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June Givanni Pan-African Cinema Archive Traineeship: Reflections

At the start of this year we teamed up with the June Givanni PanAfrican Cinema Archive (JGPACA) to deliver an 8-week traineeship in Pan-African Film and Archive Curation. The programme culminated with an event as part of the 20th Flatpack Festival, a Pan-African film programme exploring journeys and dreaming, complete with food, discussion and a buzzing, beautiful atmosphere. Here, JGPACA trainee Denise Amory-Reid reflects on the experience.

Flatpack 2026 Award Winners

Meet our 2026 Short Film Jury

Introducing the short film jury for Flatpack no.20:

Punku UK Tour

During the programming for this year’s festival we fell in love with a Peruvian film called Punku.

The Flatpass is Back!

Get your Flatpass to experience all that Flatpack Festival has to offer.

Flatpack Festival no. 20 - first look

Tickets for the 20th Flatpack Festival (8-16 May 2026) go on sale Monday, and we’re so excited to share the programme with you. Here are a few titbits to keep you going…

Adopt a Screening

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Filmwire Spotlight: Jermaine Canute Edwards

Born in Jamaica and raised in Nottingham, Jermaine Canute Edwards worked as a camera operator on titles like ’71 and Pride whilst honing his cinematography skills on a number of short films. Last year saw his first two feature works as cinematographer – My Father’s Shadow and Ish – win awards at both the Cannes and Venice film festivals respectively. As My Father’s Shadow hits UK cinemas, we caught up with Jermaine after a very busy twelve months.

Introducing our Curatorial Trainees

We’re teaming up with the June Givanni PanAfrican Cinema Archive to deliver an 8-week traineeship in Pan-African Film and Archive Curation. We're excited to introduce our brilliant trainees...

Call for Volunteers

The first time I wrote the blog for the volunteer call out 10 years ago, I remember beginning it by asking people to imagine “glitter cannons firing”. I felt so excited to meet the group of volunteers who would be helping bring my first festival to life.