JEREMIAH CULLINANE
director

Jeremiah Cullinane (1967) was born in in London and grew up mainly in Montreal. He graduated there from Concordia University (communications and semiology), and went on to study film at the École Supérieure d’Études Cinématographiques, Paris (1987-89). After working as assistant director, company administrator, and independent producer in the performing arts in Paris and elsewhere in Europe, Jeremiah returned to Ireland in 1995 to work as assistant director at the new Roger Corman film studio in Galway.

Five feature films and one year later, he was offered his first film to direct, the action thriller Criminal Affairs. Jeremiah directed two more low-budget features for Roger Corman. Since then he has been concentrating on directing theatre, writing, and translating.  In 2005, he and his friend founded the Dublin-based company Planet Korda Pictures. He has directed or produced four documentary films since that time. He will make his return to feature drama in 2009 with the film The Perch.