Mark Cousins

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1965-05-03 (59 years old)

Place of Birth Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

Also Known As Марк Казинс

Mark Cousins

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

Director

2022
The March on Rome

as Director

2021
2020
Alexander's Film

as Director

2020
2018
Storm in My Heart

as Director

2018
2016
I Am Belfast

as Director

2016
2016
2016
Stockholm, My Love

as Director

2014
Life May Be

as Director

2014
6 Desires

as Director

2014
The Place

as Director

2013
Here Be Dragons

as Director

2009
The First Movie

as Director

2008
First Impressions

as Director

2008
2005
Cinema Iran

as Director

1997
Pulp Fact

as Director

1997
Scene by Scene

as Director

1996
I Remember IKWIG

as Director

1993
1990
Dear Mr Gorbachev

as Assistant Director

1990
1990
Viewpoint '90

as Assistant Director

Actor

2023
2023
Cannes Uncut

as Self

2022
The March on Rome

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2020
40 Days to Learn Film

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2018
The Eyes of Orson Welles

as Self - Filmmaker / Narrator (voice)

2013
A Story of Children and Film

as Himself - Narrator (voice)

2011
The Story of Film: An Odyssey

as Presenter / Narrator

2009
The First Movie

as Self – Documentarist

2005
Cinema Iran

as Narrator

1997
Scene by Scene

as Self - Presenter

1994
I Know Where I'm Going! Revisited

as Self - Interviewer

Writer

Camera

2024
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things

as Director of Photography

2022
The March on Rome

as Director of Photography

2021
The Storms of Jeremy Thomas

as Director of Photography

2018
The Eyes of Orson Welles

as Director of Photography

2009
The First Movie

as Director of Photography

Producer

2005
Faith

as Executive Producer

1993

Crew

2016
Stockholm, My Love

as Cinematography

2014
6 Desires

as Cinematography

Editor

2020