A Festival in Downtown Bryan Presented by Brazos Progressives

The Red Wasp Film Festival is now seeking sponsorships for 2009. This year’s festival will be held at StageCenter on November 6 and 7, 2009. For more information about sponsoring this year, click here.

Thanks to all of the B/CS businesses that have sponsored past Red Wasp Film Festivals, and thanks to the Arts Council of Brazos Valley. Let’s make Red Wasp 2009 a success!

The next monthly installment (Part 4) of Red Wasp’s Independent Film Series will be Sunday, June 28, 5-6 pm, at Village Cafe and Art979 (210 W. 26th St., across from Mr. G.’s, downtown Bryan). We’ll be showing “selected shorts” from past festivals. Watch this space for more details about the selections.

In addition to the menu items, Texas beers and wines will also be available for purchase at the bar. Join us for good food, drinks, and independent film!

The next monthly installment of Red Wasp’s Independent Film Series will be Sunday, May 31, 3-4 pm, at Village Cafe and Art979 (210 W. 26th St., across from Mr. G.’s, downtown Bryan). We’ll be showing “Hill Country,” a documentary by Antony Cherian.

In 2006, “Hill Country” won the “One to Watch” award at the Red Wasp Film Festival. This is an interesting film that showcases the stories of families who have lived in the Hill Country for generations.

Join us for for independent film and tasty menu items from Village Cafe!

Brazos Progressives and the Red Wasp Film Festival are pleased to be partnering with Village Cafe & Art979 Gallery for an Independent Film Series! The second installment of this series will be Sunday, April 26, 3:00 pm, at Village Cafe & Art979, 210 W. 26th Street, in downtown Bryan, TX. Each month, the series will feature films from past Red Wasp festivals. Also, great organic food from the Village Cafe menu will be available for purchase, so…enjoy some great food while you watch films!

Part 2 will feature Mark Beal’s film “Life Study,” a drama centered around the struggles of three characters who are linked by a drawing class. “Life Study” runs just under 90 minutes. Mark will be attending, so there will be a short Q&A immediately following the screening.

Finally, this series, like Red Wasp, is intended for adults, so parents should keep this in mind. Many of the films contain adult language and themes. We have had teenagers (and some younger kids) attend Red Wasp with their parents, but…parents really need to make this choice for their kids.

Hope to see you there!

Here’s a link to the Facebook event.

Brazos Progressives is proud to announce that this year’s Evening of the Arts, a program to celebrate GLBT Awareness Week at Texas A&M, will include a screening of Julio Olivera’s “Thursday Nights…and the Fridays That Follow Them.” You may remember “Mock Date” and “My Best Friend’s Hat,” which we showed at Red Wasp 2009. “Thursday Nights…and the Fridays That Follow Them” combines both of these films into one. Julio will also be at the Evening of the Arts for a question and answer session after the screening. Brazos Locavores will also be providing tasty treats for the show’s reception/intermission, which will begin around 7:00 pm.

The Evening of the Arts will be Friday, April 3, 2009, at Downtown 202,  which is part of Old Bryan Marketplace (202 S. Bryan Ave.) in downtown Bryan. The program starts at 6 pm. Evening of the Arts is organized by the GLBT Resource Center at Texas A&M University. Admission is free.

Brazos Progressives is pleased to be partnering with Village Cafe & Art979 Gallery for an Independent Film Series! The series will begin on Sunday, March 22, 3:00 pm, at Village Cafe & Art979, 210 W. 26th Street, in downtown Bryan, TX.  Each month, the series will feature films from past Red Wasp festivals.

For our premiere on March 22, the screening will feature local filmmaker Julio Olivera’s “Tragedy of the Fallen Cherub,” the Audience Favorite at the 2007 Red Wasp Film Festival. Julio will also be there for a Q&A with the audience.

Finally, this series, like Red Wasp, is intended for adults, so parents should keep this in mind. Many of the films contain adult language and themes. We have had teenagers (and some younger kids) attend Red Wasp with their parents, but…parents really need to make this choice for their kids.

You can  find the Facebook event page at:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=67743078054#/event.php?eid=67743078054

On Friday and Saturday, October 24 and 25, 2008, Brazos Progressives presented the 6th Annual Film Festival at StageCenter Theater in downtown Bryan. The following awards were presented on Saturday night:

• Red Wasp Best Film: “Dirty Girl” by Jennifer Clary and Kevin Haberer.
• One to Watch: “Violet” by Bernard Garceau III.
• Audience Favorite: “4th and Long” by Timothy Vandenberg.
• Most Entertaining Film: “Mock Date” by Julio Olivera.

Artist Theodora Saladino Krc created the “Red Wasp Best Film” trophy presented to Jennifer Clary and Kevin Haberer, and downtown restaurants Square One and Caffe Capri donated bottles of wine and gift certificates for the other prizes. The festival, which was attended by almost 200 people, screened eleven films that were entered in a competition for festival prizes, as well as the highly acclaimed film “Whaledreamers,” directed by Kim Kindersley, produced by Julian Lennon, and distributed by Monterey Media.

Thanks to all of our sponsors, to everyone who submitted a film to Red Wasp, and to all who attended the festival. Watch this space for more information about Red Wasp 2009!

Thanks to Thomas Liberty for designing us another cool Red Wasp poster this year! You can download it here.

Please post and help spread the word. Thanks!

The screening schedule for the 6th Annual Red Wasp Film Festival is now posted.