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Dylan River
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 1991 or 1992) 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.

Early life and family

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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

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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

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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
2023 Audrey Napanangka Co-writer, cinematographer Documentary
2024 Thou Shalt Not Steal Director Comedy series

Awards and nominations

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Year Result Award Category Work Ref.
2021 Won AACTA Awards Best Cinematography in a Documentary The Beach: Too Mad Too Shy [28]
Nominated Best Cinematography in Television A Sunburnt Christmas
2019 Won Best Online Drama or Comedy Robbie Hood [29]
Nominated Special Commendation Finke: There and Back [30]
2018 Nominated Film Critics Circle of Australia Best Cinematography Sweet Country [31]
2017 Nominated Camerimage Main Competition [32]
Nominated Asia Pacific Screen Awards Achievement in Cinematography [33]
2015 Nominated Berlin International Film Festival Best Short Film Nulla Nulla
Won AACTA Awards Best Short Film [34]

ARIA Music Awards

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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 [35]

References

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  1. ^ Frater, Patrick (13 September 2024). "Dylan River's Toronto Series 'Thou Shalt Not Steal' Explores Australia's Dark History With Humor: 'If You're Preaching to the Converted, How Are You Educating?' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
  2. ^ Maher, Dani (23 September 2024). "Dylan River, the auteur from Alice". Esquire.
  3. ^ "Filmmaking royalty: Dylan River's Robbie Hood is cheeky, joyous and full of mischief". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  4. ^ a b "About". Audrey Napanangka. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Freda Glynn biography wins documentary film of the year at SFF". SBS. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Director Dylan River turns Desert Race obsession into new film". SBS. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Preserving Aboriginal Culture: Dylan River". Canon. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Buckskin Wins Sydney 2013 Documentary Prize, Perception Wins the Dendys". Screen Anarchy. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Buckskin". National Film and Sound Archive of Australia. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Buckskin". Screen Australia. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Buckskin". SBS On Demand. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  12. ^ a b "Robbie Hood". CANNESERIES (in French). Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  13. ^ MacNamara, Brian (11 July 2019). "TV Review – Robbie Hood: Season 1". TL;DR Movie Reviews and Analysis. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  14. ^ a b Rugendyke, Louise (3 July 2019). "Robbie Hood is the most perfect piece of TV you'll see this year". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  15. ^ Knox, David (7 July 2019). "Robbie Hood". TV Tonight. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  16. ^ "Robbie Hood". Ludo. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  17. ^ "Screen Producers Awards". westendmagazine. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  18. ^ Keast, Jackie (14 November 2019). "Ludo Studio tops the SPA Awards". IF Magazine. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  19. ^ "A 13-year-old misfit rights the wrongs in his home town". National Indigenous Times . 2 April 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  20. ^ "Watch Robbie Hood". Stream free on SBS On Demand. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  21. ^ "Mark Coles Smith to star in Mystery Road: Origin". TV Tonight. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  22. ^ "Mystery Road: Origin premieres in July. Every mystery starts somewhere". ABC. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  23. ^ Buckmaster, Luke (3 July 2022). "Mystery Road: Origin review – Jay Swan is back and as great as ever". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  24. ^ a b "Audrey Napanangka (2023) - The Screen Guide". Screen Australia. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  25. ^ "Rona Glynn-McDonald named as finalist in Women's Weekly's "Women of the Future"". Yalari. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  26. ^ "Rona Glynn-McDonald". Common Ground. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  27. ^ Dare, Laura (8 October 2024). "SA's screen scene is popping! Here's what to watch where". The Post. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  28. ^ "WINNERS & NOMINEES". aacta.org. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  29. ^ "OVERVIEW". aacta.org. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  30. ^ "'The Nightingale', 'Lambs Of God' Lead 2019 Australian Academy Awards Nominations". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  31. ^ "2018 Awards". fcca.com.au. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  32. ^ "CAMERIMAGE 2017 MAIN COMPETITION LINE-UP!". camerimage.pl. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  33. ^ "WARWICK THORNTON AND DYLAN RIVER FOR SWEET COUNTRY". asiapacificscreenawards.com. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  34. ^ "AACTA Awards 2015: first round goes to Mad Max: Fury Road". smh.com.au. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  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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