Dylan River | |
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| Born | Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Director, writer, cinematographer |
| Years active | 2013–present |
Dylan River is an Australian film director, writer, and cinematographer.
Dylan River | |
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| | |
| Born | Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Director, writer, cinematographer |
| Years active | 2013–present |
Dylan River is an Australian film director, writer, and cinematographer.
River was born in Alice Springs, Northern Territory. His father, Warwick Thornton, is a filmmaker and his mother, Penelope McDonald, is a producer. [1] He is the grandson of Freda Glynn, the co-founder of CAAMA. [2]
River's work includes writing, direction and cinematography. [3] [4]
In 2013, his debut feature documentary, Buckskin, won the Foxtel Australian Documentary Prize. [5]
He directed the 2022 six-part prequel series Mystery Road: Origin , [6] and co-wrote several episodes. [7] [8]
| Year | Title | Contribution | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Mystery Road: Origin | Director and writer | TV series |
| 2020 | A Sunburnt Christmas | Cinematographer | Feature film |
| 2020 | The Beach | Cinematographer | 6 episodes |
| 2019 | Robbie Hood | Director and writer | 6 episodes |
| 2019 | The Australian Dream | Cinematographer | Documentary |
| 2018 | Finke: There and Back | Director, writer and cinematographer | Documentary |
| 2018 | Ward One | Director and writer | Short film |
| 2017 | Sweet Country | Second unit director | Feature film |
| 2017 | Coat of Arms | Director and writer | Short film |
| 2017 | Finding Mawiranga | Director and cinematographer | Documentary |
| 2017 | Blasko | Cinematographer | Documentary |
| 2017 | We Don't Need a Map | Cinematographer | Documentary |
| 2016 | Black Comedy | Writer | 1 episode |
| 2015 | Black Chook | Director | Short film |
| 2015 | Nulla Nulla | Director, writer and composer | Short film |
| 2014 | Who We Are: Brave New Clan | Cinematographer | Documentary |
| 2014 | Talking Language with Ernie Dingo | Cinematographer | Documentary |
| 2013 | Buckskin | Director and composer | Documentary |
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Won | AACTA Awards | Best Cinematography in a Documentary | The Beach : Too Mad Too Shy | [9] |
| Nominated | Best Cinematography in Television | A Sunburnt Christmas | |||
| 2019 | Won | Best Online Drama or Comedy | Robbie Hood | [10] | |
| Nominated | Special Commendation | Finke: There and Back | [11] | ||
| 2018 | Nominated | Film Critics Circle of Australia | Best Cinematography | Sweet Country | [12] |
| 2017 | Nominated | Camerimage | Main Competition | [13] | |
| Nominated | Asia Pacific Screen Awards | Achievement in Cinematography | [14] | ||
| 2015 | Nominated | Berlin International Film Festival | Best Short Film | Nulla Nulla | |
| Won | AACTA Awards | Best Short Film | [15] | ||
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.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Dylan River for Briggs (featuring Greg Holden) - "Life Is Incredible" | Best Video | Nominated | [16] |
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