Mark Jenkin
Born: 1976-03-28 in Newlyn, United Kingdom
Known For: Directing
Biography
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.
Filmography
2026
- Rose of Nevada ... (Director)
- The Land Demands Blood: Hammer Horror and the Legacy of Cornish Gothic as Himself
2025
- I Saw the Face of God in the Jet Wash ... (Director)
2023
- Enys Men ... (Idea)
- The Shout: A Pilgrimage ... (Director)
- A Dog Called Discord
2022
- 29 Hour Long Birthday ... (Director)
2020
- Porth Trethek ... (Director of Photography)
- A Tongueless Man ... (Director)
2019
- Bait ... (Original Music Composer)
- Hard, Cracked the Wind ... (Director)
2018
- Vertical Shapes in a Horizontal Landscape ... (Director)
- David Bowie Is Dead as Narrator
2017
- The Road to Zennor ... (Writer)
- Tomato ... (Director)
2016
- Dear Marianne as Narrator
- Enough to Fill Up an Eggcup ... (Director)
- A Forest ... (Director)
- Dougie & Jimmy ... (Director)
- The Essential Cornishman ... (Director of Photography)
- The Field in Paul Where The Sun Goes to Bed Each Night ... (Director)
- Saint-Pol-de-Léon June ... (Director)
- The Lady with the Long Brown Hair ... (Director)
2015
- Sandy Cove ... (Director)
- London ... (Director of Photography)
- Bronco's House ... (Director)
- No.10 ... (Director)
- Newlyn Light ... (Director)
- What You See is What You Get ... (Director)
- The Fisherman’s Prayer ... (Director)
2014
- Skilly ... (Director)
- An Air That Kills ... (Director)
- Never Be Me ... (Director)
- Time, Temperature, Agitation as Himself
2013
- Summer in February ... (Executive Producer)
- Paris 14 ... (Director)
- Plunge ... (Director)
- Cape Cornwall Calling/All the White Horses ... (Producer)
- If This Is No-one's Then It's Ours ... (Director)
- St Buryan to Lamorna/Orange ... (Producer)
- Morgawr ... (Director)
2012
- Cornish Wrestling ... (Director)
- The Tournament ... (Director)
- Jubilee Pool ... (Director)
- The Darkest Place I Know ... (Director)
- The St. Columb Club ... (Director)
2011
- The Source ... (Director)
- Happy Christmas ... (Director)
- Nettlecatfish ... (Editor)
- Weekend Retreat ... (Editor)
- You See Me in Whatever Light that You Choose ... (Director)
2010
- Riviera ... (Director)
- Mouette ... (Producer)
- The Lost Footage of the Fabulous ‘Shorty’ Backways Brothers ... (Director)
- Untitled ... (Director)
- Thoughts From Inside a Headache ... (Director)
2009
- Last Post ... (Director)
- John & Me ... (Director)
- Long Rock ... (Director)
- The Fireman ... (Director)
- Aurora's Kiss ... (Producer)
- Wake to a Dream ... (Director)
2008
- Another Horizon ... (Director)
2007
- The Midnight Drives ... (Editor)
- The Lark
- The Art of Catching Lobsters ... (Director of Photography)
2006
- The Mixed Emotions of a Middle Distance Runner ... (Director)
- The 12 Inch Pianist ... (Editor)
2005
- Talking Coasts ... (Director)
- Plug ... (Director)
2004
- The Rabbit ... (Director)
- The Wrecking Season ... (Producer)
- New Reed
2003
- Birt Dynely ... (Director of Photography)
- The Man Who Needed A Traffic Light ... (Director)
- City ... (Director)
2001
- Golden Burn as Lukey
- The Lobsterman ... (Director)
1999
- Walking with Dinosaurs ... (Production Assistant)
1988
- Countryfile as Self