AFTRS cinematography alumni Warwick Thornton is awarded the prestigious Camera D’Or at Cannes Film Festival for his directorial debut Samson & Delilah, which he also lensed. Among other accolades, Thornton’s 2017 feature Sweet Country went on to win the Special Jury Prize at Venice Film Festival and in 2023 he was nominated for Un Certain Regard at Cannes with The New Boy.