Kate Haley is an award-winning filmmaker from Co. Donegal, Ireland. She holds an Honours Degree in English Literature from Trinity College Dublin and an M.Phil in Screenwriting. As a Fulbright Scholar, she earned her MFA in Film & TV at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), specialising in directing. While in the USA, she worked in development at 507 Collective, providing script coverage and identifying marketable narratives. 

Her short films have garnered international acclaim. A Death in the Family (2020) won Best Irish Short at the Disappear Here Film Festival and Best Cinematography at the WFT Short Film Showcase. Splash! (2023) earned a Red Dot Award for Sound Design and two NATAS Southeast Student Emmy nominations. Her MFA thesis film, A Fairytale Romance (2024), won Best Student Short at the Kerry International Film Festival.

Her debut feature film The Shadow of Me was selected for development with Screen Ireland as part of their prestigious new pilot scheme Perspectives. 

Kate has been recognized with the Northern Exposure Award, Donegal County Council Artist’s Bursary, and was one of eight european directors selected for the 2025 CineSud Directors Village. Her films blend fantasy, memory, and reality, challenging societal norms and offering bold, thought-provoking narratives.