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Ian Thuillier is an award winning documentary filmmaker and photographer from Dublin, Ireland. Thuillier is best known for his arts bio-pic documentaries and music videos.

Ian Thuillier is an established director on the contemporary cultural scene in Ireland, directing an Arts Lives documentary on Irish iconoclast Gavin Friday, and completing a 15th anniversary feature documentary 'Ghost Blues' on the legendary rock blues guitarist Rory Gallagher, recently broadcast on RTE and soon to be released on DVD world-wide. He is listed in the Hot Press Who’s Who 2014.

Ian is continuing a tradition that links the family name with Irish media, for Ian’s father was Harry Thuillier, one of the most distinctive voices in the early days of Irish broadcasting. Ian’s directorial debut was in 2001 when he directed and edited a moving tribute to the life of his late brother and renowned fine arts photographer, Harry Thuillier Jnr. Entitled Darkroom, Thuillier constructed an intimate exploration of an artist on the edge, from his earliest days to his tragic and controversial death in Italy. The film went on win Best Documentary at the 2003 Boston Irish Film Festival along with many more international nominations. Ian was nominated for Best New Talent in 2003 Irish Film and Television Awards.

Since then he has gone on to direct and edit numerous pieces of work for Irish musicians including a 15-camera shoot of Bell X1’s sell-out Point Depot show in 2006 which formed part the hit Live DVD package Tour de Flock; he took on the role of interviewer on Mundy’s Live & Confusion DVD; and has completed video installation pieces for Irish artists and experimental short films for the Arts Council.

Ian also wrote and directed 'Driven'. DRIVEN is the story of Thomas, an Irish artist who has come upon hard times. The bank is about to repossess his apartment. He decides to take a stand against everything he finds wrong with Ireland. The greed of both the Irish government and the banking institutions that have failed him and his country.