach
2020
NR
Blue Water Empire
2019
NR
Between Two Lines
2019
6.9
Mystery Road
2018
6.6
Sweet Country
2018NR
Coat of Arms
2017
6.7
We Don't Need a Map
2017NR
Ancient Eye
2017
5.9
Septembers of Shiraz
2015
NR
Black Chook
2015NR
The Way of the Ngangkari
2015
7.6
Nulla Nulla
2015
5.7
Words with Gods
2014
9.0
The Darkside
2013
5.7
The Turning
2013
6.8
The Sapphires
2012NR
The Oysterman
2012NR
In the Air
2012
5.1
Here I Am
2011
6.7
Bear
2011NR
Stranded
2011NR
Art+Soul
2010NR
Karlu Karlu: Devil's Marbles
2010
NR
Intervention 2 Years On
2010
6.3
Samson and Delilah
2009
NR
First Australians
2008NR
Keao
2008NR
Dark Science
2008NR
Bit of Black Business
2008
6.2
Nana
2007NR
Tnorala - Baby Falling
2007NR
Burning Daylight
2007NR
Willaberta Jack
2007NR
Knot at Home Project
2006NR
My Brother Vinnie
2006
8.0
5 Seasons
2005
NR
The Lore of Love
20058.0
Plains Empty
2005NR
The Old Man and the Inland Sea
2005
9.0
Beyond Sorry
2005
8.5
Green Bush
2005
NR
Mparntwe Sacred Sites
2004
NR
Wirriya: Small Boy
2004
NR
Cold Turkey
2003
NR
Rosalie's Journey
2003
5.5
Mimi
20028.0
My Mother India
2002NR
Jabiru 0886: Trespass
20027.0
Flat
2002NR
Ngangkari
2001
10.0
Buried Country
2000NR
Willigan's Fitzroy
2000
6.8
Stone Forever
1999
7.0
My Bed Your Bed
1998
5.9
Radiance
1998NR
Alchemy
1998NR
Marluku Wirlinyi: The Kangaroo Hunters
1998NR
A Classroom in Theresienstadt
1998NR
Promise
1998NR
From Sand to Celluloid: Payback
1996
8.0
Audacious
1995NR
Satellite Dreaming
1991NR
Nganampa Anwernekenhe
1987
NR
First Warrior
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