The world premiere of Cinemagic’s new feature film Grace And Goliath took place last week at Odyssey Cinemas, Belfast.
The premiere, which was sponsored by Tourism Northern Ireland and Hagan Homes, marked the official launch of this year’s festival in Belfast.
Grace And Goliath is a family orientated feel-good movie. A Hollywood big shot (and he knows it!) Josh Jenkins, sweeps into Belfast to make a movie, but his world crashes and he loses everything. Lily (the hotel cleaner) invites him to stay with her crazy family and gradually the people of this ‘strange’ city touch his heart, forever.
It’s a powerful story of how one man’s ego is brought down by one single blow. With a superb home grown cast and cameos from Ciarán Hinds, Suranne Jones, Sally Lindsay and Bronagh Waugh, this is set to be the family film of the year!
Canadian actor Emy Aneke (Supergirl) plays the role of the Californian A-list star, Josh Jenkin, Grace is played by Savanna Burney Keatings; her father Marcus is Ciarán McMenamin, her mother is Mel Aoibhinn McGinnity and grandmother Lily is played by Olivia Nash MBE.
Cameo appearances include Carl Frampton, Patrick Kielty, Darren Clarke, Roma Downey, Tommy Bowe, Pamela Ballantine, Pete Snodden, Rebecca McKinney, Marc Mallett, Laura Whitmore and Linzi Lima. Hundreds of extras from across Northern Ireland were also involved in the making of the film.
The film’s main locations were Belfast (The Europa Hotel, National Football Stadium at Windsor Park and Victoria Square) and the north coast of Northern Ireland (Golf Links Hotel and Holiday Homes, Barry’s Amusements and The Harbour Bar, Portrush).
Cinemas showing the movie include Omniplex Banbridge; Omniplex Craigavon; Omniplex Dundonald; Omniplex Lisburn; Omniplex Omagh; IMC Ballymena; IMC Enniskillen; IMC Omagh; IMC Banbridge; IMC Newtownards; Movie House City Side; Movie House Dublin Road; Movie House Glengormley; Movie House Coleraine and Odyssey Belfast.