UK
Patron: June Givanni
June
Givanni
has worked in film and broadcasting for many years. She worked at
the British Film Institute for 9 years where she ran the African
Caribbean Unit from the mid 1980s to the mid-1990s and launched
the quarterly Black Film Bulletin. She is also the editor of the
book Symbolic Narratives/African Cinema. More generally, June worked
as a film and television programme consultant for 18 years specializing
in black film internationally, working with festivals, and events
and writing about film and television. She was one of the team of
programmers of the Toronto International Film Festival for 4 years,
and has also worked in film development. June worked as a Programme
Manager at the Independent Television Commission, for 4 years and
from there she joined Ofcom where she is currently a Programme Executive
in the Content and Standards Group.
London/30
January 2006