June Givanni

June Givanni
Born
June Ingrid Givanni

Georgetown, Guyana
OccupationFilm curator
Known forFounder of June Givanni Pan African Cinema Archive (JGPACA)
AwardsBAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award (2024)
Websitejunegivannifilmarchive.org

June Givanni is a Guyanese-born London-based film curator. She has specialized in African-related movies since 1985,[1] and has worked internationally as a film and television programme consultant and writer.[2] She is also a member of the Africa Movie Academy Award jury.[3]

Having worked as a film curator on five continents, she is now best known for founding the June Givanni Pan African Cinema Archive (JGPACA) in London, a personal collection documenting pan-African cinema over 40 years that has been described as "one of the world's most important collections documenting the moving image for the African continent and its diaspora".[4][5] Givanni was selected as the 2024 recipient of the BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award.[6]

  1. ^ "Africa First 2012 Profile: Advisor June Givanni On The Program's Role & Expectations". indiewire.com. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  2. ^ "June Givanni", Southplanet.
  3. ^ Jasanya, Olamide. "Steve Ayorinde, Keith Shiri, John Akomfrah, June Givanni, Shaibu Husseini, Ayoku Babu, others make AMAA 2014 jury". thenet.ng. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  4. ^ Khomami, Nadia (17 January 2024). "UK curator of African film to receive Bafta award". The Guardian.
  5. ^ Ntim, Zac (16 January 2024). "Film Curator June Givanni To Receive BAFTA For Outstanding British Contribution To Cinema". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  6. ^ Szalai, Georg (17 January 2024). "BAFTA to Honor June Givanni, Pioneering Film Curator, With Special Award". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 January 2024.