Mark JENKIN

United Kingdom director

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Biography

Born in 1976 in Newlyn, Cornwall, Mark Jenkin began his career in London before joining Falmouth University as a Distinguished Professor of Film Practice. He first gained attention in 2002 with Golden Burn and achieved international recognition with Bait (2019), which won the BAFTA for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director, or Producer. His other notable works include The Midnight Drives, Happy Christmas, and Enys Men (screened at Cannes in 2022), all marked by a distinctive formal approach rooted in 16mm film.

Filmography

Rose of Nevada 2025
A Dog Called Discord (short film) 2023
Enys Men 2022
29 Hour Long Birthday (short film) 2022
Bait 2019
Hard, Cracked the Wind (short film) 2019
David Bowie Is Dead (short film) 2018
Vertical Shapes in a Horizontal Landscape (short film) 2018
The Road to Zennor (short film) 2017
The Essential Cornishman (short film) 2016
Dear Marianne (short film) 2016
Enough to Fill Up an Egg Cup (short film) 2016
Bronco’s House (short film) 2015
Cape Cornwall Calling / All the White Horses (short film) 2013
Last Post (short film) 2012
Aurora’s Kiss (short film) 2009
The Man Who Needed a Traffic Light (short film) 2003
Happy Christmas 2011
The Midnight Drives 2007
The Rabbit 2004
Golden Burn 2002