Maeve won the "Women of Film Award" at London Breeze Film Festival October 2026.
"Auteur filmmaker...incredible filmmaker...the epitome of courageous cinematic storytelling."
Maeve won an amazing two awards at the London Rolling International Film Festival in September 2026.
They were Best Director award and the Yes She Cannes Impact Spotlight award for Maeve Murphy for The Wolf.
In August Maeve went to the Boyne International Film Festival for a screening and director's Q&A for The Wolf short and also final segment of 'The Geography of Violence'.
In June, Film Ireland printed an article/review on Maeve's 'The Geography of Violence'.
"Her voice is distinct, unfaltering.. each short is unflinching in its demand for attention to violence… gifted a shred of hope." By film critic and writer, Sarah Shojaei.
The Geography of Violence, a concept title for a 3 short film trilogy comprising of Siobhan, St Pancras Sunrise and The Wolf, had its European premiere at the La Femme film festival in Hungary on the 6th of June. There was a Director's Q&A with Dr Bojano Papp, who is film academic and critic.
Maeve was shortlisted for the Jack Gold Prize for Best Direction at the 2026 Fastnet Film Festival for The Wolf. The film was also shortlisted for Best Actor award.
The Wolf, a 2026 new film directed by Maeve and written/starring Kellie Shirley, premiered at the BIFA qualifying Beeston Film Festival on April 24th. It was nominated for best performance. It will show at the Fastnet Film Festival in May.
The Irish World did an interview with Maeve and Kellie and a clip of The Wolf was broadcast across the UK on Channel 4's Sunday Brunch on Easter Sunday.
St Pancras Sunrise short streaming from the 20th February on the Minute Shorts Platform. Link
Maeve received a Best Director nomination for St Pancras Sunrise from the European Short Awards 2025.
In September and October, St Pancras Sunrise showed at IFTUK Wales, Red Umbrella Film Festival in Dublin and IndieCork. It was also semi-finalist in the Area 51 Film Festival USA for best film and song.
Maeve gave an interview about the novella and short film in the Camden New Journal. Link
Trailer for Saint Pancras Sunrise showing at Vue Piccadilly on 23rd and 24th of June for Raindance 2025. Link
Film Ireland do a profile piece on Maeve and name the short "a break out success" and praises its "electric immediacy". Link
St Pancras Sunrise short showed at Raindance Film Festival in Vue Cinema in London in June.
St Pancras Sunrise showed at Fastnet Film Festival in Schull, West Cork in May.
Euronews "Meet the Irish Director tackling police brutality and Sex workers. Euro News 8th March International Women's Day."
In the context of talking about St Pancras Sunrise short, Maeve highlighted the injustice of the police vetting system. This was rectified by parliament on April 23rd, 4 years after Sarah Everard, 44 years after the Patsy Malone killing. A moment for women's safety. Link to Euronews article.
St Pancras Sunrise Official Selection and finalist at Catalyst Film Festival April 2025. Maeve was joined at the screening by Emma Eliza Regan, who plays Blathnaid.
St Pancras Sunrise wins Best Short at LISP, London International Screenwriters Film Festival 2024 at the Curzon Victoria.
Maeve was long-listed as Best Director for St Pancras Sunrise for the British Short Film Awards 2024.
Director Maeve Murphy honoured by Irish Film & TV UK - Link
St Pancras Sunrise screens at the 2024 Belfast Film Festival.
St Pancras Sunrise awarded Honourable Mention at the BIFA qualifying 2024 London Breeze Film Festival.
St Pancras Sunrise wins Best Short Under 10 Minutes at the 2024 City of Angels Women's Film Festival in LA.
St Pancras Sunrise wins Best Short at the 2024 4th Dimension Film Festival in Bali.
St Pancras Sunrise awarded Honourable Mention at the 2024 Greece International Film Festival.
