Mark Jenkin

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Years active 1999–present Name Mark Jenkin		Role Filmmaker
Occupation Writer/Director/Producer/Editor Awards Frank Copplestone for First Time Director for Golden Burn Movies The Midnight Drives, Plunge, If This Is No-one's Then It's Ours, Bronco's House, 1915, The Darkest Place I Know Similar John Woodvine, Alex Reid, Mary Woodvine

Mark Jenkin on Bait, 16mm, and Experimental Editing | NDNF19

Mark Jenkin is a British filmmaker, film editor and screenwriter based in Cornwall.

Career

Mark Jenkin first came to notice when he 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 numerous award-winning 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".

Filmography

2017 Tomato (short) - Director/Editor

2016 The Road to Zennor (short) - Director/Editor/Writer

2016 The Essential Cornishman (short) - Director/Editor/Writer

2015 Dear Marianne (short) - Director/Editor/Writer

2015 Bronco's House (short) - Director/Editor/Writer

2009 Aurora's Kiss (short) – Director/Editor/Writer

2007 The Midnight Drives – Director/Writer/Editor

2007 The Lark – Editor

2004 New Reed – Cinematographer/Editor

2004 The Rabbit – Director/Writer/Editor

2004 The Wrecking Season – Editor

2003 The Man Who Needed a Traffic Light – Director/Writer/Editor

2002 Golden Burn – Director/Writer Editor

1999 Walking with Dinosaurs – Production Assistant

References

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Mark Jenkin on Bait, 16mm, and Experimental Editing | NDNF19

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