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Mark Cousins

Mark Cousins

Known For Directing
Birthday May 03, 1965 (60)
Birthplace Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Mar 12, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 26, 2024
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Biography

Mark Cousins is an Irish documentary filmmaker, film critic and programmer. A prolific producer and director, he is best known for his 15-hour documentary The Story of Film: An Odyssey" (2011). Cousins was appointed Honorary Professor of the University of Glasgow in 2013, as well as Honorary Doctor ... of Letters at both the University of Edinburgh in 2007 and University of Stirling in 2014. He is now a Patron of the Edinburgh International Film Festival, Cousins previously acted as both a programmer and director (1996-1997) of the festival. He is a Board Member of Michael Moore's Traverse City Film Festival and a Member of the Audentia Award jury at the 42nd Göteborg International Film Festival (GIFF) in 2019, as well as Member of the Official Competition jury at the 53rd Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2018. In 2021, Cousins joined the jury of the BFI London Film Festival.

Known For

Filmography

Cinema Iran

Cinema Iran

2005

as Narrator

The Storms of Jeremy Thomas

The Storms of Jeremy Thomas

2021

Director of Photography, Writer

The Story of Looking

The Story of Looking

2021

Book, Screenplay

40 Days to Learn Film

40 Days to Learn Film

2020

Editor, Writer

The Eyes of Orson Welles

The Eyes of Orson Welles

2018

Director of Photography, Writer

I Am Belfast

I Am Belfast

2016

Writer

Stockholm, My Love

Stockholm, My Love

2016

Writer, Cinematography, Screenplay

6 Desires

6 Desires

2014

Cinematography, Writer

The First Movie

The First Movie

2009

Director of Photography, Writer

First Impressions

First Impressions

2008

Writer

The Story of Looking

The Story of Looking

2021

Director

40 Days to Learn Film

40 Days to Learn Film

2020

Director

Alexander's Film

Alexander's Film

2020

Director

The Eyes of Orson Welles

The Eyes of Orson Welles

2018

Director

Storm in My Heart

Storm in My Heart

2018

Director

I Am Belfast

I Am Belfast

2016

Director

Stockholm, My Love

Stockholm, My Love

2016

Director

Eisenstein on Lawrence

Eisenstein on Lawrence

2016

Director

6 Desires

6 Desires

2014

Director

Life May Be

Life May Be

2014

Director

Here Be Dragons

Here Be Dragons

2013

Director

The First Movie

The First Movie

2009

Director

First Impressions

First Impressions

2008

Director

The New Ten Commandments

The New Ten Commandments

2008

Director

Cinema Iran

Cinema Iran

2005

Director

Faith

Faith

2005

Executive Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

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Moviedrome

Episodes: 84

First Aired: May 08, 1988

Scene by Scene

as Self - Presenter

Episodes: 24

First Aired: May 10, 1997

The Story of Film: An Odyssey

as Presenter / Narrator

Episodes: 15

First Aired: Sep 03, 2011

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