Jeremy Peter Allen is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. He grew up in Quebec City

Quebec City

Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...

, in the Province of Quebec. He studied film production at Concordia University in Montreal, then returned to Quebec City where he worked for many years with the Spirafilm film cooperative.

He has directed a number of short films including L'est (2009), adapted from Canadian author Nancy Lee

Nancy Lee (writer)

Nancy Lee is a Canadian short story writer and novelist.Born in Cardiff, Wales to parents of Chinese and Indian descent, she moved with her family to Vancouver, British Columbia in childhood....

's short story East, and Requiem contre un plafond (2001), adapted from the short story of the same name by French author Tonino Benacquista

Tonino Benacquista

Tonino Benacquista is an award-winning French crime fiction author, comics writer, and screenwriter.- Awards :*1992 Grand Prix de Littérature Policière for La Commedia des ratés...

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Allen's first feature film, Manners of Dying

Manners of Dying

Manners of Dying is a 2004 Canadian drama film based on the short story of the same name by Yann Martel, winner of the Man Booker Prize for his book, The Life of Pi.- Plot :...

(2004), is adapted from the story by Canadian author Yann Martel

Yann Martel

Yann Martel is a Canadian author best known for the Man Booker Prize-winning novel Life of Pi.-Early life:Martel was born in Salamanca, Spain where his father was posted as a diplomat for the Canadian government. He was raised in Costa Rica, France, Mexico, and Canada...

. It stars Quebec actors Roy Dupuis

Roy Dupuis

Roy Dupuis is a Canadian actor best known for his role as counterterrorism operative Michael Samuelle in the television series La Femme Nikita...

 and Serge Houde

Serge Houde

Serge Houde is a Canadian film & television character actor. He is best known for his starring role in Jon Cassar's Emmy nominated miniseries The Kennedys playing the notorious Chicago mafia boss Sam Giancana opposite Tom Wilkinson and Barry Pepper.Houde began acting at age 35 and has made a...

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Allen was first assistant director on Robert Lepage

Robert Lepage

Robert Lepage, is a playwright, actor, film director, and stage director from Québec City, Québec, and is one of Canada's most honoured theatre artists.- Life and work :...

's 2003 film, La face cachée de la lune (The Far Side of the Moon). In 2009, Lepage asked Allen to direct a short biopic being produced by the National Film Board of Canada

National Film Board of Canada

The National Film Board of Canada is Canada's twelve-time Academy Award-winning public film producer and distributor. An agency of the Government of Canada, the NFB produces and distributes documentary, animation, alternative drama and digital media productions...

 on the occasion the renowned stage director receiving the Governor General's Award

Governor General's Award

The Governor General's Awards are a collection of awards presented by the Governor General of Canada, marking distinction in a number of academic, artistic and social fields. The first was conceived in 1937 by Lord Tweedsmuir, a prolific author of fiction and non-fiction who created the Governor...

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In 2009, Allen directed a ten-part mystery television series, Chabotte et fille, for Tele-Québec

Télé-Québec

Télé-Québec is a French language public educational television network in the Canadian province of Quebec. Known legally as Société de télédiffusion du Québec , it is a provincial crown corporation owned by the Government of Quebec...

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