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| birth_place = [[Dublin]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] |
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| occupation = [[Film director]]<br />[[Screenwriter]]<br />[[Film editor]] |
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| years_active = '''As director/screenwriter:'''<br />1996 - present |
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[[Image:Martin Duffy, Director.jpg|thumb|Martin Duffy filming © Jens Winter]] |
[[Image:Martin Duffy, Director.jpg|thumb|Martin Duffy filming © Jens Winter]] |
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'''Martin Duffy''' |
'''Martin Duffy''' (born 25 August 1952 in [[Dublin]]) is an [[Cinema of Ireland|Irish filmmaker]] and writer. |
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Starting as a film-editor at [[Radio Telefís Éireann]] in the late 1970s, he expanded into writing children's shows in the 1980s with the [[Lambert Puppet Theatre]], [[Wanderly Wagon]], [[Fortycoats & Co.]], [[Bosco]] and [[Scratch Saturday]]. He left Irish national television in 1989 to become a freelance editor and in 1995 found funding for his first feature film, [[The Boy from Mercury]], a film set in |
Starting as a film-editor at [[Raidió Teilifís Éireann|Radio Telefís Éireann]] in the late 1970s, he expanded into writing children's shows in the 1980s with the [[Lambert Puppet Theatre]], ''[[Wanderly Wagon]]'', ''[[Fortycoats & Co.]]'', ''[[Bosco (TV series)|Bosco]]'' and ''[[Scratch Saturday]]''. He left Irish national television in 1989 to become a freelance editor and in 1995 found funding for his first feature film, ''[[The Boy from Mercury]]'', a film set in 1950s Dublin about a young boy whose life revolves around the escapism of Saturday afternoon [[Flash Gordon]] serials at his local cinema. The film received international critical acclaim and several awards, but was a commercial dud. Martins book about the making of the film, ''[[The Road to Mercury]]'', is an insightful look into the mechanisms of the [[Cinema of Ireland|Irish film industry]]. |
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He has since directed three feature films, continuing to work with young actors and creating family films, [[The Bumblebee Flies Anyway]], starring [[Elijah Wood]], [[The Testimony of Taliesin Jones]] and [[Summer of the Flying Saucer]], a family film about a UFO that crashlanded in rural Ireland in 1967. He continues to work as a freelance editor when he is not directing, and has written several books for children, as well as a travelogue and a family history. He now resides in [[Berlin, Germany]]. |
He has since directed three feature films, continuing to work with young actors and creating family films, ''[[The Bumblebee Flies Anyway]]'', starring [[Elijah Wood]], ''[[The Testimony of Taliesin Jones]]'' and ''[[Summer of the Flying Saucer]]'', a family film about a UFO that crashlanded in rural Ireland in 1967. He continues to work as a freelance editor when he is not directing, and has written several books for children, as well as a travelogue and a family history. He now resides in [[Berlin, Germany]]. |
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==Selected |
==Selected filmography== |
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* [[Summer of the Flying Saucer]] (2008) |
* ''[[Summer of the Flying Saucer]]'' (2008) |
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* [[The Testimony of Taliesin Jones]] (2000) |
* ''[[The Testimony of Taliesin Jones]]'' (2000) |
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* [[The Bumblebee Flies Anyway]] (1999) |
* ''[[The Bumblebee Flies Anyway]]'' (1999) |
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* [[The Boy from Mercury]] (1996) |
* ''[[The Boy from Mercury]]'' (1996) |
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==Selected |
==Selected television work== |
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* [[Bosco]] (Writer) |
* ''[[Bosco (TV series)|Bosco]]'' (Writer) |
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* [[Fortycoats & Co.]] (Writer) |
* ''[[Fortycoats & Co.]]'' (Writer) |
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* [[Wanderly Wagon]] (Writer) |
* ''[[Wanderly Wagon]]'' (Writer) |
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* [[The Dubliners Dublin]] (Writer |
* ''[[The Dubliners Dublin]]'' (Writer) |
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==Selected |
==Selected writings== |
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* [[Barney and Molly: A True Dublin Love Story]] (2006) |
* ''[[Barney and Molly: A True Dublin Love Story]]'' (2006) |
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* [[The Road to Mercury]] (1996/2006) |
* ''[[The Road to Mercury]]'' (1996/2006) |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://duffyberlin.com/ Home of filmmaker and author Martin Duffy on the web] |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060525174040/http://www.duffyberlin.com/ Home of filmmaker and author Martin Duffy on the web] |
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*{{IMDb name|0240582}} |
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*[http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=588488763176907468 Splice of Life, a short film by Martin Duffy] |
*[http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=588488763176907468 Splice of Life, a short film by Martin Duffy] |
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*[http://www.filmmaking-focus.com/martin-duffy-being-a-filmmaker-is-not-about-having-total-control/ Martin Duffy: "Being a Filmmaker is Not About Having Total Control"] Article about the director. |
*[http://www.filmmaking-focus.com/martin-duffy-being-a-filmmaker-is-not-about-having-total-control/ Martin Duffy: "Being a Filmmaker is Not About Having Total Control"] Article about the director. |
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*[http://www.ecfaweb.org/projects/filmmaking/duffy.htm Interview with Martin Duffy] |
*[http://www.ecfaweb.org/projects/filmmaking/duffy.htm Interview with Martin Duffy] |
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Latest revision as of 01:08, 9 December 2023
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Martin Duffy | |
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 Martin Duffy, portrait © Jens Winter | |
| Born | 25 August 1952 |
| Occupation(s) | Film director Screenwriter Film editor |
| Years active | As director/screenwriter: 1996 - present |
| Website | http://duffyberlin.com/ |
Martin Duffy (born 25 August 1952 in Dublin) is an Irish filmmaker and writer.
Starting as a film-editor at Radio Telefís Éireann in the late 1970s, he expanded into writing children's shows in the 1980s with the Lambert Puppet Theatre, Wanderly Wagon, Fortycoats & Co., Bosco and Scratch Saturday. He left Irish national television in 1989 to become a freelance editor and in 1995 found funding for his first feature film, The Boy from Mercury, a film set in 1950s Dublin about a young boy whose life revolves around the escapism of Saturday afternoon Flash Gordon serials at his local cinema. The film received international critical acclaim and several awards, but was a commercial dud. Martins book about the making of the film, The Road to Mercury, is an insightful look into the mechanisms of the Irish film industry.
He has since directed three feature films, continuing to work with young actors and creating family films, The Bumblebee Flies Anyway, starring Elijah Wood, The Testimony of Taliesin Jones and Summer of the Flying Saucer, a family film about a UFO that crashlanded in rural Ireland in 1967. He continues to work as a freelance editor when he is not directing, and has written several books for children, as well as a travelogue and a family history. He now resides in Berlin, Germany.
Selected filmography
[edit]- Summer of the Flying Saucer (2008)
- The Testimony of Taliesin Jones (2000)
- The Bumblebee Flies Anyway (1999)
- The Boy from Mercury (1996)
Selected television work
[edit]- Bosco (Writer)
- Fortycoats & Co. (Writer)
- Wanderly Wagon (Writer)
- The Dubliners Dublin (Writer)
Selected writings
[edit]- Barney and Molly: A True Dublin Love Story (2006)
- The Road to Mercury (1996/2006)
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Martin Duffy.
- Home of filmmaker and author Martin Duffy on the web
- Martin Duffy at IMDb
- Splice of Life, a short film by Martin Duffy
- Martin Duffy: "Being a Filmmaker is Not About Having Total Control" Article about the director.
- Interview with Martin Duffy
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