
Official Poster Release for Gwapa Film!
We are so incredible excited to finally unveil the official key art for this film! Designed by the talented team at Greenlight Creative, we couldn't be more in love with the final poster that features our favorite little Filipina, Ruby Bulabos. From start to finish, Greenlight was a dream to work with and perfectly captured the essence of this special film. Big shout out to the creative Tami Shelly, who spearheaded this project and truly cares about helping cleft patients wor

Thank You Donors!
Enormous THANK YOU to all our supporters for making our 2nd Annual Donation Drive a success! We're elated by the support we've seen for Project Pitogo and our Filipino friends. Shout out to Jones Coffee andCulver-Palms Family YMCA for offering convenient drop off locations to our donors. And a special thanks goes out to Nancy Tsai, a regular Jones' customer who donated $200 cash to the kids on Pitogo Island. Wowza! That's community. We're just thrilled by the outpouring of

Donation Drive Starts Next Week in LA!
Get ready Los Angeles! We're prepping for our 2nd Annual Donation Drive to benefit the kids on a remote island in the Philippines. We'll have donation boxes in 2 strategic locations around LA from February 2-6, 2015. So check out the items listed on the flyer and get your donations ready now! Much love and gratitude in advance. Click HERE to view photos from our 2014 Donation Drive. #documentary #donationdrive #projectpitogo #kids #event #gwapa #gwapafilm #filipino #fundraise

Seeking Drop Off Locations for Donation Drive!
Hey Angelenos! We're on the hunt for drop off locations for our 2nd Annual Donation Drive to benefit kids on a remote island in the Philippines. Do you know of any compassionate businesses in West LA that might want to help out a good cause? Please get in touch! whatsup@welcometoweird.com Click HERE to learn more about Project Pitogo. Click HERE to view photos from our 2014 Donation Drive. #documentary #donationdrive #projectpitogo #kids #event #gwapa #gwapafilm #filipino #fu

Weird Pixel gets Philanthropic with Project Pitogo
After producing the feature documentary, Gwapa (Beautiful), we became enchanted with the spirit of Pitogo Island, a tiny remote island off the coast of Bohol, and created lasting friendships with the families there. Pitogo Island is very remote and getting necessary supplies is challenging. Many children eat only rice and don’t have shoes or pants to wear to school. We started Project Pitogo as part of Weird Pixel’s philanthropic arm and as a way to extend compassion, goods,

Gwapa Film Gets Some Foley Sound Magic
Check out Sine Motif Productions in the studio recording foley sound for Gwapa Film! Big thanks to Gilda Garcia and Alan R Riva Palacio for all their hard work and for supporting this important film. If you're looking for a passionate and dedicated sound team, these guys come highly recommended!
You can learn more about his Sine Motif HERE #gwapa #postproduction #philippines #gwapafilm #indiefilm #sinemotif

Gwapa Film Fundraiser Is Big Success!
An amazing night with amazing people! Here's to making difference and looking really good at the same time! Thanks to everyone who made Gwapa (Beautiful) Fundraiser & Call To Action a truly successful event. Big shout outs to Tuff Sissy & Co., Iliza Shlesinger, Mark Ellis, Lance Corralez, Torres Garzón Photography, ATS AudioVisual, Alejandro Mendoza, and Sweet E's "the mini bake shop,” Karen Pinsonneault, Mike Zwiesler, Ian Brereton, Bill Ostroff, Zer Musica, Kendal Rowe, Cry

Meg Pinsonneault on Film Courage Podcast!
Missed the Film Courage Podcast this week with guest, Meg Pinsonneault? No worries! You can stream the entire episode now. Big thanks to Karen and David for the amazing experience and for selecting Meg as a guest this February! Listen to the full podcast HERE #photo #awards #hollywood #film #gwapa #filmcourage #radio #podcast #video

Gwapa Film Wins IndieWire's "Project of the Month"
WOW! Gwapa (Beautiful) won IndieWIRE’s"Project of the Week!" Winner gets a digital distribution consultation from Snap Films and is now officially a candidate for "Project of the Month." That winner will be awarded with a consultation from the Sundance Institute! Many thanks and gratitude to everyone who voted and promoted the film! This is truly an honor and we're all VERY EXCITED for this opportunity! Please keep an eye out for the launch of the next contest and be sure to

Gwapa Film & Meg Pinsonneault Featured on Take Part!
“A Young Filmmaker’s Journey To Help A Child’s Smile...” Read the FEATURED story about our feature documentary, Gwapa (Beautiful) for Take Part, a branch of Participant Media. This is a big thrill for the Gwapa team and we’re excited to be a part of the Take Part family! Click HERE to read the article on Take Part. #photo #awards #hollywood #film #gwapa #takepart #video