Warwick Thornton
Directing
1970-07-23 · 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.
Filmography
Wolfram
2026 · Movie
Kangaroo
2025 · Movie
Creative Types with Virginia Trioli
2024 · Series
Fast Charlie
2023 · Movie
The New Boy
2023 · Movie
Firebite
2021 · Series
Meth Kelly
2020 · Movie
The Beach
2020 · Series
Blue Water Empire
2019 · Series
Between Two Lines
2019 · Movie
Mystery Road
2018 · Series
Sweet Country
2018 · Movie
Coat of Arms
2017 · Movie
We Don't Need a Map
2017 · Movie
Ancient Eye
2017 · Movie
Septembers of Shiraz
2015 · Movie
Black Chook
2015 · Movie
The Way of the Ngangkari
2015 · Movie
Nulla Nulla
2015 · Movie
Words with Gods
2014 · Movie
The Darkside
2013 · Movie
The Turning
2013 · Movie
The Sapphires
2012 · Movie
The Oysterman
2012 · Movie
In the Air
2012 · Movie
Here I Am
2011 · Movie
Bear
2011 · Movie
Stranded
2011 · Movie
Art+Soul
2010 · Series
Karlu Karlu: Devil's Marbles
2010 · Movie
Intervention 2 Years On
2010 · Movie
Samson and Delilah
2009 · Movie
First Australians
2008 · Series
Keao
2008 · Movie
Dark Science
2008 · Movie
Bit of Black Business
2008 · Movie
Nana
2007 · Movie
Willaberta Jack
2007 · Movie
Burning Daylight
2007 · Movie
Tnorala - Baby Falling
2007 · Movie
Knot at Home Project
2006 · Series
My Brother Vinnie
2006 · Movie
5 Seasons
2005 · Movie
The Lore of Love
2005 · Movie
Plains Empty
2005 · Movie
The Old Man and the Inland Sea
2005 · Movie
Beyond Sorry
2005 · Movie
Green Bush
2005 · Movie
Wirriya: Small Boy
2004 · Movie
Mparntwe Sacred Sites
2004 · Movie
Cold Turkey
2003 · Movie
Rosalie's Journey
2003 · Movie
Mimi
2002 · Movie
My Mother India
2002 · Movie
Jabiru 0886: Trespass
2002 · Movie
Flat
2002 · Movie
Ngangkari
2001 · Movie
Buried Country
2000 · Movie
Willigan's Fitzroy
2000 · Movie
Stone Forever
1999 · Movie
My Bed Your Bed
1998 · Movie
Radiance
1998 · Movie
Alchemy
1998 · Series
A Classroom in Theresienstadt
1998 · Movie
Marluku Wirlinyi: The Kangaroo Hunters
1998 · Movie
Promise
1998 · Movie
From Sand to Celluloid: Payback
1996 · Movie
Audacious
1995 · Movie
Satellite Dreaming
1991 · Movie
Nganampa Anwernekenhe
1987 · Series
First Warrior
Movie