CayFilm Cayman International Film Festival organisers have announced veteran Director and Director of Photography Adam Kane will be joining the illustrious line-up of celebrities and film industry professionals expected at CayFilm 2016.

Kane will be conducting a panel on working in the film business and sharing some of his stories from his early days shooting such TV shows and movies as The Boondock Saints, Grey’s Anatomy, Heroes and then his incredible jump to directing which led to such projects as Pushing Daisies, Being Human, 24 and most recently The Minority Report being produced by Steven Spielberg.

Kane was born in Southern California to a musical family but found his personal voice by telling stories with pictures and creating home movies. Twenty-five years of filmmaking has made him one of the most sought after Directors working in Hollywood. He has directed episodes of the hit series Daredevil, Hannibal, Sleepy Hollow, Extant, Falling Skies, Supernatural, The Mentalist, Kings, My Own Worst Enemy and the pilot for the Stephen King series Haven. He has also worked with such actors as Matthew McConaughey, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Downey, Jr., Willem Dafoe and Charlie Sheen.

In features, Kane’s political thriller Formosa Betrayed was theatrically released in over 80 cities across the U.S. and Canada by Screen Media Films. It won Best Feature and Best Actor at the San Diego Film Festival and the Audience Award at the Philadelphia Asian American Festival. His family drama, The Fix won nine major festival awards, including Best Drama, Best of Fest, and Best Director and qualified for the 2007 Academy Awards.

CayFilm takes place from 1st to 4th July, and includes daily film screenings, question and answer sessions with filmmakers, panel discussions, workshops, exclusive premiere screenings and two celebrity gala events. Opening night will take place on Friday, 1 July and the closing gala will happen on Monday, 4 July.

Highlights of the Festival include a Star Wars cast and crew reunion and the presenting of a Lifetime Achievement award to film producer Robert Watts, one of the producers of the original three films of Star Wars. More A-list celebrity names are expected to be announced in the coming weeks.

CayFilm is now accepting film submissions for the Festival on Film Freeway at www.filmfreeway.com/festival/CayFilm.

For more information about the CayFilm Cayman International Film Festival log on to www.cayfilm.com or email [email protected].