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Warwick Thornton
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'…
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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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2026
Wolfram
Movie Director
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2025
Kangaroo
Movie Second Unit Director
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2024
Creative Types with Virginia Trioli
TV show Self
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2023
Fast Charlie
Movie Director of Photography
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2023
The New Boy
Movie Director
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2021
Firebite
TV show
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2020
Meth Kelly
Movie Director
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2020
The Beach
TV show Self
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2019
Blue Water Empire
TV show Additional Camera
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2019
Between Two Lines
Movie Director of Photography
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2018
Mystery Road
TV show Cluney
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2018
Sweet Country
Movie Director
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2017
Coat of Arms
Movie Director of Photography
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2017
We Don't Need a Map
Movie Self
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2017
Ancient Eye
Movie Director
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2015
Septembers of Shiraz
Movie Director of Photography
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2015
Black Chook
Movie Director of Photography
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2015
The Way of the Ngangkari
Movie Art Direction
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2015
Nulla Nulla
Movie Thanks
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2014
Words with Gods
Movie Writer
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2013
The Darkside
Movie Director
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2013
The Turning
Movie Writer
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2012
The Sapphires
Movie Director of Photography
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2012
The Oysterman
Movie Director of Photography
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2012
In the Air
Movie Director of Photography
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2011
Here I Am
Movie Director of Photography
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2011
Bear
Movie Ranger
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2011
Stranded
Movie Director of Photography
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2010
Art+Soul
TV show Director of Photography
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2010
Karlu Karlu: Devil's Marbles
Movie Director of Photography
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2010
Intervention 2 Years On
Movie Camera Operator
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2009
Samson and Delilah
Movie Director
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2008
First Australians
TV show Director of Photography
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2008
Keao
Movie Director of Photography
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2008
Dark Science
Movie Director
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2008
Bit of Black Business
Movie Director of Photography
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2007
Nana
Movie Director
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2007
Willaberta Jack
Movie Director of Photography
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2007
Tnorala - Baby Falling
Movie Director
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2007
Burning Daylight
Movie Director
