IFC Night time nabs 'Grabbers'

IFC Night time has acquired North and Latin American privileges to director Jon Wright's monster comedy "Grabbers," which performed at Sundance. The film, having a script by Kevin Lehane, stars Richard Coyle, Ruth Bradley, Russell Tovey, Lalor Roddy, David Pearse and Bronagh Gallagher. Film is created by Tracy Brimm and Kate Myers of Forward Films, Martina Niland of Samson Films, Eduardo Levy and James Martin of High Treason Prods. and Piers Tempest from the Salt Co. "Grabbers" is occur a sleepy fishing village from the coast of Ireland, where two mismatched cops make an effort to safeguard the islanders in the giant, bloodsucking, tentacled aliens which are to have them -- with booze his or her only weapon. IFC intends to release "Grabbers" later this season. The offer was discussed by Arianna Bocco, senior Vice president of purchases and productions for Sundance Chooses/IFC Films with Samantha Horley for that Salt Co. and Jay Cohen for Gersh with respect to the filmmakers. IFC Night time is really a sister division to IFC Films and Sundance Chooses and it is possessed and operated by AMC Systems. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com