Directing · geboren 1976-03-28 · Newlyn, United Kingdom

Mark Jenkin

Mark Jenkin (born 28 March 1976; Newlyn) is a British (Cornish) director, editor, screenwriter, cinematographer and producer. He wrote and directed the film Bait (2019), which earned him a BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer. Jenkin won the Frank Copplestone First Time Director Award at The Celtic Film & Television Festival in 2002 for his debut film Golden Burn. He followed this success with documentaries, shorts and low-budget feature films including The Man Who Needed a Traffic Light, The Rabbit and The Lobsterman, a documentary on the life of Cornish playwright Nick Darke. His 2007 feature film The Midnight Drives was described by Derek Malcolm, film critic for The Evening Standard as "A moving film about parentage with an exceptional performance from Colin Holt at its centre". Jenkin wrote and directed the 2019 drama film Bait, starring his partner Mary Woodvine. In 2020, Jenkin was recognised as a Cornish Bard for his work in promoting Cornwall’s heritage. In 2022, he created two music videos for the band the Smile.

Bekannt aus

• Dinosaurier – Im Reich der Giganten (1999) – Production Assistant
• Sommer im Februar (2013) – Executive Producer
• Bait (2019) – Original Music Composer
• Enys Men (2023) – Idea
• Rose of Nevada (2026) – Director
• Countryfile (1988) – Self
• Vertical Shapes in a Horizontal Landscape (2018) – Director
• Bronco's House (2015) – Director
• I Saw the Face of God in the Jet Wash (2025) – Self - Narrator
• Cape Cornwall Calling/All the White Horses (2013) – Director of Photography
• David Bowie Is Dead (2018) – Narrator
• The Road to Zennor (2017) – Sound Editor
• The Essential Cornishman (2016) – Editor
• Enough to Fill Up an Eggcup (2016) – Director
• Tomato (2017) – Director
• A Dog Called Discord (2023)
• Dear Marianne (2016) – Narrator
• Hard, Cracked the Wind (2019) – Director
• The Land Demands Blood (2026) – Himself
• The Man Who Needed A Traffic Light (2003) – Director
• Another Horizon (2008) – Writer
• Aurora's Kiss (2009) – Producer
• The Wrecking Season (2004) – Editor
• London (2015) – Director of Photography
• 29 Hour Long Birthday (2022) – Director
• Golden Burn (2001) – Lukey
• New Reed (2004)
• The Lark (2007)
• Time, Temperature, Agitation (2014) – Himself
• The Jenkin Way (2026) – Self
• An Air That Kills (2014) – Director
• The Rabbit (2004) – Producer
• St Buryan to Lamorna/Orange (2013) – Editor
• The Midnight Drives (2007) – Editor
• Last Post (2009) – Editor
• Thoughts from Inside a Headache (2005) – Director
• You See Me in Whatever Light that You Choose (2011) – Director
• A Forest (2016) – Director
• The Lost Footage of the Fabulous ‘Shorty’ Backways Brothers (2010) – Director
• The Fireman (2009) – Director