Warwick Thornton (born 1970) 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.
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.
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