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Hollywood flocked to Cayman for CayFilm, the Cayman International Film Festival.
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here is more to the Cayman Islands than just beautiful beaches and balmy year-round weather — it also happens to have a flourishing film industry. CayFilm, the official film festival
of the Cayman Islands, was held in Grand Cayman from June 18–20, 2015. Launched in 2014, the festival was designed to promote the Cayman Islands as a world-class filming destination. It also aims to expose the Cayman Islands to the film industry around the world, while in turn exposing the world to Cayman’s young and aspiring filmmakers. The three-day festival featured daily film screenings, question-and-answer sessions with filmmakers, panel discussions, workshops and a celebrity gala event. In addition, there was an exclusive, VIP-only premiere screening of Serena, starring Bradley Cooper and
Jennifer Lawrence. There were plenty of fun events for
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1. CayFilm opening night in Camana Bay‘s Gardenia Court. 2. Teri Schwartz. 3. Left to right: Rene and Jill Rigal; Jason Felts and Molly Dalby. 4. Left to right: Carlos and Alexa PenaVega; Dean Jacobs. 5. Left to right: Reno Wilson and Miss Cayman, Tonie Chisholm. 6. Even luxury cars got the celeb treatment at the CayFilm opening night. 7. Left to right: Dean Jacobs and Nicky Whelan. 8. Left to right: Marc and Karina Langevin; Wes Studi. 9. Left to right: Sarah Broad and Mark Lewis.
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by Vanessa Martin
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Hollywood flocked to Cayman for CayFilm, the Cayman International Film Festival.
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here is more to the Cayman Islands than just beautiful beaches and balmy year-round weather — it also happens to have a flourishing film industry. CayFilm, the official film festival
of the Cayman Islands, was held in Grand Cayman from June 18–20, 2015. Launched in 2014, the festival was designed to promote the Cayman Islands as a world-class filming destination. It also aims to expose the Cayman Islands to the film industry around the world, while in turn exposing the world to Cayman’s young and aspiring filmmakers. The three-day festival featured daily film screenings, question-and-answer sessions with filmmakers, panel discussions, workshops and a celebrity gala event. In addition, there was an exclusive, VIP-only premiere screening of Serena, starring Bradley Cooper and
Jennifer Lawrence. There were plenty of fun events for
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1. CayFilm opening night in Camana Bay‘s Gardenia Court. 2. Teri Schwartz. 3. Left to right: Rene and Jill Rigal; Jason Felts and Molly Dalby. 4. Left to right: Carlos and Alexa PenaVega; Dean Jacobs. 5. Left to right: Reno Wilson and Miss Cayman, Tonie Chisholm. 6. Even luxury cars got the celeb treatment at the CayFilm opening night. 7. Left to right: Dean Jacobs and Nicky Whelan. 8. Left to right: Marc and Karina Langevin; Wes Studi. 9. Left to right: Sarah Broad and Mark Lewis.
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films, short films, both narrative and documentaries, animated films, underwater films, screenplay and first films. The Week, a comedy written, directed and produced by John Mann, Jon Gunn and Rick Gomez, took top honour for feature film. Festival-goers had the opportunity to rub elbows with actors such as Emmy-award winner Brian Cox (Braveheart, the Bourne trilogy) and Wes Studi (Avatar, Dances with
Wolves, The Last of the Mohicans) to rising stars Alexa PenaVega (Spy Kids trilogy, Sin City 2), Carlos PenaVega (Big Time Rush) and Nicky Whelan (Hall Pass, The Wedding Ringer) to established names in both TV and movies, such as Rick Gomez (Sin City,
Ray, Transformers, Band of Brothers) and Reno Wilson (“Mike & Molly,”
Crank, Transformers).
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Filmmakers, aspiring filmmakers and film enthusiasts all gathered to celebrate the film industry and those who contribute to it.
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non-VIP attendees, too. The public was
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invited to a free-admission day at both the Harquail Theatre and The National Gallery, where family-friendly festival films were screened throughout the day. Filmmakers, aspiring filmmakers and film enthusiasts all gathered to celebrate the film industry and those who contribute to it. Some 600 films COME IN, DROP US A LINE, OR MAIL US YOUR CARD FOR MORE DETAILS Incorporated in the Cayman Islands
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10. Left to right: Brian Cox and Reno Wilson. 11. Left to right: Alexa and Carlos PenaVega; Jim Catlin.
films, short films, both narrative and documentaries, animated films, underwater films, screenplay and first films. The Week, a comedy written, directed and produced by John Mann, Jon Gunn and Rick Gomez, took top honour for feature film. Festival-goers had the opportunity to rub elbows with actors such as Emmy-award winner Brian Cox (Braveheart, the Bourne trilogy) and Wes Studi (Avatar, Dances with
Wolves, The Last of the Mohicans) to rising stars Alexa PenaVega (Spy Kids trilogy, Sin City 2), Carlos PenaVega (Big Time Rush) and Nicky Whelan (Hall Pass, The Wedding Ringer) to established names in both TV and movies, such as Rick Gomez (Sin City,
Ray, Transformers, Band of Brothers) and Reno Wilson (“Mike & Molly,”
Crank, Transformers).
A private bank offering personal and confidential deposit services Paid up capital US dollar 20 million P.O. Box 691, Grand Cayman KY1-1107 Cayman Islands Phone: Fax: Email: Web:
(345) 749-5628 (345) 949-6339 altajir@candw.ky www.altajirbank.com
Filmmakers, aspiring filmmakers and film enthusiasts all gathered to celebrate the film industry and those who contribute to it.
With five locations to better serve you from East End to West Bay, Foster’s has everything you need to make this the vacation of a lifetime. Find the perfect selection of products from around the world including Waitrose and President’s Choice. The freshest produce, and the highest quality is all right here at Foster’s Food Fair - IGA. fostersfoodfair MON - SAT 7am - 11pm | Public Holiday Hours 9am - 6pm Closed Sundays
non-VIP attendees, too. The public was invited to a free-admission day at both the Harquail Theatre and The National Gallery, where family-friendly festival films were screened throughout the day. and film enthusiasts all gathered to celebrate the film industry and those who contribute to it. Some 600 films COME IN, DROP US A LINE, OR MAIL US YOUR CARD FOR MORE DETAILS Incorporated in the Cayman Islands
93 Hospital Road, George Town Facilities not available to Cayman residents
from 60 countries were submitted to the panel of international judges, and 200 from over 50 countries were selected to be screened at the Festival. Films were judged in the genres of feature
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12. Left to right: Ocean Costa, winner in YIM’s senior category; Kaleigh Thompson, first runner-up in YIM‘s senior category; Vitoria Buttrum, finalist in YIM’s junior category; and Nicole Crance, event emcee.
Also in attendance were screenwriter and filmmaker James V. Hart, whose writing/producing credits include Hook and Dracula, and Loren Carpenter, co-founder of Pixar Animation Studios and two-time Oscar winner. Screenwriter, film director and film critic Paul Joseph Schrader — who wrote or co-wrote screenplays for Martin Scorsese classics
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such as Taxi Driver, Raging Bull and The Last — was honoured for outstanding achievement in screenwriting. Young talent was also given the opportunity to shine. Students across the Cayman Islands were invited to submit their short films for the the Young Image Makers (YIM) Short Film Competition. In addition, CayFilm has developed the Cayman Media Academy, which will offer film-related educational opportunities to Cayman‘s budding filmmakers.