Maeve was born and brought up in Northern Ireland. She studied English at Cambridge University and was the secretary of the Cambridge Footlights. Her early career was in theatre where she co-founded, co-wrote and acted for award winning theatre company Trouble and Strife. Maeve then worked at Parallax Pictures Production Company and moved into film.
Writer/Director
SUSHI/TAKING STOCK extract United Kingdom 2011, 35 secs
WINNER OF SUB-TI INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM COMPETITION 2011.
THIS WAS GIVEN A SPECIAL MENTION BY ONE OF THE SUB-TI JUDGES, GEORGIO GOSETTI, DIRECTOR OF VENICE DAYS AT VENICE 2011
SELECT FOR THE GARDEN STATE FILM FESTIVAL 2012
Produced by Holly Wells and LONDON FILM ACADEMY
Starring Luanna Priestman and Junichi Kajioka
Writer/Director
TAKING STOCK – Feature in Development 2011
Northern Ireland Screen individual writer’s grant
Producer Helen Alexander and Castle Valley Films
Writer/Director
BEYOND THE FIRE - Feature 2009/10
Playing With Fire Ltd/Swipe Films/UKFC/ UK release Jun 2009
Premiere at New British Cinema ICA London
WINNER OF BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE AWARDED to Maeve Murphy
at the Garden State Film Festival 2010
WINNER OF BEST UK FEATURE AWARDED to Maeve Murphy
at the London Independent Film Festival 2009
Best Director Nomination to Maeve Murphy at the London Independent Film Festival
Belfast Film Festival Premier 2009
Developed by Northern Irish Screen and The Irish Film Board
Starring: Scot Williams and Cara Seymour
Producers: Helen Alexander, Maeve Murphy and Exec Producer Frank Mannion
TV3 SCREEN TELEVISION PREMIERE on April 7th 2010
Writer/Director
SILENT GRACE - Feature 2004
Crimson/Irish Screen/Guerilla UK release UGC London 13/2/4
WINNER OF SOKA ART AWARD AWARDED to Maeve Murphy (Soka Gakkai Japan)
Best Film Nomination (Conflict and Resolution Section) Hampton’s Film Festival USA
Aisling Award Nomination Northern Ireland
TWN Award for Excellence Nomination Northern Ireland
Critics Choice The London Metro and Dublin Hotpress
Galway Film Fleadh Premier, Taormina, Hamptons and Cannes Market
Developed by Northern Irish Screen
Completion Finance Irish Film Board
Starring: Orla Brady, Patrick Bergin and Conor Mullen
Director
SALVAGE - Short 2001
Universale Imaginaria Special Award Nomination
Distributed by BFI – screened on RTE and UTV
Writer/Director
AMAZING GRACE- Short 1999
BFI and NI Lottery
Edinburgh Film Festival, London Film Festival and Galway Film Festival
Screened on Channel 4 and Film 4. Starring Aidan Gillan
Theatre
The Miracle People - Etc Theatre (Writer and Director)
Choose Hope, Choose Peace - SGI Multimedia Event – Wembley Conference Centre (Director)
Justice, Hope and Friendship - SGI Multimedia Event – Conway Hall (Director)
Now And At The Hour Of Our Death - TIME OUT AWARD (Co Writer)
Next To You I Lie - National Theatre Studio, Arts Council Funded (Co Writer)
Never Had It So Good – Nominated for Carrington London Fringe Award (Co Writer)
SUSHI/TAKING STOCK extract United Kingdom 2011, 35 secs
WINNER OF SUB-TI INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM COMPETITION 2011.
THIS WAS GIVEN A SPECIAL MENTION BY ONE OF THE SUB-TI JUDGES, GEORGIO GOSETTI, DIRECTOR OF VENICE DAYS AT VENICE 2011
SELECT FOR THE GARDEN STATE FILM FESTIVAL 2012
Produced by Holly Wells and LONDON FILM ACADEMY
Starring Luanna Priestman and Junichi Kajioka
Writer/Director
TAKING STOCK – Feature in Development 2011
Northern Ireland Screen individual writer’s grant
Producer Helen Alexander and Castle Valley Films
Writer/Director
BEYOND THE FIRE - Feature 2009/10
Playing With Fire Ltd/Swipe Films/UKFC/ UK release Jun 2009
Premiere at New British Cinema ICA London
WINNER OF BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE AWARDED to Maeve Murphy
at the Garden State Film Festival 2010
WINNER OF BEST UK FEATURE AWARDED to Maeve Murphy
at the London Independent Film Festival 2009
Best Director Nomination to Maeve Murphy at the London Independent Film Festival
Belfast Film Festival Premier 2009
Developed by Northern Irish Screen and The Irish Film Board
Starring: Scot Williams and Cara Seymour
Producers: Helen Alexander, Maeve Murphy and Exec Producer Frank Mannion
TV3 SCREEN TELEVISION PREMIERE on April 7th 2010
Writer/Director
SILENT GRACE - Feature 2004
Crimson/Irish Screen/Guerilla UK release UGC London 13/2/4
WINNER OF SOKA ART AWARD AWARDED to Maeve Murphy (Soka Gakkai Japan)
Best Film Nomination (Conflict and Resolution Section) Hampton’s Film Festival USA
Aisling Award Nomination Northern Ireland
TWN Award for Excellence Nomination Northern Ireland
Critics Choice The London Metro and Dublin Hotpress
Galway Film Fleadh Premier, Taormina, Hamptons and Cannes Market
Developed by Northern Irish Screen
Completion Finance Irish Film Board
Starring: Orla Brady, Patrick Bergin and Conor Mullen
Director
SALVAGE - Short 2001
Universale Imaginaria Special Award Nomination
Distributed by BFI – screened on RTE and UTV
Writer/Director
AMAZING GRACE- Short 1999
BFI and NI Lottery
Edinburgh Film Festival, London Film Festival and Galway Film Festival
Screened on Channel 4 and Film 4. Starring Aidan Gillan
Theatre
The Miracle People - Etc Theatre (Writer and Director)
Choose Hope, Choose Peace - SGI Multimedia Event – Wembley Conference Centre (Director)
Justice, Hope and Friendship - SGI Multimedia Event – Conway Hall (Director)
Now And At The Hour Of Our Death - TIME OUT AWARD (Co Writer)
Next To You I Lie - National Theatre Studio, Arts Council Funded (Co Writer)
Never Had It So Good – Nominated for Carrington London Fringe Award (Co Writer)