New Irish comedy ‘Grabbers’ gets the nod from Sundance

Grabbers, the new Irish comedy thriller written by Kevin Lehane and directed by Jon Wright tells the fast paced story of a small town, drink sizzled policeman (Richard Coyle) who joins forces with an incredibly straight-laced colleague (Ruth Bradley) in a battle to protect the local community from the 'tentacled, fang-jawed, barb-tongued creatures' from the deep, known as Grabbers.

The film has been selected for Sundance 2012 and producer Tracy Brimm is elated, telling RTE: 'The beautiful Donegal landscape is a featured character in Grabbers and we had an extraordinary experience shooting the film in Ireland. We had a terrific team working with us and a very warm local reception.'

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London International Animation Festival

Nvizible's Hugh Macdonald was invited to speak at an interactive panel-led discussion as part of the London International Animation Festival and Skillsets industry events, a new feature of the festival.

The topic, Making Animation Work - Animation Beyond Telly showcased the use of animation in industries such as science, architecture, therapy, VFX, games and pre-visualisation and assessed how easy is it to defect from one field to another.  The panel also reviewed the current state of the industry and where the future of animation may be heading.

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‘Grabbers’ Launch Attack in Belfast and Donegal

Principal photography has just started in Belfast and Donegal on irreverent Irish comedy horror ‘Grabbers’. Directed by Jon Wright (Tormented) from an original screenplay by Kevin Lehane (Origin) the film stars Richard Coyle (Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time), Ruth Bradley (Flyboys) and Russell Tovey (The History Boys).

‘Grabbers’ sees a small rural Irish town set upon by giant squid-like creatures from the sea, known as ‘grabbers’. The creatures go on a killing spree in the sleepy village until it is discovered that drinking alcohol wards them off. The film’s other cast members include Bronagh Gallagher (Sherlock Holmes) and Lalor Roddy (Hunger) and the feature will shoot in Northern Ireland until the end of January 2011.

VFX company Nvizible have also partnered on the film and visual effects supervisor for the company is Paddy Eason (The Golden Compass) whose work will be complimented by that of creature creator Shaune Harrison (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire).

‘Grabbers’ producers Tracy Brimm and Kate Myers have released a joint statement describing the film, saying: “Kevin Lehane has fused the monster comedy of Tremors with the charm, characters and authenticity of ‘Waking Ned’ to create a truly original and highly entertaining story”. Samantha Horley of The Salt Company also praised the film, commenting: “For once it was a script that lived up to the pitch, Grabbers is a pile of fun with a great team behind it, it was totally irresistible.”

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Sony nabs ‘Grabbers’ in U.K.

Nvizible is mentioned in Variety

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has nabbed all U.K. rights to Irish comedy horror "Grabbers."

Pic, helmed by Jon Wright and penned by Kevin Lehane, stars Richard Coyle ("Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time"), Ruth Bradley ("Flyboys") and Russell Tovey ("The History Boys"). The Salt Company is handling international sales for the pic, which has begun lensing in Belfast and Donegal. Tracy Brimm and Kate Myers of Forward Films are producing the pic, which sees a sleepy Irish fishing village forced to fend off a blood-sucking sea creature with alcohol.

Brimm and Myers have partnered with Martina Niland and David Collins of Samson Films in Dublin, and Eduardo Levy and James Martin of High Treason Prods. in L.A., Piers Tempest of The Salt Company and U.K. commissioning producer Bear Rock Films. The deal was negotiated between Dave G. Bishop, head of acquisitions, Northern Europe SPHE and James Norrie of The Salt Company. Jay Cohen of The Gersh Agency is co-repping North American rights.

VFX company Nvizible have also partnered on "Grabbers," which is supported by the Irish Film Board and U.K. Film Council.

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Nvizible Has Moved !

We are excited to announce that Nvizible has moved to a new 4000sq ft premises in central Soho. Our new office is part of our continued plan to provide the best possible services as a bespoke visual effects boutique.

Our expansion gives us designated areas for 2D and 3D operations, screening room, production department, meeting room and comfortable breakout areas for staff and clients.