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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 The BAFTA Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer is presented annually at the British Academy Film Awards in London. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is a British organisation that hosts annual ...
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Career

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
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. His 2007 feature film ''
The Midnight Drives ''The Midnight Drives'' is a 2007 British comedy-drama, comedy-drama film written and directed by Mark Jenkin, which revolves around a divorcee who takes his bored children on a series of mystical, dream-like excursions through the Cornwall, C ...
'' was described by
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, film critic for ''
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'' as "A moving film about parentage with an exceptional performance from Colin Holt at its centre". Jenkin wrote and directed the 2019
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'' Bait'', starring his partner
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. 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.


Filmography

*1999 ''
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'' – Production Assistant *2002 '' Golden Burn'' – Director/Writer/Editor *2003 '' The Man Who Needed a Traffic Light'' – Director/Writer/Editor *2004 '' The Wrecking Season'' – Editor *2004 '' The Rabbit'' – Director/Writer/Editor *2004 '' New Reed'' – Cinematographer/Editor *2007 '' The Lark'' – Editor *2007 ''
The Midnight Drives ''The Midnight Drives'' is a 2007 British comedy-drama, comedy-drama film written and directed by Mark Jenkin, which revolves around a divorcee who takes his bored children on a series of mystical, dream-like excursions through the Cornwall, C ...
'' – Director/Writer/Editor *2009 '' Aurora's Kiss'' (short) – Director/Writer/Editor *2015 '' Bronco's House'' (short) - Director/Writer/Editor *2015 '' Dear Marianne'' (short) - Director/Writer/Editor *2016 '' Enough to Fill Up an Egg Cup'' - Director/Editor/Director of Photography *2016 '' The Essential Cornishman'' (short) - Director/Writer/Editor *2016 '' The Road to Zennor'' (short) - Director/Writer/Editor *2017 ''
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'' (short) - Director/Editor *2018 '' David Bowie Is Dead'' (short) - Director/Writer/Editor *2019 '' Bait'' (film) - Director/Writer/Editor *2022 '' Enys Men'' (film) - Director/Writer


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jenkin, Mark 1976 births Living people British cinematographers British documentary filmmakers British experimental filmmakers British film directors British film editors British film producers British male screenwriters People from Newlyn Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer BAFTA Award winners Bards of Gorsedh Kernow