SPI Consultant Kayleigh Hughes to Participate in Panel at the Marche du Film, Festival de Cannes 2026

Olsberg•SPI (SPI) consultant Kayleigh Hughes will participate in the panel ‘Building a Competitive Caribbean Screen Industry’ at the Marche du Film, Festival de Cannes 2026.

Organised as part of the Caribbean Day at Pavillion Afronova, the panel brings together government, industry stakeholders and creators to discuss how stronger alignment can accelerate the growth of the region’s screen industry.

The panel is scheduled to take place at Village International, Pantiero #201 in Cannes on the 16th of May 2025 at 4pm (CET). 

Other panellists include:

·       Osashon Akpata: CEO, Canex Creations Inc, African Export-Import Bank

·       Natalie O. Hodge, Film Commissioner, British Virgin Islands

The session will be moderated by  Mark Walton, Associate Professor, Parsons, The New School.

More information on the panel here.

Read further information on SPI’s previous conferences and seminars here.