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Streaming giant Netflix recently announced a proposed expansion in the City of Albuquerque – opening up countless possibilities for UNM Film and Digital Arts students to get hands-on experience. The investment will generate approximately 1,000...

In just over 40 hours of class time, under the direction of UNM alumnus and Hollywood director/writer/producer Brian Levant, a group of students from The University of New Mexico Film & Digital Arts department has created a half-hour network-style comedy...

When Cherille Williams started college, she had every intention of being a physical therapist. But the closer she got to achieving her associate’s degree in PT, the more she realized the field she was following was not for her. At her brother’s urging,...

It may come as a surprise to many people that New Mexico has been a film capital for over a century, even before it became a state. In 1898, inventor and early motion pioneer Thomas Edison arrived in Albuquerque to capture on 50 seconds of film a group...

Siemens Industry and The University of New Mexico have signed an agreement to begin a collaboration on the integration of renewable energy systems and microgrids. The agreement, signed September 14, begins a collaboration centered around the UNM-owned...

One of the first things University of New Mexico adjunct faculty member Teresa Cutler-Broyles noticed about the COVID-19 shutdown in the town of Perugia, Italy, was the quiet.  “The silence was overwhelming,” she said. Cutler-Broyles has a Master of...

Four students at The University of New Mexico are getting real-world experience creating digital and social media content through a multimedia communication internship that recently was cited by the National Science Foundation as a national model for...

Showdown in Lobo Village, an original comedy created by the UNM Sitcom Boot Camp Class, will be presented for one night only Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Elizabeth Waters Center for Dance in the Carlisle Gym on the Central Campus. Admission is free...

New Mexico has a long, distinguished history in the film industry. Tom Mix made silent movies here in the early 1900s and award-winning favorites such as Easy Rider (1969) and No Country for Old Men (2007) were filmed here. Netflix and NBC Universal are...

The Associated Students of University of New Mexico’s Southwest Film Center has plans to show a variety of films in partnership with organizations inside and outside of UNM, including El Centro de la Raza, The New Mexico Department of Health and...