John Ira Palmer is an American film producer and director.

He is a founding partner of the production company Projected Picture Works with Sean Penn and John Wildermuth.

[3] In August 2022, it was announced that Palmer will produce the political thriller Killers & Diplomats alongside Projected Picture Works partners Sean Penn and John Wildermuth.

[4] Palmer has directed a number of short films, including the National Endowment for the Arts-supported documentary Out of the Corner of Our Eye, which won the Audience Award for Best Platinum Short at the 2023 Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ Film Festival; Elwood Takes a Lover; and Pitbull.

[5] Palmer is a faculty member at USC School of Cinematic Arts and AFI Conservatory.