COMPANY: Xavier Pictures Ltd
NAME: Maggie Mooney
COMPANY: Xavier Pictures Ltd.,
ADDRESS: Anna Rose Cottage, Newtown, Ballymore
Co. Westmeath
TELEPHONE: Mobile +353 (0) 87 259 3707
Land line +353 (0) 44 93 56035
E-mail:
1981 - 1991 : Windmill Lane Pictures
1981 - 1986 : Post Production Manager
1987 - 1991 : Production Manager / Producer
1989 : Production Management Course with the BBC.
Feature Films/T.V. dramas :
‘Raw’
Six part drama series for Network 2.
Staring Shelley Conn, Charlene McKenna, Liam Garrigan Michael Colgan and Damon Gameau. Directed by Kieron Walsh DOP Donal Gilligan. Produced for Ecosse Films and Octagon Films
Production Manager
‘Backer Street Irregulars’ Sherlock Holmes
Period Drama for CBBC Starring Jonathan Pryce, Bill Paterson and Anna Chancellor
Directed by Julian Kemp. DOP Ciaran Tanham
Produced for RDF and Element Films
Production Manager
‘Kitchen’
Two part T.V. Drama for Channel 5
Starring James Young, Nataukue Robb and
Frank Gallagher. Directed by Kieron Walsh. DOP Donal Gilligan.
Production Manager
‘Stardust’ They Never Came Home
Two part T.V. Drama for RTE. Starring Ger Ryan and Brian McGrath. Directed by Ciaran Donnelly. D.O.P Peter Robertson.
Production Manager
Malice Aforethought
Two part T.V. Drama for Granada. Starring Ben Miller and Barbara Flynn. Directed by David Blair. D.O.P Ryszard Lenczewski.
Production Manager
The Ringer
Feature for Fox Television
Three camera shoot of the opening sequences to the Special Olympics.
Production Manager
The Return
T.V Drama for I.T.V.
Starring Julie Waters.
Directed by Dermot Boyd
D.O.P Ciaran Tanham.
Production Manager
Fathers and Sons
T.V. feature for Fox television about the English Royal Family.
Directed by Michael Watkins
D.O.P Donal Gilligan
Production Manager
Bobby’s Girl
Movie of the Week for Paramount T.V. Starring Bernadette Peters and Rachel Ward. A co-production with Baby Head Productions World 2000/Metropolitan Films. Shot in Dublin and Wicklow.
Directed by Jeremy Kagan.
DOP Ciaran Tanham.
Production Manager.
The Abduction Club
Period Film set in the 17th Century. A ten week shoot shot in and around Dublin and Wicklow. A co-production with Samson Films and Gruber Films.
Directed by Stefan Schwartz
DOP Howard Atherton
Production Manager.
Yesterdays Children. Sunday Night At The Movies for CBS. Staring Jane Seymour, Hume Cronyn, Clancy Brown and Claire Bloom. A co-production with Cosgrove Meuer Productions, World 2000/Metropolitan Films. Shot in Wicklow and Ardmore Studios. Shot contemporary and Period. Directed by Marcus Cole. DOP James Bartle.
Production Manager.
A Secret Affair Movie of the week for CBS. Writen by Barbara Taylor Bradford. Staring Janine Gauntt. A Co-production with Adelson Entertainment and World 2000/Metropolitan Films. Shot in Venice and Dublin
Directed by Bobby Roth.
DOP Eric Van Haren Noman.
Production Manager
About Adam A Miramax /BBC Movie
Produced by Venus Productions and Hal. A light comedy shot in Dublin staring
Kate Hudson. Directed by Gerry Stembridge.
DOP Bruno De Keyzer.
Production Manager
Her Own Rules Movie of the week for CBS. Writen by Barbara Taylor Bradford. Staring Melissa Gilbert. A Co-production with Adelson Entertainment and
World 2000/Metropolitan Films.
Directed by Bobby Roth.
DOP Eric Van Haren Noman.
Production Manager
This Is My Father - A sad love story shot on location around Wicklow and Offlay. Staring James Caan, Aidan Quinn, Stephen Rea, John Cusack, Donal Meaney, Brendan Gleeson. Written and Directed by Paul Quinn.
DOP Declan Quinn.
Production Manager.
I Went Down - A gangster comedy shot on the outskirts of Dublin
Produced by Treasure Films/Samson
Directed by Paddy Breathnach.
DOP Cian De Buitlear
Production Manager
Snakes And Ladders- A comedy/drama based around two street artists in Dublin Produced by Chris + Lilyan Sievernich
Directed by Trish McAdam
DOP Dectrich Loman
Production Manager
Hear My Song - A comedy loosely based around Joseph Locke. Staring Ned Beatty and Aidrain Dunbar. Directed by Peter Chelsom.
Producers Secretary.
Rattle & Hum - Film based on U2's tour of America with interviews of the band.
Production Assistant - Dublin.
Our Boys - Short black and white film - Directed by Cathal Black. -
Post Production.
Documentaries : Invisible Underworld - Discovery Programme.
