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Full Bloom
FULL BLOOM An immersive installation By Lance McGoldrick and Valery Jung Estabrook Opening reception Friday Aug 7th, 5-7pm On view through Sept 25th In the ART VAULT, downtown ABQ Film & Digital Arts is excited to announce this new installation, FULL BLOOM. Valery...
Four UNM alumni earn prestigious NMDIG grants for film projects
Four alumni from the University of New Mexico College of Fine Arts have been named recipients of the highly competitive 2026 New Mexico Documentary Incubator Grant.
Film & Digital Arts Capstone Premiere 2026
Join us for the UNM Film & Digital Arts Senior Capstone Premiere! Every year our senior students work in collaborative teams to execute film, animation, or gaming projects and give open demonstrations of the results.
First Friday Craft Workshop
Join us Friday, May 1st from 12pm-2pm in CERIA 337! This time you bring your own craft to work on! Don’t have a craft? That’s okay! We have plenty of supplies for you to experiment with.
Award-winning director & producer Lindsay Blatt joins us for the Mentor Series
Award-winning director, producer, and brand storyteller Lindsay Blatt (creating pieces for Netflix, National Geographic, The NY Times, Apple, Google, PBS, OceanX) to give virtual talk Wednesday, April 29 at 2PM as part of the Mentor Series.
Emmy & Golden Globe winner Norm Gunzenhauser joins us for the Mentor Series
Emmy and Golden Globe winning Writer and Producer, Norm Gunzenhauser (Murphy Brown, Newhart, Rugrats), joins us for a talk on Tuesday October 14 at 1:30PM in HARTUNG HALL 100 as part of our Mentor Series. DATE: Tuesday, October 14 TIME: 1:30PM LOCATION: Hartung Hall...
Alumni Alonso Rappa added to cast for Prime Video Biblical Drama ‘Joseph of Egypt’
After graduating, Film & Digital Arts alumni Alonso Rappa landed a role on the AMC thriller Dark Winds, filmed in New Mexico.
Alejandro Montoya Marín joins us for the Mentor Series
Born in Laredo, Texas and raised in Mexico, Alejandro began his career in film by studying at the prestigious Vancouver Film School. In 2018, he was hand selected by director Robert Rodriguez to be a participant in his documentary series REBEL WITHOUT A CREW. The film he produced on the show, MONDAY, was screened at the 2018 SXSW Film Festival.
Writer and Producer Adam Belanoff joins us for The Mentor Series
Writer and Producer Adam Belanoff (“Star Trek: The Next Generation,” “Fantasy Island,” “The Closer”) joins us for a virtual talk next Wednesday, September 3, at 2:30PM via zoom as part of our Mentor Series.
Film Future for film students Taking Shape at the Railyards
Construction is progressing to transform part of the historic Albuquerque Rail Yards into a world-class film production training center.
Sylvia Johnson discusses her recent foray into video installation
Sylvia Johnson is an award-winning filmmaker and impact strategist. She teaches filmmaking at the University of New Mexico and runs a small production company dedicated to visual storytelling to inspire action. In this week’s episode, she talks to Logan about her...










