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Mark Cousins

1965-05-03 (59 years old) in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

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.

Movies

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The Complete Story of Film
80 %|Aug 29, 2023
Documentary
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My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock
68 %|Jul 21, 2023
Documentary
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Cannes Uncut
58 %|Jun 12, 2023
Documentary
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The March on Rome
64 %|Oct 20, 2022
Documentary, History
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The Story of Film: A New Generation
69 %|Dec 17, 2021
Documentary
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The Storms of Jeremy Thomas
55 %|Dec 10, 2021
Documentary
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The Story of Looking
56 %|Sep 17, 2021
Documentary
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Who Is Bill Rebane?
55 %|May 24, 2021
Documentary, Horror
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40 Days to Learn Film
0 %|Apr 10, 2020
Documentary
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The Eyes of Orson Welles
71 %|Aug 17, 2018
Documentary
actor
Antonia Bird: From EastEnders to Hollywood
80 %|May 12, 2016
Documentary
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The Film That Buys the Cinema
0 %|Oct 14, 2014
Documentary
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A Story of Children and Film
71 %|May 17, 2013
Documentary
actor
Cinema Is Everywhere
90 %|Oct 22, 2011
Documentary
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The First Movie
73 %|Dec 14, 2009
Documentary
actor
Cinema Iran
55 %|May 4, 2005
Documentary, TV Movie
actor
I Know Where I'm Going! Revisited
60 %|Feb 22, 1994
Documentary
actor
Bertolucci on Bertolucci
0 %|Invalid Date
Documentary

Series

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The Story of Film: An Odyssey
76.27 %|Sep 3, 2011
Documentary
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Scene by Scene
60 %|May 10, 1997
Documentary
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Moviedrome
60 %|May 8, 1988
Documentary