Production Manager - Dublin
History of Rock and Roll -
Andrew Solt Productions Los Angeles
Interview with Bono
Production/Location Manager
No Foot No Horse - Channel 4
One hour programme based on the bloodstock industry in Ireland -
Production Assistant.
Vikings - One hour history of Viking expansion into Ireland.
Production Co-ordinator.
Completely Pogued - A fast moving documentary film centred around The Pogues during their 1988 St. Patrick's week concerts featuring band interviews, live music and guests.
Production Co-ordinator.
Dramas & T.V. : Sulky or Flesh and Blood - Co-production with 1998 RTE and French 1 &2. A two-hour drama involving Sulky races with horse stunts. To be aired on Christmas Day 1998.
Production Manager.
Whitney Houston"Live From Spain"
A Tall Pony L.A. production for Sky Movies using eleven cameras to shoot Whitney Houston's live concert in La Coruña. - Director - Louis J Horvitz. Producer - Anthony Eaton
Production Assistant
The Commitments Live Performance
A six camera shoot, shot for ABC of the live performance after the premier in Dublin.
Production Manager
Re-Union Blues - A one hour television drama which portrays the re-union of a once successful rock band. Directed by Barry Devlin.
Production Secretary.
Check It Out - A six part series based on the current rock scene in Ireland. Directed by
Ian McGarry.
Production Manager.
Granuaile At Greenwich - A one hour programme inspired by the great Irish Chieftain Grace O'Malley.
Production Secretary.
Fianna Fail - Party Political and Budget Broadcasts 1988 - 1991.
Production Secretary
Art Exhibition : Lapsus Exposure - An Installation by James Coleman for Documenta Kassel Germany. Shot on stills for an audio visual using ten actors. Mentioned in the top ten out of one hundred and ninety artists.
Producer.
Long Form Videos : Chieftains Christmas Album -
A one hour video of the Chieftains with special guest artists including Jackson Browne, Marian Faithful, Ricki Lee Jones, Bergess Meradith, Catherine Kickell, The McGarragles Sisters, Nanci Griffith, Noleynne Monjarratt - shot while recording a Christmas album, in Belfast, Dublin, Wicklow, Los Angeles and Boston. Directed by Gerry Hoban.
Producer.
Deacon Blue - Six Camera shoot of a live concert shot in Glasgow
Production Manager.
Chris de Burgh - 'Live In Dublin' - Nine camera shoot on 16mm of Chris de Burgh's live concert at the RDS in Dublin
Production Manager.
Hothouse Flowers - 'Take A Last Look At The Sun'- A one hour long form video shot on nine cameras at the RDS in Dublin.
Production Manager.
Commercials : Production Manager/Location Manager on the following:
E-MOBLIE
ROAD SAFETY
AERLINGUS
NATIONAL LOTTERY 1X10SEC AIB 1X30SEC
NESCAFE 3X10SEC SURF 1X30 SEC
AERO 60,40,20SEC (Shot in S. Africa)
CEREBRAL PALSY IRL 1x20SEC
COW+GATE 1X10SEC LOTTO 2X40SEC
EIRCELL 1X40SEC SURF 1X20SEC
BARRYS TEA 2X60SEC
BUS EIREANN 1X40SEC,1X20SEC,1X10SEC
BALLYCLOUGH 1X30SEC,1X10SEC
IRISH LIFE 1X60SEC
AVONMORE 1X30SEC
SUPER VALU 1X40SEC,2X20SEC
NATIONAL SAFETY 1X30SEC
LOW SALT 1X10SEC ALONE 1X20SEC
PAMPERS/LENOR 1X20SEC,1X10SEC
TELECOM 2X30SEC,1X40SEC SURF 2x30SEC
NATIONAL LOTTERY 1X30SEC TELECOM 3X20SEC
REACH TOOTHBRUSHES 1X30SEC
COORS BEER 1X30SEC VICHY 1X10SEC
HEINEKEN BEER 1X30SEC
COOPERS CIDER1X40SEC (Shot in Washington State)
DONEGAL CATCH 1X40SEC RADION 1X40SEC ESB 1x 60SEC (9 Day shoot)
TELSTRA - Facilitated an Austrailian crew shooting two days of this commerical in Dublin and Wicklow
HEINKEN - Facilitated An Asian crew on a one week shoot
in Cork.
IMAX – Facilitated an American crew four days in the west
KERRY GOLD – Facilitated an English production for a two day shoot in Wicklow.
THE RINGER – Facilitated an American Film crew shooting the special Olympics 3 x35mm cameras for inserting into the movice The Ringer.
Pop Promos : The Cranberries x 2
Daniel O'Donnell - x 4
Mick Flavin
U 2 - x 3
Troy Tate
Fury Brothers & Davey Aurthur
Foster & Allen
In Tua Nua
UB40
Minor Detail
Ella Mental
Gerry Raferty
Nanci Griffith
Davey Spillane
Photo Shoots : TELECOM - Football, Dance, Teenagers,
kids Party.
TELECOM - Football.
CISCO – Facilitated an American Photographer shooting three days in Doolin and Clare.