diff --git a/docs/production-cinematic-highlight-editing-plan.md b/docs/production-cinematic-highlight-editing-plan.md
index 03ff095..9ea281a 100644
--- a/docs/production-cinematic-highlight-editing-plan.md
+++ b/docs/production-cinematic-highlight-editing-plan.md
@@ -313,7 +313,8 @@ The plan should be strict JSON so a cheaper model or deterministic renderer can
 - [x] Milestone 14 progress: Renderer now writes `qa-report.json` with structural checks, asset resolution checks, overlay safety checks, audio mastering checks, FFmpeg command completion checks, and FFmpeg probe checks for black frames, long silence, and audio clipping.
 - [x] Milestone 15: Add an operator runbook for placing a video, running the service locally, choosing a model, reviewing the director plan, and finding final clips.
 - [x] Milestone 15 progress: Added `docs/cinematic-editing-runbook.md` with local setup, source placement, AI director model guidance, edit-plan review, rendering, final output lookup, QA report review, and troubleshooting.
-- [ ] Milestone 16: Add integration tests with small fixture videos for family, food, car, and generic content.
+- [x] Milestone 16: Add integration tests with small fixture videos for family, food, car, and generic content.
+- [x] Milestone 16 progress: Added FFmpeg-backed local director integration coverage for car, food, family, and generic fixture projects, verifying category artifacts, highlight candidates, and director prompts.
 - [ ] Milestone 17: Add benchmark metrics for analysis time, render time, token usage, asset generation cost, and final output size.
 - [ ] Milestone 18: Add a human review mode where the user can approve or edit the AI director plan before rendering.
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/example/videoclips/editing/CinematicEditingIntegrationTest.java b/src/test/java/org/example/videoclips/editing/CinematicEditingIntegrationTest.java
index dffbb1f..dc30bd6 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/example/videoclips/editing/CinematicEditingIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/example/videoclips/editing/CinematicEditingIntegrationTest.java
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import org.example.videoclips.config.VideoClippingProperties;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.condition.EnabledIf;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.io.TempDir;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.ParameterizedTest;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.CsvSource;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
@@ -65,6 +67,44 @@ class CinematicEditingIntegrationTest {
         assertThat(projects.getProject(projectId).status()).isEqualTo(EditProjectStatus.RENDERED);
     }
 
+    @ParameterizedTest
+    @CsvSource({
+            "car-drive,car-drive.mp4,CAR_VLOG",
+            "food-recipe,food-recipe.mp4,FOOD_VLOG",
+            "family-birthday,family-birthday.mp4,FAMILY_VLOG",
+            "city-walk,city-walk.mp4,GENERIC_VLOG"
+    })
+    void analyzesCategoryFixturesAndCreatesHighlightCandidates(String projectId, String fileName,
+                                                               ContentCategory expectedCategory) throws Exception {
+        VideoClippingProperties properties = properties();
+        ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper().findAndRegisterModules();
+        FileSystemEditProjectStore store = new FileSystemEditProjectStore(properties, mapper);
+        new EditProjectDirectoryInitializer(properties).initialize();
+        Path source = Files.createDirectory(tempDir.resolve("source").resolve(projectId));
+        createClip(source.resolve(fileName), "green", 550);
+
+        EditProjectService projects = new EditProjectService(store, Clock.systemUTC());
+        EditProjectAnalyzer analyzer = new EditProjectAnalyzer(store, new EditClipDiscovery(),
+                new FfmpegClipInspector(properties, mapper), new ThumbnailExtractor(properties),
+                new ContactSheetGenerator(properties), new ProxyGenerator(properties),
+                new CinematicHighlightAnalyzer(Clock.systemUTC()), Clock.systemUTC(), null);
+        StoryboardPromptGenerator storyboard = new StoryboardPromptGenerator(store);
+        AiDirectorPromptGenerator director = new AiDirectorPromptGenerator(store, storyboard, properties);
+        LocalDirectorScheduler scheduler = new LocalDirectorScheduler(
+                properties, projects, new EditClipDiscovery(), analyzer, director, store);
+
+        scheduler.scan();
+
+        CinematicHighlightAnalysis category = store.readJson(projectId, "category.json",
+                CinematicHighlightAnalysis.class);
+        HighlightCandidate[] candidates = mapper.readValue(
+                store.projectDirectory(projectId).resolve("highlight-candidates.json").toFile(),
+                HighlightCandidate[].class);
+        assertThat(category.category()).isEqualTo(expectedCategory);
+        assertThat(candidates).isNotEmpty();
+        assertThat(store.projectDirectory(projectId).resolve("ai-director-prompt.md")).exists();
+    }
+
     private VideoClippingProperties properties() {
         VideoClippingProperties properties = new VideoClippingProperties();
         properties.getEditing().setProjectDirectory(tempDir.resolve("projects").toString());