Dylan River

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Dylan River
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Born1992 (age 31–32)
Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
Occupation(s)Director, writer, cinematographer
Years active2013–present
Notable workRobbie Hood (2019); The Beach (2020); Mystery Road: Origin (2022); Thou Shalt Not Steal (2024)

Dylan River (born 1991or1992) is an Australian film director, writer, and cinematographer. He co-wrote and directed the series Robbie Hood in 2019, and is known for his as cinematographer on the 2020 series The Beach , documenting his father, Warwick Thornton. He also wrote and directed episodes of the prequel TV series Mystery Road: Origin (2022), and in 2024 is co-creator and director of Thou Shalt Not Steal .

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Early life and family

Dylan River was born in 1992 [1] [2] in Alice Springs, Northern Territory. His father, Warwick Thornton, is a filmmaker and his mother, Penelope McDonald, is a producer, [3] screenwriter, and director. [4] He is the grandson of Freda Glynn, the co-founder of CAAMA. [5]

Career

River's work includes writing, direction and cinematography. [6] [7]

In 2013, his debut feature documentary, Buckskin, about Kaurna educator Jack Buckskin, won the Foxtel Australian Documentary Prize. [8] [9] [10] It is available on SBS on Demand. [11]

In 2019, River co-created (with Tanith Glynn-Maloney), co-wrote (with Kodie Bedford), and directed Robbie Hood, a six-part series of 10-minute episodes, [12] which was widely praised. [13] [14] [15] Pedrea Jackson stars as Robbie, a young teenager with a kind heart, who goes around Alice Springs with his two friends "borrowing heavily" from the rich to help his family and friends. [14] It had its world premiere at Canneseries [12] The series won an AACTA Award for Best Online Comedy or Drama [16] and a Screen Producers Australia Award for Online Series Production of the Year. The production company, Ludo Studio, producers of Bluey, also won another major SPA Award for their business. [17] [18] All episodes became available on SBS on Demand on 5 July, while the series first aired on SBS Viceland on 9 July, and aired on NITV on 11 November 2019. [19] [20]

He directed the 2022 six-part prequel series Mystery Road: Origin , [21] and co-wrote several episodes. [22] [23]

Over some of the 10 years leading up to its release in June 2023, River worked with his mother, Penelope McDonald, as co-writer and cinematographer on the feature-length documentary film Audrey Napanangka, about a Warlpiri woman and her partner, Santos, who have raised many children in the Central Desert. The film's locations included Mparntwe (Alice Springs), Yuendumu, and Mount Theo (Purturlu), Audrey's country, and it was co-produced by Trisha Morton-Thomas and Rachel Clements. [4] [24] Rona Glynn-McDonald (founder of not-for-profit Common Ground [25] [26] ) was executive producer of the film. [24]

In 2024 River co-created (with Tanith Glynn-Maloney) and directed a Stan Original series, Thou Shalt Not Steal . Shot in South Australia and the Northern Territory, the road trip comedy drama series stars Noah Taylor, Miranda Otto, Will McDonald, and Sherry-Lee Watson. It premiered on 17 October 2024 on Stan in Australia. [27]

Filmography

YearTitleContributionNote
2022 Mystery Road: Origin Director and writerTV series
2020A Sunburnt ChristmasCinematographerFeature film
2020 The Beach Cinematographer6 episodes
2019Robbie HoodDirector and writer6 episodes
2019 The Australian Dream CinematographerDocumentary
2018Finke: There and BackDirector, writer and cinematographerDocumentary
2018Ward OneDirector and writerShort film
2017 Sweet Country Second unit directorFeature film
2017Coat of ArmsDirector and writerShort film
2017Finding MawirangaDirector and cinematographerDocumentary
2017BlaskoCinematographerDocumentary
2017We Don't Need a MapCinematographerDocumentary
2016 Black Comedy Writer1 episode
2015Black ChookDirectorShort film
2015Nulla NullaDirector, writer and composerShort film
2014Who We Are: Brave New ClanCinematographerDocumentary
2014Talking Language with Ernie Dingo CinematographerDocumentary
2013BuckskinDirector and composerDocumentary
2023Audrey NapanangkaCo-writer, cinematographerDocumentary
2024 Thou Shalt Not Steal DirectorComedy series

Awards and nominations

YearResultAwardCategoryWorkRef.
2021Won AACTA Awards Best Cinematography in a Documentary The Beach : Too Mad Too Shy [28]
NominatedBest Cinematography in TelevisionA Sunburnt Christmas
2019WonBest Online Drama or ComedyRobbie Hood [29]
NominatedSpecial CommendationFinke: There and Back [30]
2018Nominated Film Critics Circle of Australia Best Cinematography Sweet Country [31]
2017Nominated Camerimage Main Competition [32]
Nominated Asia Pacific Screen Awards Achievement in Cinematography [33]
2015Nominated Berlin International Film Festival Best Short FilmNulla Nulla
WonAACTA AwardsBest Short Film [34]

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2019 Dylan River for Briggs (featuring Greg Holden) - "Life Is Incredible" Best Video Nominated [35]

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References

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  4. 1 2 "About". Audrey Napanangka. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
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  35. ↑ ARIA Award previous winners. "Winners by Award – Artisan Awards – Best Video". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 12 December 2019.

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