Sine Tala: Relaunch and Book Signing with Nick Deocampo

The Ateneo Art Gallery presents “Sine Tala: Relaunch and Book Signing with Nick Deocampo” on 14 April 2026 (Tuesday), 2:00 pm at the Ben Chan ArtSuite, 2F Ateneo Art Gallery, Soledad V Pangilinan Arts Wing, Areté, Ateneo de Manila University.

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Register and reserve a slot at go.ateneo.net/AAGSineTala

Published in 2023 by the Ateneo de Manila University Press, the three-volume Sine Tala series builds a holistic knowledge of Philippine cinema and addresses the historical, cultural, and pedagogical aspects of the country’s popular culture form. The essays in each volume explore subjects that have been Deocampo’s preoccupations in his intellectual and academic life. This volume traces the historical developments of cinema from its proto-cinematic origins in the Asian art of shadow puppetry to the contemporary virtual world of digital technology, reflecting on the nuances that arise from the social changes affecting the nature and growth of motion pictures. 

The Sine Tala series will be available for purchase on-site at ₱1800/set.

This public program is part of the Ateneo Art Gallery's Moving Image Program, a presentation of film, video works, and lectures that explore moving image as a medium in contemporary art practice.

For inquiries, email aag@ateneo.edu 

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Nick Deocampo is a distinguished Filipino filmmaker, film historian, and film literacy advocate. For more than thirty years, he has created a vast array of acclaimed films and video documentaries capturing topics such as life under a military dictatorship, film history, and the environment. He has also written and edited several books on cinema history. In 1992 Deocampo was named one of the Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Philippines and in 1993 he was recognized in Japan as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World. His outstanding contributions to cinema earned him a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards (FAMAS), as well as a Lamberto Avellana Award from the Film Academy of the Philippines.