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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

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
The Essential Cornishman ... (Director of Photography)
A Forest ... (Director)
Dougie & Jimmy ... (Director)
The Field in Paul Where The Sun Goes to Bed Each Night ... (Director)
Enough to Fill Up an Eggcup ... (Director)
Saint-Pol-de-Léon June ... (Director)
The Lady with the Long Brown Hair ... (Director)

2015

Bronco's House ... (Director)
Newlyn Light ... (Director)
London ... (Director of Photography)
Sandy Cove ... (Director)
No.10 ... (Director)
What You See is What You Get ... (Director)
The Fisherman’s Prayer ... (Director)

2014

Time, Temperature, Agitation as Himself
Skilly ... (Director)
An Air That Kills ... (Director)
Never Be Me ... (Director)

2013

Summer in February ... (Executive Producer)
Morgawr ... (Director)
Paris 14 ... (Director)
Plunge ... (Director)
St Buryan to Lamorna/Orange ... (Producer)
If This Is No-one's Then It's Ours ... (Director)
Cape Cornwall Calling/All the White Horses ... (Producer)

2012

Cornish Wrestling ... (Director)
The Tournament ... (Director)
Jubilee Pool ... (Director)
The Darkest Place I Know ... (Director)
The St. Columb Club ... (Director)

2011

Happy Christmas ... (Director)
Nettlecatfish ... (Editor)
The Source ... (Director)
Weekend Retreat ... (Editor)
You See Me in Whatever Light that You Choose ... (Director)

2010

Riviera ... (Director)
Untitled ... (Director)
Mouette ... (Producer)
The Lost Footage of the Fabulous ‘Shorty’ Backways Brothers ... (Director)

2009

Last Post ... (Director)
Long Rock ... (Director)
The Fireman ... (Director)
John & Me ... (Director)
Wake to a Dream ... (Director)
Aurora's Kiss ... (Producer)

2008

Another Horizon ... (Director)

2007

The Lark
The Midnight Drives ... (Editor)
The Art of Catching Lobsters ... (Director of Photography)

2006

The 12 Inch Pianist ... (Editor)
The Mixed Emotions of a Middle Distance Runner ... (Director)

2005

Talking Coasts ... (Director)
Plug ... (Director)
Thoughts from Inside a Headache ... (Director)

2004

The Rabbit ... (Director)
New Reed
The Wrecking Season ... (Producer)

2003

Birt Dynely ... (Director of Photography)
City ... (Director)
The Man Who Needed A Traffic Light ... (Director)

2001

Golden Burn as Lukey
The Lobsterman ... (Director)

1999

Walking with Dinosaurs ... (Production Assistant)

1988

Countryfile as Self