UNM Film and Digital Arts

Our very own faculty and award-winning casting director Jen Rudin was recently consulted with and quoted in The Hollywood Reporter about her hiring philosophy. We love her quote about the importance of working with good people on and off set. Take note!

Congratulations to all our graduates! We are so proud of all you’ve accomplished while here at UNM. We can’t wait to see where you go next! The world awaits you.

We're so excited to announce our 2026 Film & Digital Arts Senior Capstone Premiere! Happening this weekend on Saturday 5/16 and Sunday 5/17 in Rodey Theatre and the Rodey Theatre Lobby on UNM Campus! See you there!

Congratulations to our Assistant Professor Marie Alarcón, who is the Artist in Residence at Harwood Art Center in Albuquerque this year. Harwood’s residency program supports the creation of new, original, and experimental projects and their culminating public exhibitions, by artists who work at the intersections of art and social inquiry. The public exhibition will take place in the fall, September 24 – October 31, 2026.

rained in documentary filmmaking, Alarcon excavates the hidden histories underlying the experience of diaspora and displacement. Through their process of research and discovery they create new cultural artifacts that are the amalgamation of broad cultural references and highly personal inventions, resulting in installations, films, and performances that interrogate authenticity and what it means to belong. Site specific, place based work is key to Alarcon’s practice, with much of their work being made through artist residencies which allow them to make cross-cultural connections. Their use of performance includes the creation of the trickster character Papi Leon, who is part pirate, part cannibal, part zombie, an artifact of the three nationalities in Alarcon’s Filipino, Puerto Rican, and Haitian ancestry.

Sofia Coppola Launches $20,000 Short Film Award for Emerging Directors — Exclusive

Join us this 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. Or you can scan the QR code in the corner and get inspired by a curated playlist of DIY delights! This workshop will be the last one for the semester, so we hope to see you there! Have any questions about this event? Contact Gina Falcone at [email protected]

New Mexico Film Office internationally recognized >> See the full article below ⬇️

Santa Fe screenwriter William Broyles Jr. on Marines, “Jarhead,” “Cast Away” and why movie theaters still matter in an isolated age. Full story linked in comments.

The trailer for Coyote vs. Acme just dropped! Filmed in Albuquerque, the movie is headed to theaters this August, and the trailer features some great local shots along the way.

🔗https://youtu.be/H-43VeYGiPM?si=yznAtlMNt5bqWxzh