Israel Adrián Caetano (born 1969 in

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), known as Adrián Caetano, is an

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, producer and

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Biography

He's often credited as Adrián Caetano. He works mainly in the

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and at times, he obtains funding for his films in

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. He lives in

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, Argentina. At age of sixteen, his family moved to

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. When he was older, he shot several short videos including ''Visite Carlos Paz,'' and ''Calafate''. In 1995, Caetano won a prize in a script contest he entered. The money won allowed him to film the short ''Down Hill'' (''Cuesta abajo''), his first work filmed in

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. '' Pizza, Beer, and Cigarettes'' (1998, co-directed with Bruno Stagnaro) followed. The film was well received at the various film festivals where it screened. In 1996, Caetano won a Media Arts

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, funded by the

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. Caetano also directs television commercial and programs. In 2005, Caetano returned to

to shoot the mini-series ''Uruguayos Campeones'' for television.

New Argentine cinema

Film critic

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, writing for the ''

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,'' calls Caetano "a leading figure in the new Argentine cinema." She notes that Caetano's first feature, the 1998 release of ''Pizza, Beer, Cigarettes,'' helped jump-start a "New Argentine Cinema." His first full-length film, ''

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'' (2001) was well received by film critics, even though it took three years to produce the film due to budget constraints. His film ''

Chronicle of an Escape ''Chronicle of an Escape'' ( es, Crónica de una fuga), also known as ''Buenos Aires, 1977'', is a 2006 Argentine historical drama film directed by Israel Adrián Caetano. The screenplay is written by Caetano, Esteban Student, and Julián Loyola, ...

,'' the true story of four men who narrowly escaped death at the hands of Argentina's military death squads during the 1970s, was released in 2006. The film was a major box office success in Argentina, and was screened at the

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and the

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'', film review. It has won and been nominated for numerous awards.

Filmography

* ''Visite Carlos Paz'' (1992) (short video) * ''Calafate'' (1994) (short video) * ''Cuesta abajo'' (1995) (first 35mm short film), a.k.a. ''Down Hill'' * '' Pizza, birra, faso'' (1998) a.k.a. '' Pizza, Beer, and Cigarettes'' (co-directed) * ''La Expresión del deseo'' (1998) (

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mid-length film), a.k.a. ''The Plaza: The Expression of Desire'' * ''No necesitamos de nadie'' (1999) (16mm B&W short) * ''Historias de Argentina en vivo'' (2001) * ''

'' (2001) * '' Un oso rojo'' (2002), a.k.a. '' A Red Bear'' * '' 18-j'' (2004) * ''Después del mar'' (2005) * ''

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'' (2006), a.k.a. ''

'' * ''

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'' (2009) * '' Mala'' (2013) * ''El otro hermano'' (2017) * ''Togo'' (2022)

Television

* ''Peces chicos'' (1999) (documentary) * ''La Cautiva'' (2001) (digital beta) * ''Tumberos'' (2002) (mini series), a.k.a. ''Tombers'' * ''Disputas'' (2003) (mini series), a.k.a. ''Catfight'' * ''Uruguayos Campeones'' (2005) (mini series) * ''

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'' (2010)

Awards

Wins *

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: Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Film, for ''

,'' 2006. *

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: Silver Condor; Best Screenplay, Adapted, Israel Adrián Caetano, 2003. *

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: KNF Award, Israel Adrián Caetano, for ''Bolivia,'' 2002. *

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: Special Jury Prize, ''A Red Bear,'' 2002. *

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: Young Critics Award Best Feature, Israel Adrián Caetano, for ''Bolivia,'' 2001. *

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Prize, Israel Adrián Caetano, for its direct, sentimental treatment of one of the most important social questions facing urban societies everywhere, for ''Bolivia,'' 2001. * Donostia-San Sebastián International Film Festival: Made in Spanish Award, Israel Adrián Caetano, for ''Bolivia,'' 2001. * Argentine Film Critics Association Awards: Silver Condor, Best First Film, for ''Pizza, birra, faso,'' 1999. * Fribourg International Film Festival:

Prize, Israel Adrián Caetano and Bruno Stagnaro, for a first feature by two young directors who dramatise with force and without sentimentality the predicament of the teenage marginals of Argentina; and ''Grand Prix,'' for ''Pizza, birra, faso,'' 1998. *

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: Golden Kikito, Best Director, Best Film, Best Screenplay, for ''Pizza, birra, faso'' 1998. Shared with Bruno Stagnaro.

References

External links

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''El Monitor''
interview with Adrián Caetano by Judith Gociol {{DEFAULTSORT:Caetano, Adrian 1969 births Argentine film directors Argentine film producers Argentine screenwriters Male screenwriters Argentine male writers Living people Uruguayan Jews Argentine Jews People from Buenos Aires People from Montevideo Uruguayan emigrants to Argentina Uruguayan film directors Uruguayan film producers Uruguayan screenwriters Uruguayan people of Portuguese descent