We're less than a month away from the highly anticipated debut of the animated and R-rated Castlevania series on Netflix. (If you haven't seen the trailer for the new series, do yourself a favor and check it out now!) But while Castlevania will drop globally on Netflix July 7th, if you happen to find yourself in the Austin, Texas area for RTX 2017, you're in luck! The event's Rooster Teeth Animation Festival will exclusively screen Castlevania, followed by a Q&A with the director and animators!
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But there's much more going on at RTX, and at the animation festival, too. On Saturday July 8th, Seibert will lead a panel titled “Fred and Friends” that will give fans exclusive news and updates on Frederator properties Bravest Warriors, Bee and Puppycat and many more.
In addition to watching Netflix’s Castlevania at the Paramount Theater, Rooster Teeth Animation Festival attendees will enjoy panels and exclusive screenings from the internet’s favorite animators including this first batch of announced special guests and contributors:
Frederator, Powerhouse Animation, Mighty Coconut, How It Should Have Ended, TheOdd1sOut, Super Planet Dolan, Flashgitz, Neebs Gaming, Black Plasma Studios, Hyun's Dojo, OneyNG, OnlyLeigh, El Cid, AnimationEpic, BrewStew, Grickle, Starship Goldfish, Howard Wimhurst, FERG!, Andrew Colunga, Monster Laboratory, Gamma Girls, Seth Brady, TheSmashToons
with many more to be announced soon!
“The pace at which the Rooster Teeth Animation Festival is growing blows our minds,” said Gray G. Haddock, Head of Rooster Teeth Animation. “We're thrilled to have this chance to bring fans and creators together to celebrate all that is cool about animation.”
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Now in its seventh year, RTX will draw more than 60,000 attendees to the Austin Convention Center July 7-9 to play the newest unreleased video games, see top Internet celebrities in live shows and panels, and experience the best in gaming, animation, and entertainment.
All RTX ticket holders can access Rooster Teeth Animation Festival taking place at RTX in the Austin Convention Center July 7-9. Single day and weekend passes for RTX 2017 are still available at http://www.rtxaustin.com/ starting at $35.00. Children ages 6 and under get free admittance with a paying adult
Here’s the official synopsis for Castlevania:
Inspired by the classic video game series, Castlevania is a dark medieval fantasy following the last surviving member of the disgraced Belmont clan, trying to save Eastern Europe from extinction at the hand of Vlad Dracula Tepe himself. The animated series is from Frederator Studios, a Wow! Unlimited Media company, written by best-selling author and comic book icon Warren Ellis and executive produced by Warren Ellis, Kevin Kolde, Fred Seibert and Adi Shankar.
