A good day at the office for The Infected

Hey all -

Just wanted to update those of you who weren't able to make it to the A3F Heroes and Villian Challenge screening. Our film, The Infected, had a pretty good showing taking home the award for Best Directing, 2nd Place Overall Film (actually 4th when you consider 3 films tied for first but not bad!), Best use of prop and theme, and last but not least, taking the award for Best Ensemble Acting. Kudos to Jennifer Pfalzgraff, Laney Smith, Hemina Kapadia, Heather Taylor, Kevin Tye, Ted Quinn and Claudia Rubio.

With respect to the Best Ensemble Acting award, I'd just like to give a public 'thank you' to our director, Brenton Covington. Thanks for giving your cast a strong character driven script that challenged all of us and provided us with an opportunity to either shine or fail - it's all an actor can ask for.

For those of you that don't know, Brenton is taking his considerable talent to LA at the end of this year. This is a big loss for the Arizona indie film community and a big gain for Hollyweird. You can't talk about the pillars of the AZ indie film community without mentioning Dynamic Film. La la land is getting a good one.

On a personal note, I'd like to thank Brenton for the opportunities he's given me during my brief acting career. I still remember in early 2008 when I felt like the new kid on the block and got a chance to work with Brenton on short film called Crimes Against Man. I remember feeling somewhat intimidated to be working with him and quite frankly, I think it showed in my performance. But, it must not have been too bad, as B ultimately took a chance on me again and cast me as Larry in Red Corvette - a feature film which ended up being an official selection in the Phoenix Film Festival. To date, it's arguably the largest role I've had. So, thank you, Mr. Covington, and best of luck out in LA. Please don't change your cell number because I'll be calling you when you get that $15M film deal..

Ok, enough of this love fest. Time for a virtual awkward man hug. For those of you who bothered to read this whole thing, thanks for your support. It's keep me going when I wonder why I continue to spend most of my free time on this "hobby." :)

Have a great week!