Ignacio de Loyola to have theatrical run in Spain
AFTER its Philippine premiere in July 2016, the film Ignacio de Loyola continues to inspire viewers all over the world. It has since made the rounds of different international film festivals and global screenings, and it will be shown in theaters in Spain this coming May.
Produced by Jesuit Communications (JesCom), the media arm of the Philippine province of the Society of Jesus, and co-presented by the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific and One Meralco Foundation, Ignacio de
Loyola is about the conversion of St. Ignatius of Loyola. The story tells of how Iñigo, a young Spanish soldier injured in battle, finds his true calling in being obedient to God. Shot entirely in Spain, the English-language movie features a cast of Spanish actors headed by Andreas Muñoz in the starring role, and a creative team of Filipino filmmakers. The original score was composed by Filipino musician Ryan Cayabyab and performed by the ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra. Since its Philippine premiere, Ignacio de
Loyola has had over 711 local and international screenings in seven other countries including the US, Papua New Guinea, UK, Spain, Guam and Australia. It has participated in a number of international film festivals and won recognitions, including the Gran Premio Del Publico (Audience Choice) Award at the 2016 Festival Internacional de Cine Con Valores and a Best Picture nomination at the 2016 Manhattan International Film Festival.
Most recently, Andreas Muñoz bagged a Best Actor award at the 2017 Madrimana Film Festival in Madrid.
JesCom head and Ignacio de Loyola executive producer Fr. Nono Alfonso, SJ explains the film’s wide appeal this way: “Everyone is in search of the true meaning of life. Ignacio shows us the way to go beyond our limitations. We all want to become part of something big. If like St. Ignatius, we place our tiny lives in God’s hands, God will make our lives abundant.”
JesCom has formed partnerships with several worldwide distributors. “The objective is to have the movie subtitled or dubbed in the country’s native language,” explains Mr. Alfonso. So far JesCom has secured distributors for the Spanish-speaking and French-speaking territories. The media arm’s objective is to cover as many territories as it can.