
Mark Cousins
Known for Directing · 30 credits
- Born
- 1965-05-03 (age 61)
- Place of birth
- Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
- Also known as
- Марк Казинс
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
TV Shows (3)
Movies (27)

Cannes Uncut
2023
as Self
Joie de Vivre
as Self

I Know Where I'm Going! Revisited
1994
as Self - Interviewer

The New Ten Commandments
2008
as Self

My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock
2023
as Self (voice)
Antonia Bird: From EastEnders to Hollywood
2016
as Self

Here Be Dragons
2013
as Self

The Story of Film: A New Generation
2021
as Narrator
Cinema Is Everywhere
2011
as Self

The Storms of Jeremy Thomas
2021
as Self

The March on Rome
2022
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Cinema Iran
2005
as Narrator

Love Express. The Disappearance of Walerian Borowczyk
2018
as Self

Who Is Bill Rebane?
2021
as Self

The Film That Buys the Cinema
2014

A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
2024
as Self

Looking for Charlie: Or, the Day the Clown Died
2016
as Self - Interviewee

The Complete Story of Film
2023
as Narrator

The First Movie
2009
as Self – Documentarist

The Eyes of Orson Welles
2018
as Self - Filmmaker / Narrator (voice)

A Story of Children and Film
2013
as Himself - Narrator (voice)

The Story of Looking
2021
as Self

The Dream Palace: A People's History of Tyneside Cinema
2018

The Flowers the Fish and the Cockerel
2021
as Self

Life May Be
2014
as Self

50 Years of the Troubles: A Journey Through Film
2019
as Himself

40 Days to Learn Film
2020
as Self - Narrator (voice)
About Mark Cousins
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… With 30 credits spanning from 1988 to 2024, Mark Cousins has appeared in 27 films and 3 TV shows.
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Most Popular Mark Cousins Movies
- Cannes Uncut (2023) — as Self
- Joie de Vivre — as Self
- I Know Where I'm Going! Revisited (1994) — as Self - Interviewer
- The New Ten Commandments (2008) — as Self
- My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock (2023) — as Self (voice)
Where to Watch Mark Cousins Films
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