Mark Jenkin
Known For: Directing
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: January 1, 1970 (55 years old)
Place of Birth: Newlyn, United Kingdom
Mark Jenkin (born 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.
2023
Actor
A Dog Called Discord
Writer
A Dog Called Discord
Editor
A Dog Called Discord
Director of Photography
A Dog Called Discord
Director
The Shout: A Pilgrimage
Idea
Enys Men
Director of Photography
Enys Men
Editor
Enys Men
Sound
Enys Men
Original Music Composer
Enys Men
Director
A Dog Called Discord
Director
Enys Men
Writer
Enys Men
2022
2020
2019
2018
Actor Narrator
David Bowie Is Dead
Director
Vertical Shapes in a Horizontal Landscape
Director
David Bowie Is Dead
Writer
Vertical Shapes in a Horizontal Landscape
Producer
Vertical Shapes in a Horizontal Landscape
Editor
Vertical Shapes in a Horizontal Landscape
Director of Photography
Vertical Shapes in a Horizontal Landscape
2017
2016
Actor Narrator
Dear Marianne
Director of Photography
The Essential Cornishman
Editor
The Essential Cornishman
Producer
The Essential Cornishman
Director
A Forest
Director
The Lady with the Long Brown Hair
Director
Dougie & Jimmy
Director
Saint-Pol-de-Léon June
Director
The Field in Paul Where The Sun Goes to Bed Each Night
Director
Dear Marianne
Director
The Essential Cornishman
Writer
The Essential Cornishman
Director
Enough to Fill Up an Eggcup
2015
2014
2013
Producer
Cape Cornwall Calling/All the White Horses
Editor
Cape Cornwall Calling/All the White Horses
Director of Photography
Cape Cornwall Calling/All the White Horses
Producer
St Buryan to Lamorna/Orange
Editor
St Buryan to Lamorna/Orange
Director of Photography
St Buryan to Lamorna/Orange
Director
Plunge
Director
If This Is No-one's Then It's Ours
Director
Morgawr
Director
Paris 14
Executive Producer
Summer in February
Director
St Buryan to Lamorna/Orange
Writer
St Buryan to Lamorna/Orange
Director
Cape Cornwall Calling/All the White Horses
Writer
Cape Cornwall Calling/All the White Horses
