Leticia Cáceres
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Leticia Cáceres is an Argentine-born Australian stage and film director. She is co-founder of RealTV theatre company, based in Melbourne.
Cáceres has worked across theatre, television, and film, gaining recognition for her work on productions such as The Drover’s Wife and Bump. In recent years, she has transitioned into television directing, with credits including Spooky Files, Rock Island Mysteries, and Royal Flying Doctors.
Cáceres has also directed several films, including the short Wild, which won the Gold Lion Award for Best First-Time Director at the London Film Awards.
Early life
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.{{cite web|author=Steve Dow|date=July 20, 2015|title=Leticia Cáceres on Death and the Maiden: How many versions of truth do we tell?|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/jul/20/leticia-caceres-on-death-and-the-maiden-this-play-has-lasted-the-test-of-time|access-date=February 5, 2021|work=The Guardian}}{{cite web|date=July 21, 2012|title=Flying High|url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/flying-high/news-story/6fae5e82d7fd11679f44b8bf9b89b0ca&usg=AOvVaw2a-kkULLRUAsFzUZeJhH-g|access-date=February 9, 2021|publisher=The Australian}}
Education
In 2000, she graduated from the Queensland University of Technology with a bachelor's degree in drama.{{cite news|author=Robin Usher|date=July 28, 2012|title=Playhouse pair put politics centre stage|publisher=The Sydney Morning Herald|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/theatre/playhouse-pair-put-politics-centre-stage-20120727-22zoj.html|access-date=February 8, 2021}}
She graduated with a Master's of Dramatic Art (Directing) from the Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne University, in 2014.{{cite news |title=2017 HELPMANN AWARDS |url=https://cpb-ap-se2.wpmucdn.com/blogs.unimelb.edu.au/dist/7/166/files/2017/10/3010_SEPTEMBER_2017_COMPLETE_2-1zi9x3p.pdf |access-date=12 July 2021|page=37 |work=3010 - Magazine for the University of Melbourne |issue=2 |publisher=The University of Melbourne |date=2017}}
Career
Cáceres was associate director for Melbourne Theatre Company from 2013 to 2015,{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtc.com.au/about/media/media-releases/2015/12/mtc-farewells-associate-director-leticia-caceres/|title=MTC Farewells Associate Director Leticia Cáceres - Melbourne Theatre Company|website=Melbourne Theatre Company|access-date=2016-09-23|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923160307/http://www.mtc.com.au/about/media/media-releases/2015/12/mtc-farewells-associate-director-leticia-caceres/|archivedate=2016-09-23}} and Artistic Director of Tantrum Youth Arts between 2006 and 2007.{{Cite news|url=http://newcastlelive.com.au/tantrum-youth-arts-receives-catalyst-funding-grant-from-federal-government/|title=Tantrum Youth Arts receives Catalyst funding grant from Federal Government {{!}} Newcastle Live|date=2016-06-15|work=Newcastle Live|access-date=2018-02-06|language=en-US|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207005323/http://newcastlelive.com.au/tantrum-youth-arts-receives-catalyst-funding-grant-from-federal-government/|archivedate=2018-02-07}}
She was the associate director for Queensland Theatre between 2003 and 2005.{{cite web |title=Leticia Cáceres – Thursday 9 July 2020 |url=https://www.nida.edu.au/productions/in-conversation/videos/leticia-caceres |website=National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) |access-date=12 July 2021}}
Cáceres's screen credits include Wild, which won Best First Time Director at the 2017 London Film Awards,{{Cite web|url=https://londonfilmawards.com/winners-main|title=Winners|website=londonfilmawards.com|language=en-gb|access-date=2018-02-06|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704073848/https://londonfilmawards.com/winners-main|archivedate=2017-07-04}} and The True History of Billie The Kid,{{Cite web|url=https://www.cameronsmanagement.com.au/leticia-caeres-stage-director/|title=Leticia Cáceres {{!}} Cameron's Management|website=cameronsmanagement.com.au|access-date=2016-09-23}} which was shown at the Melbourne International Film Festival in 2018.{{cite web |title=THE TRUE HISTORY OF BILLIE THE KID Directed by Leticia Cáceres Australia, 2017 |url=https://mubi.com/films/the-true-history-of-billie-the-kid |website=MUBI |access-date=12 July 2021}}
Cáceres work has since transitioned into television. In 2021 and 2022, She directed several episodes of Bump.{{cite news |last1=Watson |first1=Meg |date=31 December 2020 |title=Bump review – sharp, sweet and surreal story of unexpected teen parenthood |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/jan/01/bump-review-sharp-sweet-and-surreal-story-of-unexpected-teen-parenthood |access-date=12 July 2021 |work=The Guardian}}, and worked as a Director's Attachment on Fires. In 2023, she directed episodes of the anthology series Erotic Stories, episodes of Spooky Files . In 2024, she also directed episodes of Rock Island Mysteries, as well as episodes of Royal Flying Doctors.
