News & Events
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...
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.
Join the 2024 New Mexico Game Jam this Friday, 9/6
The 2024 New Mexico Game Jam starts on Friday, September 6th at 6:00pm.Join the game jam on the itch.io page: NM Game Jamand the NM Game Jam Discord. Parking: 24 hour parking is available at the Yale and Cornell parking garages.For more details. In-Person Location:...
New Film & Digital Arts scholarship at UNM
The Department of Film & Digital Arts within the College of Fine Arts at The University of New Mexico announces the first scholarship specifically for the Department, created to support Indigenous Native Students, and a new course titled Indigenous People on...
Diné author, filmmaker Ramona Emerson joins the Film & Digital Arts Department as an Assistant Professor
Diné writer and filmmaker Ramona Emerson, a The University of New Mexico alumna, has joined the Film & Digital Arts Department as an assistant professor. Originally from Tohatchi, N.M., Emerson received her degree in Media Arts in 1997 from UNM and her MFA in...
Film & Digital Arts Dept Administrator and Film Lecturer Angie Beauchamp featured on C-SPAN
The 2024 Roosevelt Reading Festival featured author Angela Beauchamp on how Eleanor Roosevelt used film and television, from the early 1930s to 1960s, to promote her political and social causes. The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum in Hyde...
Assistant Professor Chanee Choi selected for 2024 Women in STEM Awards
Fourteen faculty members at the University of New Mexico have been selected for the 2024 Women in STEM Awards. The 11 funded projects include a study of carbon storage in soils along the middle Rio Grande floodplain, an investigation into rural New Mexico...
The Show Must Go On!
The Show is an annual summer course offering through the Department of Film & Digital Arts at UNM, consisting of a large-scale moviemaking experience with students taking the lead and working alongside industry professionals. Summer 2024 will be the fifth year...