Maeve and St Pancras Sunrise short film article in the Irish Times. Link
St Pancras Sunrise wins Best International Short Narrative Film at the 2024 Los Angeles Silicon Beach Film Festival.
St Pancras Sunrise wins 2 awards at the 2024 New York Magic Silver Screen Film Festival for Best Director and Best Short.
St Pancras Sunrise short film was selected for the Ischia Global Film Festival and screened on July 12 2024. Maeve as writer-director and Jim Sheridan as executive producer were there in person to introduce the film.
There was a director's Q&A and 20th Anniversary screening of Silent Grace preceded by her new short film St Pancras Sunrise.
Below: Maeve with IFTUK Festival director Michael Hayden during the Q&A at the ICA
A piece Maeve wrote in the Irish Times about Irish Women Oscar Green Wave
A piece Maeve wrote in the Irish Times about Shane MacGowan
Indiewire "Maeve Murphy award winning and controversial writer/director. A name to watch"
WFT Irl "Talented writer and director, beautiful and complex films... impressive body of work"
Producer James Flynn chairing Silent Grace Q&A with writer director Maeve Murphy and actress Orla Brady at a special Foyle Film Festival screening of Silent Grace in 2020
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Dublin Feminist Film Festival 2021 Master Class with Maeve Murphy
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Silent Grace was added to Hulu in 2015 as mentioned in Vulture and The Hollywood Reporter
Silent Grace Directed by Maeve is now available on
BFI PLAYER
"Several years before Steve McQueen cast Michael Fassbender in Hunger, Maeve Murphy dramatised the largely unreported women's involvement in the Dirty Protest and Hunger Strike." BFI Player
Maeve Murphy author of 'Christmas at the Cross' in conversation with Richard Balls author of 'A Furious Devotion: The Authorised Story of Shane MacGowan'. Recorded at the Water Rats in Kings Cross on the 4th of October 2022.
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Christmas at the Cross available at Waterstones and Amazon.
Christmas at the Cross was published end of October 2021 by Bridgehouse. It was critically acclaimed and a great success. 
The Irish Times described it as "A story of triumph over male violence...short sharp read that packs a punch."
The Irish Examiner said it was "A perfect Christmas tale. Full of insight and heart."
The Daily Mail Ireland placed it in their book choice guide, saying it was "highly acclaimed novel."
Maeve figured in the publicity and did a number of interviews focussing on her time living in Kings Cross, most notably The Sunday Independent two page interview with Maeve with best selling author Emily Hourican was no 3 Most read.
Film maker Jim Sheridan said "This is a book about women who have had enough...you will be astonished by Maeve's riveting tale."
On the 22nd August 2021, Maeve gave a masterclass for Dublin Feminist Film Festival and Irish Film Institute about screenwriting.
On the 26th of December 2020, the Irish Times published Maeve's short story The Little Statue. It is part 2 of the Christmas at the Cross story published the previous year. Links to both below.
Christmas at the Cross & The Little Statue
Silent Grace had a special 20th Anniversary screening and Q&A at the online Foyle Film Festival 2020.
Silent Grace voted no. 38 in the Irish Times top 50 Irish films of all time
During 2018-2020 Maeve wrote a feature film screenplay with Victoria Mary Clarke about the life/love story of Victoria and Shane MacGowan.
Vico films were the production company with draft development finance from NIS
Taking Stock featuring on Popular on Netflix page
Maeve and Kelly Brook at the Taking Stock premiere at the Raindance Film Festival 
Maeve at the 2018 Foyle Film Festival in Derry. Click here
Siobhan - award winning short film screened at the 2018 Foyle Film Festival and winner of the SIFA President's Award at the 2017 Sochi International Festival
Review by Rich Cline - Shadows on the Wall
Global. Network For Peace 2018 short documentary directed by Maeve featured on BBC World News
Cara Seymour and Scot Williams in Beyond The Fire which was broadcast in 2014 on BBC2
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