Tobia’s horror film ‘Rosario’ sells widely around the world – The Hollywood Reporter
“Rosario”
Courtesy of Highland Film Group
Highland Film Group sold the horror film Rosario To a large number of international territories with the launch of the Berlin Film Festival and its market.
Felipe Vargas’ directorial debut from a screenplay by Alan Tresa, which recently wrapped production, starring Emerod Tobia, Oppenheimer Actors David Dastmalchian, José Zuniga, Emilia Faucher and Paul Ben Victor.
Highland Film Group at the weekend revealed rights deals with Splendid Film for Germany and Benelux, Galapagos Films for Poland, Spentzos Film for Greece, MovieCloud for Taiwan and Vietnam, and MVP for Malaysia. There are also sales to Silverline Multimedia in the Philippines, PT Prima Cinema Multimedia in Indonesia, PictureWorks in India, and Falcon Films in the Middle East.
Rosario Toubia stars as a successful Wall Street stockbroker who is forced to spend the night with the body of her estranged grandmother Griselda after she suddenly passes away. While she and her father Oscar, played by Zuniga, wait for the ambulance, twisted and menacing supernatural forces possessing Griselda’s body begin their attack on Rosario as she becomes the target of a deadly family curse that spans generations.
Rosario Produced by John Silk of Silk Mas, Javier Chapa and Philip Brown of Mucho Mas. The film is executive produced by Ariane Fraser and Delphine Perrier of Highland Film Group, as well as Tobia, Bruce Barshop, Vincent Cordero, Simon Wise and Christopher Wynn.
Mucho Mas Media financed and produced the film, which began production in Bogotá, Colombia and included additional camera work in New York City.
“With the help of our amazing international partners, we look forward to bringing this smart and exciting film to audiences around the world,” said Delphine Perrier, COO of Highland Film Group.
