Mark Jenkin

Mark Jenkin (born 1976) is a 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.

Career
Jenkin is a descendant of Alfred Wallis, a Cornish artist and fisherman.

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 Edward Rowe and Jenkin's 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.

Films
All shorts directed & edited by Jenkin

Shorts

All features directed & written by Jenkin
 * 2003 The Man Who Needed a Traffic Light (short) – also writer
 * 2009 Aurora's Kiss (short) – also writer
 * 2012 Last Post
 * 2013 Cape Cornwall Calling / All the White Horses – also writer
 * 2015 Bronco's House (short) – also writer
 * 2016 Enough to Fill Up an Egg Cup (short) – also writer/director of photography
 * 2016 Dear Marianne (short) – also writer
 * 2016 The Essential Cornishman (short) – also writer
 * 2017 The Road to Zennor (short) – also writer
 * 2017 Tomato – also writer
 * 2018 Vertical Shapes in a Horizontal Landscape – also writer
 * 2018 David Bowie Is Dead (short) – also writer/editor
 * 2019 Hard, Cracked the Wind
 * 2020 29 Hour Long Birthday – also writer 

Features


 * 2002 Golden Burn – also editor
 * 2004 The Rabbit – also editor
 * 2007 The Midnight Drives – also editor
 * 2011 Happy Christmas
 * 2019 Bait – also editor
 * 2022 Enys Men – also editor

Other work

 * 1999 Walking with Dinosaurs – Production assistant
 * 2004 The Wrecking Season – Editor
 * 2004 New Reed – Cinematographer/editor
 * 2007 The Lark – Editor