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Warwick Thornton (b. 1970)

Alias:
Уорик Торнтон

Birthplace:
Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia

Born:
July 23, 1970

Biography from TheMovieDB

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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Film Performances

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Film Production

Additional Camera:
1999  Stone Forever
2004  Wirriya: Small Boy

Additional Lighting Technician:
1999  Stone Forever
2003  Cold Turkey
2004  Wirriya: Small Boy

Art Department Assistant:
1999  Stone Forever
2003  Cold Turkey
2004  Wirriya: Small Boy
2015  The Way of the Ngangkari

Art Direction:
1999  Stone Forever
2003  Cold Turkey
2004  Wirriya: Small Boy
2015  The Way of the Ngangkari

Camera Operator:
1995  Audacious
1999  Stone Forever
2003  Cold Turkey
2004  Wirriya: Small Boy
2015  The Way of the Ngangkari

Director:
1995  Audacious
1996  From Sand to Celluloid: Payback
1999  Stone Forever
2000  Willigan's Fitzroy
2002  Mimi
2003  Cold Turkey
2003  Rosalie's Journey
2004  Wirriya: Small Boy
2005  Green Bush
2005  The Old Man and the Inland Sea
2007  Burning Daylight
2007  Nana
2007  Tnorala - Baby Falling
2008  Dark Science
2009  Samson and Delilah
2011  Stranded
2013  The Darkside
2013  The Turning
2014  Words with Gods
2015  The Way of the Ngangkari
2017  Ancient Eye
2017  We Don't Need a Map
2018  Sweet Country
2020  Meth Kelly
2023  The New Boy

Director of Photography:
1991  Satellite Dreaming
1995  Audacious
1996  From Sand to Celluloid: Payback
1998  A Classroom in Theresienstadt
1998  Marluku Wirlinyi: The Kangaroo Hunters
1998  Radiance
1999  Stone Forever
2000  Buried Country
2000  Willigan's Fitzroy
2001  Ngangkari
2002  Flat
2002  Jabiru 0886: Trespass
2002  Mimi
2002  My Mother India
2003  Cold Turkey
2003  Rosalie's Journey
2004  Mparntwe Sacred Sites
2004  Wirriya: Small Boy
2005  5 Seasons
2005  Beyond Sorry
2005  Green Bush
2005  Plains Empty
2005  The Lore of Love
2005  The Old Man and the Inland Sea
2006  My Brother Vinnie
2007  Burning Daylight
2007  Nana
2007  Tnorala - Baby Falling
2007  Willaberta Jack
2008  Bit of Black Business
2008  Dark Science
2008  Keao
2009  Samson and Delilah
2010  Karlu Karlu: Devil's Marbles
2011  Here I Am
2011  Stranded
2012  In the Air
2012  The Oysterman
2012  The Sapphires
2013  The Darkside
2013  The Turning
2014  Words with Gods
2015  Black Chook
2015  Septembers of Shiraz
2015  The Way of the Ngangkari
2017  Ancient Eye
2017  Coat of Arms
2017  We Don't Need a Map
2018  Sweet Country
2019  Between Two Lines
2020  Meth Kelly
2023  Fast Charlie
2023  The New Boy

Thanks:
1991  Satellite Dreaming
1995  Audacious
1996  From Sand to Celluloid: Payback
1998  A Classroom in Theresienstadt
1998  Marluku Wirlinyi: The Kangaroo Hunters
1998  Radiance
1999  Stone Forever
2000  Buried Country
2000  Willigan's Fitzroy
2001  Ngangkari
2002  Flat
2002  Jabiru 0886: Trespass
2002  Mimi
2002  My Mother India
2003  Cold Turkey
2003  Rosalie's Journey
2004  Mparntwe Sacred Sites
2004  Wirriya: Small Boy
2005  5 Seasons
2005  Beyond Sorry
2005  Green Bush
2005  Plains Empty
2005  The Lore of Love
2005  The Old Man and the Inland Sea
2006  My Brother Vinnie
2007  Burning Daylight
2007  Nana
2007  Tnorala - Baby Falling
2007  Willaberta Jack
2008  Bit of Black Business
2008  Dark Science
2008  Keao
2009  Samson and Delilah
2010  Karlu Karlu: Devil's Marbles
2011  Here I Am
2011  Stranded
2012  In the Air
2012  The Oysterman
2012  The Sapphires
2013  The Darkside
2013  The Turning
2014  Words with Gods
2015  Black Chook
2015  Nulla Nulla
2015  Septembers of Shiraz
2015  The Way of the Ngangkari
2017  Ancient Eye
2017  Coat of Arms
2017  We Don't Need a Map
2018  Sweet Country
2019  Between Two Lines
2020  Meth Kelly
2023  Fast Charlie
2023  The New Boy

Writer:
1991  Satellite Dreaming
1995  Audacious
1996  From Sand to Celluloid: Payback
1998  A Classroom in Theresienstadt
1998  Marluku Wirlinyi: The Kangaroo Hunters
1998  Radiance
1999  Stone Forever
2000  Buried Country
2000  Willigan's Fitzroy
2001  Ngangkari
2002  Flat
2002  Jabiru 0886: Trespass
2002  Mimi
2002  My Mother India
2003  Cold Turkey
2003  Rosalie's Journey
2004  Mparntwe Sacred Sites
2004  Wirriya: Small Boy
2005  5 Seasons
2005  Beyond Sorry
2005  Green Bush
2005  Plains Empty
2005  The Lore of Love
2005  The Old Man and the Inland Sea
2006  My Brother Vinnie
2007  Burning Daylight
2007  Nana
2007  Tnorala - Baby Falling
2007  Willaberta Jack
2008  Bit of Black Business
2008  Dark Science
2008  Keao
2009  Samson and Delilah
2010  Karlu Karlu: Devil's Marbles
2011  Here I Am
2011  Stranded
2012  In the Air
2012  The Oysterman
2012  The Sapphires
2013  The Darkside
2013  The Turning
2014  Words with Gods
2015  Black Chook
2015  Nulla Nulla
2015  Septembers of Shiraz
2015  The Way of the Ngangkari
2017  Ancient Eye
2017  Coat of Arms
2017  We Don't Need a Map
2018  Sweet Country
2019  Between Two Lines
2020  Meth Kelly
2023  Fast Charlie
2023  The New Boy

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TV Performances

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TV Production

Additional Camera:
2019  Blue Water Empire

Camera Operator:
1998  Alchemy
2019  Blue Water Empire

Creator:
1998  Alchemy
2019  Blue Water Empire
2020  The Beach
2021  Firebite

Director:
1998  Alchemy
2010  Art+Soul
2018  Mystery Road
2019  Blue Water Empire
2020  The Beach
2021  Firebite

Director of Photography:
1987  Nganampa Anwernekenhe
1998  Alchemy
2006  Knot at Home Project
2008  First Australians
2010  Art+Soul
2018  Mystery Road
2019  Blue Water Empire
2020  The Beach
2021  Firebite

Producer:
1987  Nganampa Anwernekenhe
1998  Alchemy
2006  Knot at Home Project
2008  First Australians
2010  Art+Soul
2018  Mystery Road
2019  Blue Water Empire
2020  The Beach
2021  Firebite

Writer:
1987  Nganampa Anwernekenhe
1998  Alchemy
2006  Knot at Home Project
2008  First Australians
2010  Art+Soul
2018  Mystery Road
2019  Blue Water Empire
2020  The Beach
2021  Firebite

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