by Kevon Browne
St Kitts and Nevis (WINN): MSR Media, the production company filming ‘One Year Off’ on Nevis has issued a casting call to select Nevisians for various roles in the movie.
During the monthly Premier’s Press Conference on January 28, Premier Mark Brantley announced the two-movie production deal between MSR Media and the Nevis Island Administration.
Brantley said approximately one million US dollars would be directly injected into the local economy as a result of the cast and crew of the movie staying in Nevis for about four months.
Producer of the film Phillippe Martinez said it was very important to him to have Nevisians featured in the movie.
According to a release from the Nevis Island Administration, MSR Media is casting persons with previous acting or modeling experience for three speaking roles in the movie.
The roles; Robyn, a female 30-40 years old; Joseph, a male 25 -30 years old; and Farah, a female 30-35 years old.
They are also seeking extras 40 to 50-year-old men and women ages 30 to 60 of diverse backgrounds for relaxed and fun scenes; 40-50-year-old local men and women, including farmers and vendors, for market scenes; 40-50-year-old local men and women for beach bar scenes.
Interested persons are asked to send a recent photo and contact information to Marie@msrmedia.co.uk