Just wanted to take a minute to thank Chris Bavle and everyone that helped me finish shooting The Nutz. The three-minute comedy showed last week at The Scene in Greensboro to a good response. I'm sending it out to some festivals and we'll see where things go from there.

Submissions closed for the Carolina Film and Video Festival last week; so, along the holidays and my birthday, I'll probably be watching films and helping book rooms to the February event. If the phone doesn't ring, you know it's me.

Also, I want to give a quick shout out to my former student Chris Nichols. He's got a short trailer, "Dark Hollow," that he's sending around. Good luck!

Last for today, and I'll try to make this a regular thing, please pass along that the UNCG Grad Students will be holding a casting session Jan. 14 & 20 for Spring Practicum projects. To find out more, check out the website Brandon Johnson put together.

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