Nick Deocampo is a filmmaker, film historian, and author. He recently retired as a film professor at the U.P. Film Institute in the University of the Philippines – Diliman. He took up his Master of Arts degree in Cinema Studies at New York University and received his Certificate in Film in Paris, France. His documentaries have been screened and have won awards nationally and internationally. His books have garnered four of the country’s National Book Awards. As a recognized film personality, he has served as jury member in various international film festivals. As a scholar, he has been a recipient of various academic grants and fellowships. Among his publications is Alternative Cinema: The Unchronicled History of Alternative Cinema in the Philippines.
He is presently the chair of the UNESCO Philippines Memory of the World Committee. In 2023, he received the Premio Casa Asia, Spain’s highest cultural award. He is also the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Film Development Council of the Philippines for his achievements in cinema and the Gawad Tsanselor para sa Natatanging Guro from the University of the Philippines for his academic and teaching excellence.
