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.
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Films (79)
The Jenkin Way
2026 · Self
The Land Demands Blood
2026 · Himself
Rose of Nevada
2026 · Director, Editor, Original Music Composer, Director of Photography, Idea, Sound Designer, Writer
I Saw the Face of God in the Jet Wash
2025 · Self - Narrator, Director, Writer, Music
A Dog Called Discord
2023 · Writer, Editor, Director of Photography, Director
The Shout: A Pilgrimage
2023 · Director
Enys Men
2023 · Idea, Director of Photography, Editor, Sound, Original Music Composer, Director, Writer
29 Hour Long Birthday
2022 · Director
Porth Trethek
2020 · Director of Photography, Director
A Tongueless Man
2020 · Director, Editor, Director of Photography
Hard, Cracked the Wind
2019 · Director, Editor
Bait
2019 · Original Music Composer, Director of Photography, Director, Editor, Screenplay
Vertical Shapes in a Horizontal Landscape
2018 · Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Director of Photography
David Bowie Is Dead
2018 · Narrator, Director, Writer
The Road to Zennor
2017 · Writer, Director of Photography, Editor, Sound Editor, Producer, Director
Tomato
2017 · Director
The Field in Paul Where The Sun Goes to Bed Each Night
2016 · Director
Saint-Pol-de-Léon June
2016 · Director
Dougie & Jimmy
2016 · Director
The Essential Cornishman
2016 · Director of Photography, Editor, Producer, Director, Writer
A Forest
2016 · Director
The Lady with the Long Brown Hair
2016 · Director
Enough to Fill Up an Eggcup
2016 · Director
Dear Marianne
2016 · Narrator, Director
What You See is What You Get
2015 · Director
The Fisherman’s Prayer
2015 · Director
Sandy Cove
2015 · Director
Newlyn Light
2015 · Director
Bronco's House
2015 · Director, Writer, Director of Photography
London
2015 · Director of Photography, Director, Editor
No.10
2015 · Director
Skilly
2014 · Director
Never Be Me
2014 · Director
Time, Temperature, Agitation
2014 · Himself
An Air That Kills
2014 · Director
St Buryan to Lamorna/Orange
2013 · Producer, Editor, Director of Photography, Director, Writer
Plunge
2013 · Director
If This Is No-one's Then It's Ours
2013 · Director
Morgawr
2013 · Director
Paris 14
2013 · Director
Verano en Febrero
2013 · Executive Producer
Cape Cornwall Calling/All the White Horses
2013 · Producer, Editor, Director of Photography, Director, Writer
The Darkest Place I Know
2012 · Director
The Tournament
2012 · Director
The St. Columb Club
2012 · Director
Cornish Wrestling
2012 · Director
Jubilee Pool
2012 · Director
Happy Christmas
2011 · Director, Screenplay
Weekend Retreat
2011 · Editor
Nettlecatfish
2011 · Editor
You See Me in Whatever Light that You Choose
2011 · Director
The Source
2011 · Director
Mouette
2010 · Producer
The Lost Footage of the Fabulous ‘Shorty’ Backways Brothers
2010 · Director
Riviera
2010 · Director
Untitled
2010 · Director
Last Post
2009 · Director, Editor, Writer
John & Me
2009 · Director
The Fireman
2009 · Director
Long Rock
2009 · Director
Aurora's Kiss
2009 · Producer, Director, Writer
Wake to a Dream
2009 · Director
Another Horizon
2008 · Director, Writer
The Lark
2007 · Editor, Camera Operator
The Art of Catching Lobsters
2007 · Director of Photography
The Midnight Drives
2007 · Editor, Director, Writer
The Mixed Emotions of a Middle Distance Runner
2006 · Director
The 12 Inch Pianist
2006 · Editor, Director of Photography
Plug
2005 · Director
Thoughts from Inside a Headache
2005 · Director, Writer
Talking Coasts
2005 · Director
New Reed
2004 · Director, Editor, Director of Photography, Sound Editor
The Rabbit
2004 · Director, Screenplay, Editor, Director of Photography, Producer
The Wrecking Season
2004 · Producer, Editor, Director of Photography
Birt Dynely
2003 · Director of Photography
City
2003 · Director
The Man Who Needed A Traffic Light
2003 · Director, Writer, Editor
Golden Burn
2001 · Lukey, Screenplay, Producer, Editor, Camera Operator, Director
The Lobsterman
2001 · Director
