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Fritz Bitsoie holds many titles – father, husband, Diné/Navajo filmmaker, and now, Emmy-nominated film director. In a few weeks, the University of New Mexico alumnus will attend the 46th Sports Emmys in NYC, hoping to take home a statue for his work on a short documentary.

Three University of New Mexico Film and Digital Art students will receive extra cash for their documentaries this year after winning a New Mexico Documentary Incubator Grant (NMDIG). Out of eight awardees, three have connections to UNM.

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 UNM-Taos Film and Digital Media Arts (FDMA) program is excited to premiere the informational and beautifully produced Río Grande del Norte National Monument Adventure Safety Series at Bataan Hall, Civic Plaza Drive on Saturday, Aug. 24 from 2-5 p.m....

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...

There’s a new class at the University of New Mexico you can really sink your teeth into.  Vampire Cinema: Blood, Bats and Bedrooms (FDMA 330/*430) is making its red carpet premiere this semester in UNM’s College of Fine Arts.  Adjunct Lecturer Teresa...

This year’s Sitcom Boot Camp from The University of New Mexico Film and Digital Media Arts program will be both a first and a last. For the first time, the production will be written for an animated feature. And the production will be the last for the...

New Mexico has a long, distinguished history in the film industry. Tom Mix made silent movies in the early 1900s and award-winning classics such as Easy Rider and No Country for Old Men were filmed in northern New Mexico. Over the last several years, the...

Four researchers from several disciplines at The University of New Mexico recently were awarded a three-year National Science Foundation grant for their project to create new career opportunities for rural craftspeople by blending traditional craft...

Through tumultuous waters and sweeping vistas, Peter Walker and his students take their audience on a ride up-and-down stream in the new docuseries “Rio Grande Serenade” to help tell the epic tales of high desert life, culture, survival, and wildlife...