An actor and dramatist in Papua New Guinea says many locals are hoping the film, Mister Pip, to be shot on location in Bougainville.
Auditions for the roles have begun in Solomon Islands, before heading to Port Moresby and Bougainville.
The film, based on an award winning book of the same name by New Zealand author Lloyd Jones, is set in 1991 during the decade-long Bougainville conflict.
William Takaku is helping to organise the PNG auditions, and says it will depend on the film's budget as to whether it will be filmed on Bougainville, but he and many other locals remain hopeful.
"I hope that the movie, because its a story about Bougainville, its not going to be authentic if it is filmed in any other place rather than Bougainville. So I hope that the film's decision will eventually be made for it to be made here on Bougainville."
William Takaku says there's already much excitement about the film's potential to draw attention to Bougainville and its people.
