News: Department of Film
![composer showroom exterior look of the composer showroom building](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/media/image/2024-03/composer%20showroom.jpeg?itok=L393dCuw)
The UNLV Film Documentaries class created this 15-minute film about the revitalization of Las Vegas’ Historic Commercial Center.
![composer showroom exterior look of the composer showroom building](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/media/image/2024-03/composer%20showroom.jpeg?itok=L393dCuw)
Students will perform a live, one-night-only show of both works-in-progress written sketches and entirely improvised long-form comedy.
![Las Vegas Sphere featuring the red, white, and blue of U.S. flag](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/media/image/2024-03/las-vegas-sphere-concert-venue.jpg?itok=KS14v1rW)
For Sphere’s first design contest, celebrating the 4th of July, two winners from Art, Architecture, Film, Engineering, and Mathematics will have their designs showcased on the Exosphere.
![empty performance stage with background that reads the composers room](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/media/image/2024-02/Composers_Showroom_2000x1125.jpg?itok=M6uZHjrX)
The series, 'Arts in the Center,' will run Feb. 28 to June 5 at Historic Commercial Center and will highlight works from CFA schools and departments.
![collage of six people](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/media/image/2024-01/HOF-for-NC_0.jpg?itok=NFqPOMzU)
The event, which will be held at Fontainebleau Las Vegas, honors those who have made a significant impact in the areas of visual arts, performing arts, or architecture.
![The UNLV Football team celebrates after a Homecoming win. (Lucas Peltier/UNLV Athletics) The UNLV Football team celebrates after a Homecoming win. (Lucas Peltier/UNLV Athletics)](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/media/image/2023-10/UNLV%20Rebel%20Homecoming%20football%20team.jpg?itok=Hnh4n3dB)
Spirited competitions. Nail-biting wins. Time-honored traditions. A homecoming week to remember.
![female performing ballet outside](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/media/image/2023-10/D74429_058%20%20Art%20Walk.jpg?itok=c73OMuJK)
Co-presented by philanthropist Susan N. Houston, the College of Fine Arts hosts the free annual Art Walk to honor the Las Vegas community for its dedicated support of the arts and culture in Southern Nevada.
News highlights featuring UNLV faculty and students who made local and national headlines.
![two people performing in front of a tv monitor](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/media/image/2023-04/UNLV_FILM_Virtual_Production_Studio_3-30-23_2000x1333.jpeg?itok=dzrh1w3a)
UNLV Film has completed a major installation of a state-of-the-art Virtual Production Studio.
![college students using a film camera](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/media/image/2022-12/D74429_101_Art_Walk_2000x1333.jpeg?itok=h9dUCdhl)
For UNLV film students, industry veterans bring practical experience and greater access to industry jobs.
![group of three women pose for photo](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/media/image/2023-01/windsor%20creek%202.jpeg?itok=r6-y4C51)
Following the release of a UNLV film department documentary, the Boyd School of Law helps lead discussions on the future of Windsor Park.
![older woman being interviewed by film crew in her living room](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/media/image/2023-01/IMG-0312.jpeg?itok=YWnF0iwH)
Boyd Law and the College of Fine Arts at UNLV produce a documentary about Windsor Park homes built over geologic faults and facing long-term subsidence problems.