Leticia Cáceres is an Argentine-born Australian stage and film director. She is co-founder of RealTV theatre company, based in Melbourne.
Leticia Cáceres | |
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| Occupation(s) | Theatre and Film Director, Dramaturge |
| Agent | Cameron's Management |
| Website | https://leticiacaceres.com/ |
Early life edit
Cáceres was born in Córdoba, Argentina. Her parents, physicist Carlos Cáceres and computer programmer Maria Cáceres, fled Argentina in 1981 during the Dirty war, seeking refuge in Canada. The family returned to Argentina in 1983 before leaving again in 1989. They initially moved back to Canada, before finally settling in Brisbane, Queensland, in 1991. Cáceres studied drama at Indooroopilly state school.[1][2]
Education edit
In 2000, she graduated from the Queensland University of Technology with a bachelor's degree in drama.[3]
She graduated with a Master's of Dramatic Art (Directing) from the Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne University, in 2014.[4]
Career edit
Cáceres was associate director for Melbourne Theatre Company from 2013 to 2015,[5] and Artistic Director of Tantrum Youth Arts between 2006 and 2007.[6]
She was the associate director for Queensland Theatre between 2003 and 2005.[7]
Cáceres's screen credits include Wild, which won Best First Time Director at the 2017 London Film Awards,[8] and The True History of Billie The Kid,[9] which was shown at the Melbourne International Film Festival in 2018.[10]
She is one of the directors of the Australian TV series Bump.[11]
In 2019, Cáceres became an artist-in-residence at Start VR.[12]
RealTV edit
Cáceres is co-founder of an independent theatre company called RealTV (also spelt Real TV) with playwright Angela Betzien.[13][14] Their work for young audiences include: Hoods, which won the multiple awards;[15][16] War Crimes; and Children of the Black Skirt.[14][17]
Awards edit
In 2020, Cáceres won the award for Outstanding Direction in the Professional Theatre category at the Tasmanian Theatre Awards, for The Mares.[18]
Cáceres' production of Leah Purcell's The Drover's Wife (Belvoir St Theatre) won four Helpmann Awards including Best Direction and Best Production[19] and four Sydney Theatre Awards including Best Direction and Best Production.[20]
In 2017, she won the Gold Lion Award for Best First-Time Director at the London Film Awards,[21] and the Next Gen Student Film Award at the Melbourne Women in Film Festival, for the short film, Wild.[22] She won the 2015 Best Director Green Room Award for her production of Simon Stephens' Birdland,[23] presented by Melbourne Theatre Company.[24]
In 2008, Cáceres won the award for Best Direction at the Matilda Awards, for Hoods. Hoods also won a Matilda Award for Best Independent Production,[15] the 2007 AWGIE Award for Theatre for Young Audiences[16] and received a 2008 Helpmann nomination;[25]
References edit
- ^ Steve Dow (20 July 2015). "Leticia Cáceres on Death and the Maiden: How many versions of truth do we tell?". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "Flying High". The Australian. 21 July 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ Robin Usher (28 July 2012). "Playhouse pair put politics centre stage". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ "2017 HELPMANN AWARDS" (PDF). 3010 - Magazine for the University of Melbourne. No. 2. The University of Melbourne. 2017. p. 37. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "MTC Farewells Associate Director Leticia Cáceres - Melbourne Theatre Company". Melbourne Theatre Company. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ "Tantrum Youth Arts receives Catalyst funding grant from Federal Government | Newcastle Live". Newcastle Live. 15 June 2016. Archived from the original on 7 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "Leticia Cáceres – Thursday 9 July 2020". National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA). Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Winners". londonfilmawards.com. Archived from the original on 4 July 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "Leticia Cáceres | Cameron's Management". cameronsmanagement.com.au. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ "THE TRUE HISTORY OF BILLIE THE KID Directed by Leticia Cáceres Australia, 2017". MUBI. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ Watson, Meg (31 December 2020). "Bump review – sharp, sweet and surreal story of unexpected teen parenthood". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Leticia Caceres to take up artist residency with Start VR". If.com.au. 25 June 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "About Realtv Theatre Company". RealTV. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Australian playwrights Angela Betzien and Leticia Caceres are Flying High". www.theaustralian.com.au. 21 July 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Archives: 2000s". Matilda Awards. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Australian Television: 2007 AWGIE Awards". www.australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "Writing in the dark Angela Betzien on making theatre for young people in the Age of Anxiety". Australian Plays Transform. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ Bennett, Lachlan (23 February 2020). "Little Voice wins big at 2020 Tasmanian Theatre Awards". The Advocate. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ Francis, Hannah (25 July 2017). "Helpmann Awards 2017 winners: Kosky's Saul and Belvoir's The Drover's Wife dominate". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "2016 | Sydney Theatre Awards". www.sydneytheatreawards.com. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "2017 London Film Award Winners". London Film Awards. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "Screen Australia 2018 Developing the Developer Recipients Announced By Travis Johnson". FILMINK. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ "33rd Annual Green Room Awards announced". Australian Arts Review. 21 March 2016. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "Birdland - Melbourne Theatre Company". Melbourne Theatre Company. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ^ "Past nominees and winners | Helpmann Awards". www.helpmannawards.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.