Known For
Directing
Born
Mar 28, 1976
Place of Birth
Newlyn, United Kingdom
Credits
81 titles
Mark Jenkin
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.
Known For
Filmography
The Jenkin Way
Self
The Land Demands Blood
Himself
Rose of Nevada
Director
I Saw the Face of God in the Jet Wash
Self - Narrator
A Dog Called Discord
The Shout: A Pilgrimage
Director
Enys Men
Idea
29 Hour Long Birthday
Director
Porth Trethek
Director of Photography
A Tongueless Man
Director
Hard, Cracked the Wind
Director
Bait
Original Music Composer
Vertical Shapes in a Horizontal Landscape
Director
David Bowie Is Dead
Narrator
The Road to Zennor
Writer
Tomato
Director
The Field in Paul Where The Sun Goes to Bed Each Night
Director
Saint-Pol-de-Léon June
Director
Dougie & Jimmy
Director
A Forest
Director
The Essential Cornishman
Director of Photography
The Lady with the Long Brown Hair
Director
Enough to Fill Up an Eggcup
Director
Dear Marianne
Narrator
What You See is What You Get
Director
The Fisherman’s Prayer
Director
Sandy Cove
Director
Newlyn Light
Director
Bronco's House
Director
No.10
Director
London
Director of Photography
Skilly
Director
Never Be Me
Director
Time, Temperature, Agitation
Himself
An Air That Kills
Director
Paris 14
Director
Morgawr
Director
Plunge
Director
If This Is No-one's Then It's Ours
Director
St Buryan to Lamorna/Orange
Producer
Summer in February
Executive Producer
Cape Cornwall Calling/All the White Horses
Producer
The Darkest Place I Know
Director
The Tournament
Director
Cornish Wrestling
Director
Jubilee Pool
Director
The St. Columb Club
Director
Happy Christmas
Director
Weekend Retreat
Editor
Nettlecatfish
Editor