Take part in a special filmmaker roundtable in Newcastle with BAFTA-winning director Mark Jenkin.
Join us for a filmmaker roundtable with Rose of Nevada director Mark Jenkin, ahead of a Q&A screening at Tyneside Cinema on Monday 20 April. Open to writers, directors, and producers across the North, the session will dive into filmmaking, storytelling, and Mark’s creative process.
Mark Jenkin is a filmmaker based in West Cornwall. His breakout film, Bait, hailed by Empire Magazine as "A rare find that is a truly original feature by a British director" won the Outstanding Debut BAFTA in 2020 and went on to collect 7 major international awards. Mark Kermode, writing in The Observer, described it as "One of the defining British films of the decade".
His follow-up, Bosena produced and Film4 backed, Enys Men premiered at Cannes Director's Fortnight 2022 and was picked up by NEON. Sight and Sound described the film as "A revelatory experience". His prolific, critically acclaimed short film output includes A Dog Called Discord (2023) commissioned by the BFI to open the Film on Film Festival, Vertical Shapes in a Horizontal Landscape (2018), and mid-length Bronco's House (2014).
Roundtable and screening details:
Roundtable discussion with Mark Jenkin
Monday 20 April, 18:15 - 19:15
The Figgis, Tyneside Cinema
The roundtable is free to attend and all participants can claim a free ticket for the Rose of Nevada screening and Q&A that follows. Roundtable places are limited so please only sign up if you intend to take part.
To claim your free ticket for the screening, you’ll need to select the option at the bottom of the form. Tickets will only be distributed to those who attend the roundtable.
Monday 20 April, 19:30 - 22:00
Electra, Tyneside Cinema
Film synopsis: When a fishing boat, the Rose of Nevada, lost with all hands 30 years ago, mysteriously reappears in the old harbour of a forgotten Cornish village, for those who remember, it’s surely a sign. The boat must go out to sea again and maybe then the luck of the devastated village will turn. Young father Nick (George MacKay) and enigmatic newcomer Liam (Callum Turner) join captain Murgey (Francis Magee), and they head to sea. But when they return, satisfied with their haul, something is amiss – they’ve slipped back in time, and the villagers greet them as if they are the original crew.
Image credit © Rose of Nevada (2026)