In 2019, Cáceres became an artist-in-residence at Start VR.{{cite web |date=25 June 2019 |title=Leticia Caceres to take up artist residency with Start VR |url=https://www.if.com.au/leticia-caceres-to-take-up-artist-residency-with-start-vr/ |access-date=12 July 2021 |website=If.com.au}}
RealTV
Cáceres is co-founder of an independent theatre company called RealTV (also spelt Real TV) with playwright Angela Betzien.{{cite web | title=About Realtv Theatre Company | website=RealTV | date=26 May 2016 | url=https://realtvproject.com/about-realtv-theatre-company/ | access-date=18 October 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/flying-high/news-story/6fae5e82d7fd11679f44b8bf9b89b0ca?sv=ba24969312d8556d93e971871d809c93| title= Australian playwrights Angela Betzien and Leticia Caceres are Flying High |date=July 21, 2012 |website=www.theaustralian.com.au|language=en|access-date=2018-02-06}} Their work for young audiences include: Hoods, which won the multiple awards; War Crimes; and Children of the Black Skirt.{{cite web |title=Writing in the dark Angela Betzien on making theatre for young people in the Age of Anxiety |url=https://apt.org.au/writing-in-the-dark |website=Australian Plays Transform |access-date=12 July 2021}}
Awards
In 2024, Cáceres was nominated for two AACTA Awards: Best Drama Series for Erotic Stories and Best Direction for Episode 1 of Erotic Stories.
In 2020, Cáceres won the award for Outstanding Direction in the Professional Theatre category at the Tasmanian Theatre Awards, for The Mares.{{cite news |last1=Bennett |first1=Lachlan |title=Little Voice wins big at 2020 Tasmanian Theatre Awards |url=https://www.theadvocate.com.au/story/6644178/little-voice-wins-big-at-theatre-awards/ |work=The Advocate|date=February 23, 2020 |access-date=12 July 2021}}
Cáceres' production of Leah Purcell's The Drover's Wife (Belvoir St Theatre) won four Helpmann Awards including Best Direction and Best Production{{Cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/stage/helpmann-awards-2017-winners-koskys-saul-and-belvoirs-the-drovers-wife-dominate-20170724-gxhlus.html|title=Helpmann Awards 2017 winners: Kosky's Saul and Belvoir's The Drover's Wife dominate|last=Francis|first=Hannah|date=2017-07-25|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=2018-02-06|language=en-US|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803144146/http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/stage/helpmann-awards-2017-winners-koskys-saul-and-belvoirs-the-drovers-wife-dominate-20170724-gxhlus.html|archivedate=2017-08-03}} and four Sydney Theatre Awards including Best Direction and Best Production.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sydneytheatreawards.com/history/2016|title=2016 {{!}} Sydney Theatre Awards|website=www.sydneytheatreawards.com|access-date=2018-02-06|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213092400/http://www.sydneytheatreawards.com/history/2016|archivedate=2018-02-13}}
In 2017, she won the Gold Lion Award for Best First-Time Director at the London Film Awards,{{cite web |title=2017 London Film Award Winners |url=https://londonfilmawards.com/2017-winners/ |website=London Film Awards |access-date=12 July 2021}} and the Next Gen Student Film Award at the Melbourne Women in Film Festival, for the short film, Wild.{{cite web |title=Screen Australia 2018 Developing the Developer Recipients Announced By Travis Johnson |date=March 23, 2018 |url=https://www.filmink.com.au/screen-australia-2018-developing-developer-recipients-announced/ |website=FILMINK |access-date=12 July 2021}}
She won the 2015 Best Director Green Room Award for her production of Simon Stephens' Birdland,{{Cite news|url=http://artsreview.com.au/33rd-annual-green-room-awards-announced/|title=33rd Annual Green Room Awards announced|date=2016-03-21|work=Australian Arts Review|access-date=2018-02-06|language=en-AU|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116193411/http://artsreview.com.au/33rd-annual-green-room-awards-announced/|archivedate=2018-01-16}} presented by Melbourne Theatre Company.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtc.com.au/about/the-company/archive/mainstage-2015/birdland/|title=Birdland - Melbourne Theatre Company|website=Melbourne Theatre Company|language=en|access-date=2018-02-06|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018182004/http://www.mtc.com.au/about/the-company/archive/mainstage-2015/birdland/|archivedate=2017-10-18}}
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,{{cite web |title=Archives: 2000s |url=https://www.matildaawards.com.au/2000s#m08 |website=Matilda Awards |access-date=12 July 2021}}
the 2007 AWGIE Award for Theatre for Young Audiences{{Cite web|url=http://www.australiantelevision.net/awards/awgie2007.html|title=Australian Television: 2007 AWGIE Awards|website=www.australiantelevision.net|language=en|access-date=2018-02-06}} and received a 2008 Helpmann nomination;{{Cite web|url=http://www.helpmannawards.com.au/2008/past-nominees-and-winners/presentation-for-children|title=Past nominees and winners {{!}} Helpmann Awards|website=www.helpmannawards.com.au|language=en|access-date=2018-02-06|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206190257/http://www.helpmannawards.com.au/2008/past-nominees-and-winners/presentation-for-children|archivedate=2018-02-06}}
References
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External links
- {{official|https://www.leticiacaceres.com/}}
- {{official|https://realtvproject.com/|Real TV Theatre Company}}
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Category:Australian theatre directors
Category:Australian women theatre directors