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The Southwest Film Center and the Albuquerque Chinese American Film Festival (ACAFF) invites students, faculty, and staff to meet award - winning filmmakers, directors, editors, and producers who craft films about social justice.  The event brings five...

Indigenous Peoples’ Day is a time to honor and celebrate the many Indigenous cultures and communities around the country, even here at The University of New Mexico. On Monday, Oct. 14, there will be several events to celebrate the holiday on campus from...

The University of New Mexico College of Fine Arts hosts its third annual ARTSSPLASH event on Wednesday, Sept. 25. ARTSSPLASH 2024 will celebrate Fine Arts at UNM and raise awareness about the various programs within the college. The event will take...

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...

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...

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...

Trinity Moody didn’t grow up watching television, but they do plan to make a career out of writing for TV shows. They recognize the irony. Moody will graduate this month with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film and Digital Media with a focus in...

The Associated Students of The University of New Mexico Southwest Film Center (ASUNM SWFC) is preparing for the 2024 Cherry Reel Film Festival. This event, sponsored by the Albuquerque Film Office, is a marvelous showcase of UNM student filmmakers'...

Brian Levant admits he didn’t choose to enter The University of New Mexico to engage entirely in rigorous academics. However, during his time at UNM, he found his passion, graduated, and has gone on to have a highly successful career in the TV and film...

Renowned actor Gary Farmer, known for his work in TV series Resident Alien and Reservation Dogs, will appear at The University of New Mexico Department of Film and Digital Arts as part of its ongoing Mentor Series. The talk is in conjunction with the...