‘Creative License’ – Best Film, 2010 US National Film Racing Competition

Follow us at @paolody / @angrydoxen and www.paolody.com UPDATE ‘CREATIVE LICENSE’ has won BEST FILM in the US National Film Racing Competition! Thank you SO MUCH to everyone for all your support! ——– PINOY FILM WINS US NATIONAL 24 HOUR FILM RACING TOUR A Filipino film was awarded top honors at the recently concluded US National 24 Hour Film Racing Tour. The winning short, ‘Creative License’, was directed by Pinoy filmmaker and commercial director Paolo Dy. The 24 Hour Film Racing competition challenged filmmakers in cities all over the United States and Canada to write, shoot, and complete a short film in 24 hours, based on a specific theme. Examples of past themes were “Revenge”, “Bad Advice”, and “Jealousy”. Filmmakers were also tasked with incorporating a surprise element in the film. The surprise element could be a prop (such as a balloon) or an action (such as a slap) that must be performed in the film. “At 10 o’clock in the evening, the night prior to the deadline, we received our assigned theme,” says Dy. “The theme was ‘Exaggeration’. And our surprise element: Pizza.” Dy explains that he and his team, composed of theater actors Cathy Azanza and Christopher Fabregas, wanted to make a story that was fun, but also very sincere. Shot in New York and written in Filipino, ‘Creative License’ tells the story of a young Filipino immigrant struggling to make it in the big city. “The film was inspired by conversations we had with Pinoy friends living in New York and …
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