The feature film “Beato el Origin del Xacobeo” received the “Excellence” Award at the Religion Faith International Film Festival held in Tucson, Arizona, USA.
She congratulated the Minister of Culture, Tourism and Sports, Eva Guillermina Fernández Its director is Jacobo MuñozFor this distinction, he appreciated cinema's potential as an effective tool “to disseminate our exceptional heritage”, in this case, the Lepaniego and Zakobio trails, as pilgrimage routes “beyond our borders”.
The film produced by JacMedia and distributed by 39 Escalones FIlms has been selected in the Feature Documentary category.
The film delves into the origin of Apostle Santiago as a saint of Hispania based on the literary work of Beto de Libana. To do this, the film examines the origin of pilgrimages to the Monastery of Santo Toribio de Liebana to venerate the Lignum Crucis and pilgrimages to Santiago de Compostela. “Blessed the Origin of the Xacobeo” is the first film to delve into the origins that gave rise to the Camino de Santiago, the first to organize Europe over a thousand years ago.
“The film attempts to place the power of symbols in the context of the development of events in society at the moment they occur.” Her manager explained.
The film, which premiered last May at the Cantabrian Festival Palace, has received the approval of the Jacobio Compostellano Council and is co-sponsored by the Camino Libanejo Foundation and the Regional Association for Education, Culture and Sports of the Cantabrian Government.
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