#12175, John JENCKS
| Born | 1978 |
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| Died | ? |
| Occupation | Film industry writer, director and executive producer and Honorary Patron of his mother's cancer charity, Maggie's | Education | John read Philosophy and Psychology at Edinburgh University. |
| Father | Charles Alexander JENCKS (21 Jun 1939 - 13 Oct 2019) |
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| Mother | Margaret (Maggie) KESWICK (1941 - 1995) |
John has been working in the film industry for over 15 years as a writer, director and executive producer. His short film Go Away Please (2009) won the Shooting People prize at London Short Film Festival. Popular credits include The Hippopotamus (2017) - based on Stephen Fry's novel and The Crow reboot (2022). In 2019, John produced The Uncertain Kingdom an anthology of 21 short films about the UK.
John is executor of two grant-making trusts which support a range of charities. He maintains a close personal relationship with Reprieve, Just for Kids Law, Raising Films and was made an ambassador for Maggie's Centres in 2020.
In 2020 John is returning to directing with a slate of shorts and features.
He has an annual open day for Maggies's at the Garden of Cosmic Speculation in Dumfries. The garden was designed by his parents.
Timeline
Born
Married Amy AGNEW
Death of Mother, Margaret (Maggie) KESWICK
Death of Father, Charles Alexander JENCKS