Mark Jenkins

Mark is an award winning film editor and a filmmaker in both the arts and commercial sector.

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He has extensive experience in film and events programming. He also delivers film education and training. His recent work includes many aspects of working on cultural heritage and arts projects through research, development, training, production, exhibitions and events.

He is currently chair and main programmer for West Side Cinema and for 7 years was a trustee of Regional Screen Scotland, a national organisation providing advice and information on setting up local screen facilities and running Scotland’s mobile cinema – Screen Machine.

Mark was born in London, moved to Chester, and steadily made his way north via Edinburgh and Fife, before moving to Orkney with his wife Rebecca Marr.

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Film editor – 2 BAFTA Scotland awards (co-writer/editor and best technician); films edited have gathered a further 4 BAFTA Scotland awards, an OSCAR shortlist and over 60 international awards and nominations

Filmmaker – over 50 short films; exhibited at Nordkapp Film Festival – Norway, Cucalorus Film Festival – North Carolina, Shetland Screenplay Film Festival

Over 25 years teaching experience in film editing and filmmaking up to Masters level

Part of the development team for UHI BA (Hons) Digital Filmmaking

Contributor to the post production section of Creative Scotlands Moving Image Education resource

PG Diploma in Film & TV Production

Community project management and delivery – Tales o’ Hoy; Orkney Story Stack; Papay On Film; Hoy Kirk films; Investigations of a Hogboon Mound; The Imaginary Worlds Of Scapa Flow; Listening To The Piers; Stromness Hometown

Project manager for GMB Fellowship screenwriting residency

Film programmer and events manager for West Side Cinema

Film programmer and speaker: Fishernet (Norway x 6 / Orkney x 1); Short Cuts – Shetland Screenplay

Film programmer and project manager: Orkney Film Focus Festival; Orkney Wide Screen

Event management – John Shuttleworth; John Otway; Jeremy Hardy; The Mekons

Stage management & lighting – Orkney Folk Festival (Stromness Town Hall)

Cinema – Chief projectionist for 5 years across 2 cinemas; trained 8 projectionists

Trustee, Chair and main programmer of West Side Cinema (current)

Trustee: Regional Screen Scotland (retired); Stromness Community Development Trust (retired)

Orkney Arts Forum film representative (retired)