about Mia…
Named as one of Screen International’s 2023 Rising Stars, Mia is an IFTA-nominated director whose short films have screened at festivals including Slamdance, Aesthetica and Palm Springs. Mia is a recipient of the Discovery Award from Dublin International Film Festival, and she won Gold at the 2023 YDA’s, Cannes Lions. She directed the short film SAFE AS HOUSES which she is developing into a TV series with Screen Ireland. Most recently Mia directed Season 2 of the TG4 music series CUMASC, and the TV pilot WRAPPED with Screen Ireland and RTÉ. 
Mia worked as a behavioural psychologist before turning to filmmaking. Beginning in documentary, she directed several successful short films such as MOTHER & BABY, with her work receiving awards from Oscar Qualifying festivals such as Aesthetica and Cork Film Festival. Mia directed a number of TV documentary programmes, including the TG4 music series CUMASC, nominated for the Royal Television Society Award 2022. From 2020 to 2021 she was mentored by director Lenny Abrahamson as she transitioned from documentary to drama. Mia’s debut short drama THE PASSION was nominated for an IFTA, and her Screen Ireland Focus Short SAFE AS HOUSES won gold for Best Short at the YDAs, Cannes Lions 2023, amongst numerous international awards. Mia was chosen as one of the 2023 Rising Stars Ireland by Screen International. She directed an RTÉ Storyland pilot drama called WRAPPED, nominated for an RTS award, and was Irish Unit Director on drama series THE GONE.
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Gold Award - short drama ‘Safe as Houses’ / Young Director Awards 2023
Best Director - short drama ‘Safe as Houses’ / Emerging Director Awards 2023
Best Foreign Short - short drama ‘Safe as Houses’ / Arizona International Film Festival 2023
Best Short Film - short drama ‘Safe as Houses’ / Swedish International Film Festival 2023
Nominated Entertainment Award - TV Series ‘Cumasc’ / Royal Television Society Ireland Awards, 2023
Nominated Best Short Drama - short drama ‘The Passion’ / Celtic Media Festival 2023
Silver Prize - Short drama ‘Safe as Houses’ / GwangHwaMun International Short Film Festival 2022
Best Irish Short - Short drama ‘Safe as Houses’ / Kinsale Shark Awards, 2022
Nominated Best Direction - Short drama ‘Safe as Houses’ / Kinsale Shark Awards, 2022
Nominated Best Irish Short - Short drama ‘The Passion’ / Irish Film & TV Awards 2022
Commendation for Animation Single - Aviva Insurance ad ‘The Trip’ / Institute of Creative Advertising and Design 2022
Best Animation Director - Aviva Insurance ad ‘The Trip’ / Kinsale Shark Awards 2022
Nominated Best Director - Ulster Bank ad ‘Becoming Chris’ / Emerging Directors Ireland 2019
Best Short Documentary - ‘Mother & Baby’ / Irish Film Festa, Rome 2019
Best Short Film - ‘Mother & Baby’ / International Short Film Festival Radio City 2019
Discovery Award - Dublin International Film Festival 2018
Best Irish Short - ‘Mother & Baby’ / Dublin International Film Festival 2018
Audience Award - ‘Mother & Baby’ / São Paulo International Short Film Festival 2018
Audience Award - ‘Mother & Baby’ / Irish Film Institute International Documentary Festival 2018
Best Short Documentary - ‘Mother & Baby’ / Cork Film Festival 2017
Best Short Documentary - ‘Throwline’ / Galway Film Fleadh 2017
Best Short Documentary - ‘Throwline’ / Largo Film Awards 2017
Best Short Documentary, 2nd Prize - ‘Throwline’ / Rivne International Film Festival 2017
Special Jury Award - ‘Throwline’ / Saratov Documentary Drama Film Festival 2017
Best Short Documentary - ‘Throwline’ / Wexford Documentary Film Festival 2017
Best Short Film, 2nd Prize - ‘Throwline’ / Waterford Film Festival 2017
Best Non-Scripted Award - ‘Throwline’ / TriForce Short Film Festival 2017
Audience Choice Award - ‘Throwline’ / TriForce Short Film Festival 2017
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