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.
Jun 26, 2025
Student Animation & Game Research at UROC 2025
Our Film & Digital Arts department was honored to present student animation and video game projects at UNM’s Undergraduate Research Opportunity Conference (UROC) on Friday, April 11.
This was a meaningful and exciting opportunity to highlight undergraduate research through live presentations, an animation screening, and an interactive video game playtest. We were thrilled to see such a great turnout, with many attendees engaging in thoughtful conversations and hands-on exploration.
We hope this event helps bring greater visibility to the innovative research happening in animation and game design. We look forward to showcasing more student work in the future!
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...