A copy of "Diwata ng Karagatan," a 1936 film produced by the Father of Philippine Cinema, Jose Nepomuceno, has been found at the Cinémathèque Royale de Belgique in Belgium.
The discovery was made possible through the personal efforts of Filipino filmmaker and historian Nick Deocampo, who traveled from Berlin to Brussels to confirm the existence of the copy.
"A national film treasure has just been found! A copy of 'Diwata ng Karagatan,' long-rumored to be existing but not found, has finally been located at the Belgian film archive," he wrote in a Facebook post.
According to Deocampo, he collaborated with Louise Baterna, the daughter of a pioneering Ilonggo-language film director, to liaise with the
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