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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.
Film & Digital Arts alumni Michael Madrigal wins SFIFC Screenplay Contest for his stunning sci-fi horror script, Leviathan
“Selected from a field of powerful submissions, and chosen blindly by our judges without knowing the writers’ names, Leviathan stood out for its cosmic atmosphere, eerie intimacy, and poetic terror. Set beneath a rare eclipse in a remote cabin, the script...
Film & Digital Arts Senior Capstone Premiere
The Department of Film & Digital Arts capstone students will premiere their short films, animations, and games this Saturday, May 17, 2025.
Film & Digital Arts alumni nominated for a Sports Emmy
Film & Digital Arts alumnus Fritz Bitsoie—a father, husband, Diné/Navajo filmmaker, and cultural storyteller—is now an Emmy-nominated director.
UROC showcases undergraduate research
Conference guides students through the professional research process Every year, University of New Mexico undergraduate students work with faculty on their research topic of choice during the annual Undergraduate Research Opportunity Conference (UROC). UROC is a...
Graduating culture reporter Elijah Ritch comments on commentary
Elijah Ritch, a Film & Digital Arts student at the University of New Mexico, is graduating with a BA in Film History & Critical Studies. Over the past year, they have worked as a culture reporter for the Daily Lobo, building on a formative summer internship that helped shape their aspirations for a future in writing.
Film Faculty and photojournalist wins Best of AP for exemplary work
Congratulations to our faculty and freelance photojournalist Roberto Rosales who received the Best of Associate Press for exemplary work on the Gene Hackman story. Roberto teaches Photography for Film & Digital Media class in the Film & Digital Arts...